Bristol City vs Lincoln City — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

Bristol CityRank 8

15 SEPT

0:1

Lincoln CityRank 12

Odds movement

1~~1.95~~ → 1.85↓

X~~3.60~~ → 3.50↓

2~~3.60~~ → 4.10↑

Opening → latest odds. Red arrow: drifting, green: shortening.

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal53'

Freddie Draper (assist: Ben House) · Left foot shot 0-1

Man of the match

Rio CardinesBristol City7.6

Expected goals (xG)

Bristol CityxGLincoln City

1.490.60

Trends

season

Win %

50%38%

Over 1.5 %

75%50%

Over 2.5 %

63%38%

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TV stations

England

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Channels in 10 countries

England

Sky Sports+

Northern Ireland

Sky Sports+

Scotland

Sky Sports+

Wales

Sky Sports+

Denmark

Viaplay Denmark

Finland

Elisa Viihde Viaplay

Iceland

Viaplay Iceland

Ireland

Sky Sports+

Norway

Viaplay Norway

Sweden

Viaplay Sweden

Venue

Ashton Gate StadiumBristol · 27,000 seats

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Conditions

Weatherclear sky
RefereeTim Robinson
1st AssistantJ. Graham
2nd AssistantJacob Lehane
4th OfficialMatthew Corlett

Pressure index

Bristol CityLincoln City

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card14'

Ben House · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card28'

Lisav Naif Eissat · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card37'

Deji Elerewe · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card41'

Lorent Tolaj · Persistent fouling

PLAYER

Yellow card45'

Freddie Draper · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal53'

Freddie Draper (assist: Ben House) · Left foot shot 0-1

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Dom Ballard · Out: Jed Wallace

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Reeco Hackett · Out: Chiedozie Ogbene

PLAYER

Yellow card68'

Ryley Towler · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card69'

George Wickens · Time wasting

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Daniel Oyegoke · Out: Adam Reach

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Rob Street · Out: Freddie Draper

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Elijah Adebayo · Out: Lorent Tolaj

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Rob Atkinson · Out: Rob Dickie

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Sam Greenwood · Out: Scott Twine

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Sam Bell · Out: Cameron Pring

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Tom Bayliss · Out: Ivan Varfolomeev

Ball positions

The ball's path over the whole match or one half: press play to run through it, drag the slider to jump anywhere. Loaded on request to keep the page light.

Commentary

Match ends with a score of 0-1.
90+7′Offside.
90+6′Tom Bayliss is substituted off for Ivan Varfolomeev.
90+5′Dominic Ballard takes a right-footed shot but misses.
87′Lisav Eissat attempted a header but missed the shot.
87′Yu Hirakawa takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
87′Corner awarded.
86′Substitution: Sam Bell comes on for Cameron Pring.
84′Robert Atkinson's header is saved.
83′Corner awarded.
80′Daniel Oyegoke takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
79′Corner awarded.
79′Sam Greenwood takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
79′Gibson takes a shot with his right foot, but it's blocked.
79′Lisav Eissat takes a header shot but misses.
78′Dominic Ballard takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
76′Elijah Anuoluwapo Adebayo comes on for Lorent Tolaj.
76′Sam Greenwood comes on for Scott Twine.
76′Substitution: Robert Atkinson comes on for Robert Dickie.
71′Daniel Oyegoke replaces Adam Reach.
71′On Robert Street, off Freddie Draper.
69′George Wickens receives a yellow card.
68′Lorent Tolaj takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
68′Yellow card issued to Ryley Towler.
66′Corner awarded.
63′Reeco Hackett-Fairchild replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
62′Lisav Eissat takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
61′Corner awarded.
60′Dominic Ballard attempts a header but misses the shot.
60′Yu Hirakawa takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
59′Dominic Ballard comes on for Jed Wallace.
59′Freddie Draper takes a right-footed shot but misses.
57′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
57′Corner awarded.
53′Freddie Draper scores with a left-footed shot.
53′Goal! Freddie Draper scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Ben House.
50′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
48′Deji Elerewe takes a header shot but misses.
48′Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
45′Freddie Draper receives a yellow card.
41′Yellow card for Lorent Tolaj.
37′Deji Elerewe receives a yellow card.
33′Corner awarded.
29′Offside.
29′Corner awarded.
29′Robert Dickie attempts a header but misses the shot.
28′Yellow card shown to Lisav Eissat.
27′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a right-footed shot but misses.
25′Jed Wallace takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
16′Lorent Tolaj takes a left-footed shot but misses.
15′Corner awarded.
15′Shot - Gibson Yah Head Shot Blocked
14′Ben House receives a yellow card.
11′Lorent Tolaj takes a shot with his head, but it hits the post.
9′Corner awarded.
6′Yu Hirakawa takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
5′Dom Jefferies takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
4′Freddie Draper takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
1′Kick-off! The referee is Tim Robinson.

