Lincoln vs Port Vale

Lincoln

1 - 0

Port Vale

🕒 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 LNER Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Wright 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Lincoln 1 · Port Vale 22

Referee Stats

Peter Wright

8 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.75
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Lincoln (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 18-4-1

Goals For / Against

53 / 20

Avg: 2.30 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 2.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36

Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.52

PPG

0.91

2.30

0.83

0.87

1.57

65%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

35%

65%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Lincoln rank1st

Port Vale rank22nd

Lincoln points103

Port Vale points42

Lincoln: #1 · 103 pts · GD +48

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 54 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Port Vale: #22 · 42 pts · GD -25

49 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.

61-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lincoln last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-5

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Port Vale last 5 away

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-9

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 9%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Lincoln score at home96%

Lincoln clean sheet at home35%

Port Vale score away52%

Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Lincoln score first65%

Lincoln win after scoring first87%

Port Vale score first35%

Port Vale win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lincoln 86% · Port Vale 17%

Avg first goal minute: Lincoln 30.9' · Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Lincoln score at home2.30 vs 1.48

Lincoln concede at home0.87 vs 1.15

Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15

Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Lincoln score 56% above league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Lincoln are 25% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Lincoln goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 14

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Port Vale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 5

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

46-60 7

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33' ⚽

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33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Hackett

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Reach

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Stockley

1st substitution · For: M. Faal

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Moylan

1st substitution · For: T. Bayliss

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu

2nd substitution · For: R. Street

77'

77' R. Hackett

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Hackett

3rd substitution · For: R. Towler

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ F. Draper

4th substitution · For: J. Collins

84'

84' F. Ojo

89'

89' K. John

90'

90' R. Street

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ D. Cole

2nd substitution · For: D. Brown

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ R. Curtis

3rd substitution · For: R. Paton

90+5'

90+5' B. House

Lincoln vs Port Vale 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lincoln beat Port Vale 1-0 on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Peter Wright. It was played at LNER Stadium.

First half: Lincoln took the lead at 33' when R. Hackett scored, with the assist credited to A. Reach, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 61', with J. Stockley replacing M. Faal. Lincoln made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Moylan replacing T. Bayliss. Lincoln made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu replacing R. Street. R. Hackett received a yellow card for Lincoln at 77'. Lincoln made their 3rd substitution at 80', with R. Hackett replacing R. Towler. Lincoln made their 4th substitution at 80', with F. Draper replacing J. Collins. F. Ojo received a yellow card for Port Vale at 84'. K. John received a yellow card for Port Vale at 89'. R. Street received a yellow card for Lincoln at 90'. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 90+2', with D. Cole replacing D. Brown. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with R. Curtis replacing R. Paton. B. House received a yellow card for Lincoln at 90+5'.

Lincoln used 4 substitutions while Port Vale used 3 substitutions. Lincoln got 3 yellow cards, while Port Vale got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Lincoln vs Port Vale Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

02 May 2026 Port Vale vs Lincoln 0 - 2 29 Nov 2025 Lincoln vs Port Vale 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

24 Feb 2024 Port Vale vs Lincoln 0 - 2 11 Nov 2023 Lincoln vs Port Vale 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

15 Apr 2023 Lincoln vs Port Vale 3 - 2 29 Oct 2022 Port Vale vs Lincoln 1 - 0