Blackpool vs Lincoln City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Blackpool played Lincoln City in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Blackpool: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Lincoln City: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Blackpool scores 1.05 and concedes 1.47 goals per match. Lincoln City scores 1.37 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.43 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Blackpool 47%, Lincoln City 42%. Over 2.5: Blackpool 42%, Lincoln City 42%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Lincoln City has higher xG: 1.20 vs 1.15. Blackpool: 9.8 shots per match, Lincoln City: 10.2.

Match halves

Blackpool: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.47. Lincoln City: half-time lead 63%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Blackpool: 76-90+ (6 goals). Lincoln City: 61-75 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.43 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

66Possession (%)34
BlackpoolLincoln City
19Shots9
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4Shots on target2
BlackpoolLincoln City
1.82xG1.05
BlackpoolLincoln City
8Corners6
BlackpoolLincoln City
48Dangerous attacks46
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10Fouls14
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1Cards2
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BlackpoolLincoln City
1.05Goals scored / match1.37
BlackpoolLincoln City
1.47Goals conceded / match1
BlackpoolLincoln City
47%Average possession42%
BlackpoolLincoln City
3.37Shots on target / match3.68
BlackpoolLincoln City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.79Shots per match10.16
BlackpoolLincoln City
3.37Shots on target3.68
BlackpoolLincoln City
10.8%Shot conversion13.5%
BlackpoolLincoln City
47%Possession42%
BlackpoolLincoln City
1.15xG for1.2
BlackpoolLincoln City
1.71xG against1.36
BlackpoolLincoln City

Shooting quality

Blackpool: BalancedLincoln City: Counter-attacking
BlackpoolLincoln City
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lincoln City is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Blackpool · 1.8 pts / match - Lincoln City

Blackpool
WLDLW
Season result split
26% W21% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-10
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Lincoln City
LWLWW
Season result split
53% W21% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-5
1.79 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Lincoln City is 30% better for: goals scored per match.

1.05 goals / match - Blackpool · 1.37 goals / match - Lincoln City

Lincoln City is 47% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.47 goals / match - Blackpool · 1 goals / match - Lincoln City

Blackpool scoring profile: mixed

Blackpool scores in 58% of matches (11 of 19 matches), while Lincoln City keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 matches).

Lincoln City scoring profile: very strong

Lincoln City scores in 74% of matches (14 of 19 matches), while Blackpool keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 19 matches).

20Goals scored (season)26
BlackpoolLincoln City
28Goals conceded (season)19
BlackpoolLincoln City
2.53Average goals in match2.37
BlackpoolLincoln City
7Goals scored (last 5)8
BlackpoolLincoln City
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
BlackpoolLincoln City

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal74%
BlackpoolLincoln City
32%2 goals42%
BlackpoolLincoln City
16%3 goals21%
BlackpoolLincoln City
0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal63%
BlackpoolLincoln City
37%2 goals26%
BlackpoolLincoln City
16%3 goals11%
BlackpoolLincoln City
5%4 goals0%
BlackpoolLincoln City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time5%
BlackpoolLincoln City
5%BTTS in both halves0%
BlackpoolLincoln City
21%Scored in both halves32%
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BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
BlackpoolLincoln City
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
BlackpoolLincoln City
40%BTTS - last 560%
BlackpoolLincoln City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
BlackpoolLincoln City
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time16%
BlackpoolLincoln City
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
BlackpoolLincoln City

2nd half

95%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
BlackpoolLincoln City
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
BlackpoolLincoln City
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
BlackpoolLincoln City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lincoln City is 67% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / match - Blackpool · 2.11 pts / match - Lincoln City

Blackpool - half-time state
26% leading47% draw26% trailing
Lincoln City - half-time state
63% leading21% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)2.11
BlackpoolLincoln City
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.68
BlackpoolLincoln City
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
BlackpoolLincoln City
1.11Average goals (1st half)1
BlackpoolLincoln City
63%Clean sheet before half-time79%
BlackpoolLincoln City
58%No goal before half-time37%
BlackpoolLincoln City

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)1.26
BlackpoolLincoln City
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
BlackpoolLincoln City
0.95Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
BlackpoolLincoln City
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.37
BlackpoolLincoln City
26%Clean sheet after half-time37%
BlackpoolLincoln City
63%No goal after half-time58%
BlackpoolLincoln City

Blackpool - second-half results

26% W11% D63% L
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lincoln City - second-half results

32% W32% D37% L
40
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding84%

Leads at half-time in 63% of matches and wins 53%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Blackpool - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Lincoln City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Blackpool
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
4
3
16-30
2
4
31-45
2
6
46-60
1
5
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Lincoln City
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
4
1
16-30
5
3
31-45
2
2
46-60
7
3
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.44
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Blackpool

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Lincoln City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
130%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

BlackpoolLigaLincoln City
Average goals in match 2.532.43 2.37
Both teams scored 47%48% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%46% 42%
Clean sheets 11%29% 37%
Goal before half-time 58%67% 79%
Goal after half-time 95%81% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.43
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
1.05
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Lincoln CityGoalJack MoylanAssist: George Wickens
  2. Lincoln CityYellow cardRyley Towler
  3. Lincoln CityYellow cardTom Bayliss
  4. Lincoln CityGoalRobert StreetAssist: Jack Moylan
  5. BlackpoolGoalLee Evans
  6. BlackpoolSubstitutionOn: Albie MorganOff: Joshua Luke Bowler
  7. Lincoln CitySubstitutionOn: Freddie DraperOff: Jack Moylan
  8. Lincoln CitySubstitutionOn: Dom JeffriesOff: Reeco Lee Hackett-Fairchild
  9. BlackpoolSubstitutionOn: Dale TaylorOff: Tom Bloxham
  10. BlackpoolSubstitutionOn: Scott Brian BanksOff: George Honeyman
  11. Lincoln CitySubstitutionOn: Justin ObikwuOff: Robert Street
  12. BlackpoolSubstitutionOn: CJ HamiltonOff: Hayden Coulson
  13. BlackpoolGoalAshley FletcherAssist: CJ Hamilton
  14. BlackpoolYellow cardDaniel Imray

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Seb StockbridgeMatches officiated: 21
4.86Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 248%Home wins33%Draws19%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Blackpool vs Lincoln City?

The EFL League One match finished Blackpool 2:2 Lincoln City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Blackpool vs Lincoln City?

Blackpool score 1.05 goals per game on average and Lincoln City 1.37. The EFL League One average is 2.43 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Blackpool's matches and 42% of Lincoln City's.

What form are Blackpool and Lincoln City in?

Over the last 5 games Blackpool have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Lincoln City 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Blackpool vs Lincoln City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Blackpool vs Lincoln City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.