Bristol City vs Lincoln City

15 September 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Freddie Draper 53’

Match summary

Lincoln City took a 1-0 win at Bristol City. It was goalless at half-time.

Freddie Draper put Lincoln City ahead in the 53rd minute.

Bristol City can feel hard done by, creating 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Lincoln City's 0.85 from 9.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
18 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
13 Corners 4
79 Attacks 71
47 Dangerous attacks 38
515 Passes 249
83.7% Pass accuracy 63.9%
8 Tackles 15
13 Fouls 19
2 Yellow cards 5
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Bristol City Lincoln City
Kick-off
4’
Freddie DraperShot on target
Yu HirakawaShot on target
6’
14’
Ben HouseFoul
Lisav Naif EissatFoul
28’
37’
Deji ElereweFoul
Lorent TolajPersistent fouling
41’
45’
Freddie DraperFoul
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
50’
Chiedozie OgbeneShot on target
53’
Freddie DraperLeft foot shot0-1 (Lincoln City)
Dominic BallardJed Wallace
59’
Yu HirakawaShot on target
60’
63’
Reeco Hackett-FairchildChiedozie Ogbene
68’
Ryley TowlerFoul
69’
George WickensTime wasting
71’
Daniel OyegokeAdam Reach
71’
Robert StreetFreddie Draper
Elijah AdebayoLorent Tolaj
76’
Sam GreenwoodScott Twine
76’
Robert AtkinsonRob Dickie
76’
Sam GreenwoodShot on target
79’
Robert AtkinsonShot on target
84’
Sam BellCameron Pring
86’
90+6’
Tom BaylissIvan Varfolomeev
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 0.85 53’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), 0-1 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 0.85 53’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), 0-1 Draper 53’
Bristol City 1.46 xGLincoln City 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lincoln City attacking Bristol City attacking 
53’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 15’ Gibson Yah (Bristol City), set piece, 0.29 xG, blocked 60’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 79’ Gibson Yah (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 27’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 79’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 16’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 6’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Sam Greenwood (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Daniel Oyegoke (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Robert Atkinson (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 15’ Gibson Yah (Bristol City), set piece, 0.29 xG, blocked 60’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 79’ Gibson Yah (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 27’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 79’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 16’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 6’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Sam Greenwood (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Daniel Oyegoke (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Robert Atkinson (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Lisav Naif Eissat (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tickle
Pring 86’
Cardines
Dickie 76’
Eissat
Knight
Yah
Twine 76’
Hirakawa
Wallace 59’
Tolaj 76’
Lincoln City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Wickens
Elerewe
Bradley
Towler
Jefferies
Varfolomeev 90’
McGrandles
Reach 71’
House
Ogbene 63’
Draper 71’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sam Tickle
90′ 2 1 30 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Rob Dickie Taken off
76′ – 1 – 7 6 68 1 – – –
Lisav Naif Eissat
90′ – 1 – 3 3 70 1 – –
Cameron Pring Taken off
86′ – – 1 4 2 44 – – – –
Robert Atkinson Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – 2 2 13 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Rio Cardines
90′ – – 72 7 – 2 – 4 – 1 –
Jason Knight
90′ – – 69 – – 1 – 6 2 2 –
Gibson Yah
90′ – – 62 – – 2 1 8 1 2 –
Jed Wallace Taken off
59′ – – 17 – – – – 1 2 1 –
Scott Twine Taken off
76′ – – 27 2 – 1 1 5 – 3 –
Yu Hirakawa
90′ – – 20 1 – 1 1 5 – 2 –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 – – 1 – 3 – 2 –
Forwards4 players
Lorent Tolaj Taken off
76′ – – 3 – 0.16 – – 4 3 8
Dominic Ballard Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 3 – 0.14 – 2 1 – 8 –
Elijah Adebayo Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – 1 – – 3 –
Sam Bell Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 51% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.55
Lincoln City win 23% Avg odds 4.13

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol City DWWWL
Lincoln City LWDDW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.