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Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers
15 Mar 2025, 15:00 · League One · 2024/2025
Referee
Paul HowardLeague One 2024/2025 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Lincoln CityMin
Bristol Rovers- ⚽
Jovon Makama 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Paudie O'Connor
Right foot shot
31′ - 46′⇄
Luke Thomas
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Clinton Mola
- ⚽
Tom Bayliss 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
49′ - ⚽
James Collins 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Jovon Makama
Left foot shot
52′ - 57′⇄
Ollie Dewsbury
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ruel Sotiriou
- 58′⇄
Isaac Hutchinson
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Taylor Moore
- ⚽
Jovon Makama 4-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Paudie O'Connor
Right foot shot
65′ - 66′⇄
Lino Sousa
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Sil Swinkels
- ⇄
Ben House
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: James Collins
68′ - ⇄
Erik Ring
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Dom Jefferies
69′ - ⇄
Joe Gardner
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Reeco Hackett
71′ - ⇄
Ethan Hamilton
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tom Bayliss
71′ - ⚽
Jovon Makama 5-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
81′ - ⇄
Sam Clucas
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jovon Makama
82′ - 82′⇄
Joel Senior
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kofi Shaw
- 83′
James Wilson
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8.14 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.97 | |
| 72 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 8.07 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 9.49 | |
| 72 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.84 | |
| 70 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7.01 | |
| 70 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.93 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.56 | |
| 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.67 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Lincoln City
Latest: Crawley Town · 4–1
Match stats
4 Mar 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Crawley Town · 2024/2025
Bristol Rovers
Latest: Shrewsbury Town · 0–0
Match stats
4 Mar 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Shrewsbury Town · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Lincoln City’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Lincoln City’s home games with Bristol Rovers’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Lincoln City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Bristol Rovers
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Lincoln City
Bristol Rovers
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Lincoln City
Bristol Rovers
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Lincoln City
Bristol Rovers
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.