Match statistics

BSCLNC

Possession and passing

68%Possession32%

83%Pass accuracy64%

520Passes250

434Successful Passes161

68Ball Safe61

14Key Passes6

5 more

42Long Passes62

33%Long-pass accuracy27%

5Substitutions4

14Successful Long Passes17

23Throw-ins15

Attack

0Goals1

18Shots Total9

4Shots On Target3

1Big Chances Created1

13Corners4

48Dangerous Attacks37

14 more

9Accurate Crosses4

109Attacks83

1Big Chances Missed0

14Dribble Attempts12

57Duels Won46

11Goal Attempts3

0Offsides2

6Shots Blocked3

12Shots inside the box5

8Shots Off Target3

6Shots outside the box4

36%Successful dribbles58%

5Successful Dribbles7

32Total Crosses16

Defence and discipline

2Saves4

8Tackles14

10Interceptions15

13Fouls19

2Yellow cards5

19Free Kicks13

2 more

4Goal Kicks7

3Tackles Won7

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

1Injuries0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

T. RobinsonPer-match averages this season · 5 matches · career: 330

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.80	1.60	3.20	3.83
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Bristol CityxGLincoln City

1.490.60

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.850.29

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.490.60

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.350.51

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

1.130.09

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.640.09

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.020.71

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.601.49

Starting XI

Lincoln CityFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €17M4/11

Chris Cohen

Bristol CityFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €16M6/11

Michael Skubala

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Bristol City€16Mstarting XI · 6/11€21Mwith bench · 9/20

Lincoln City€17Mstarting XI · 4/11€34Mwith bench · 11/20

Lincoln City's starting XI cost €1.7M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Bristol City — bench

Adam RandellMidfielder5

Rob AtkinsonDefender · €1.6M (2021)6.7 11

Sam BellAttacker19

George TannerDefender20

Sam GreenwoodMidfielder · €2.3M (2026)6.8 23

Dom BallardAttacker6.8 38

Noah EileDefender · €875K (2024)40

Brad CollinsGoalkeeper45

Elijah AdebayoAttacker6.6

Lincoln City — bench

Andrei CoubișDefender · €3M (2026)7

Reeco HackettMidfielder6.8 8

Tom BaylissMidfielder · €2.2M (2019)11

Mikkel LadefogedAttacker · €5M (2026)17

Rob StreetAttacker · €130K (2024)6.5 19

Tanto OlaofeAttacker26

Yunus KonakMidfielder · €4.5M (2024)33

Daniel OyegokeDefender · €400K (2025)6.7 46

Joe GauciGoalkeeper · €1.5M (2024)

Player statistics

Bristol City starters then subs, by rating

Rio Cardines#21 · Defender · 90′7.6

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 7

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 59/73
Pass accuracy: 81%
Key passes: 7
Passes in final third: 12
Crosses (accurate/total): 8/23
Long balls (won/total): 0/4

Possession & duels

Touches: 116
Duels (won/total): 4/5
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Possession lost: 38
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 2
Clearances: 3

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Josh Honohan🩹 injury · Pubalgia	injury · Pubalgia	1 Aug 2026
Tendayi Darikwa🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	30 Jun 2027
Mason Melia🩹 injury · Thigh Problems	injury · Thigh Problems	unknown

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bristol City	1.8055.56%	2.0449.02%
Draw	3.6027.78%	3.5028.57%
Lincoln City	4.2023.81%	3.4029.41%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bristol City or Draw	1.2281.83%	1.3076.92%
Bristol City or Lincoln City	1.2877.82%	1.2977.52%
Draw or Lincoln City	1.9052.38%	1.7357.8%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2281.97%
0–1 goals	–	3.9525.32%
3+ goals	2.0050%	1.7656.82%
0–2 goals	1.8055.56%	2.0050%
4+ goals	–	2.9034.48%
0–3 goals	–	1.3772.99%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bristol City	2.5040%	2.6038.46%
Draw	2.2045.45%	2.2544.44%
Lincoln City	4.5022.22%	3.7526.67%

Outcome	bet365
BSC → BSC	3.0033.33%
BSC → X	15.006.67%
BSC → LNC	34.002.94%
X → BSC	4.7521.05%
X → X	5.0020%
X → LNC	8.5011.76%
LNC → BSC	23.004.35%
LNC → X	15.006.67%
LNC → LNC	6.5015.38%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.4029.41%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	8.0012.5%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.8354.56%	1.6261.73%
No	1.8354.56%	2.1646.3%