LINCOLN. Lincoln City found a way to capture a draw against Port Vale with a late goal from O. Shodipo scored in the (90′) after Port Vale got a lead with a goal from B. Garrity (34′). Lincoln City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks with the collaboration of Matthew Sowerby and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.91 degrees Celsius or 76.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 3 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 90
- 53 Dangerous attack 33
- 67 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Lincoln City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Port Vale was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lincoln City was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Lincoln City to win the match.
Lincoln City shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Port Vale shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Lincoln City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Ben Garrity and Oliver Arblaster).
(Lincoln City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (53′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Lincoln City will have 23 points like Bristol Rovers to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Port Vale will have 19 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of January with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Port Vale will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of January with a 2-2 head to head.
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Mark Kennedy decided to play with the following team: Lukas Jensen , Timothy Eyoma , Adam Jackson , Paudie O’Connor , Lasse Sörensen , Ethan Hamilton , Ethan Erhahon , Jack Burroughs , Alistair Smith , Hakeeb Adelakun and Dylan Duffy .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Wright, Daniel Mandroiu , Sean Roughan, Alex Mitchell, Jovon Makama , Jack Vale and Olamide Shodipo .
Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of Jovon Makama (injured).
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 4 changes: Jack Burroughs for Daniel Mandroiu (56′), Hakeeb Adelakun for Jovon Makama (78′), Alistair Smith for Jack Vale (67′) and Ethan Erhahon for Olamide Shodipo (89′).
Best player: Dylan Duffy
The most impressive player for Lincoln City was Dylan Duffy.
His rating is with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 14 crosses.
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Andy Crosby played with: Connor Ripley , Lewis Cass , Funso Ojo , Jesse Debrah , Thomas Sang , Ben Garrity , Oliver Arblaster , James Plant , Ethan Chislett , Alfie Devine and Uche Ikpeazu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Loft , Jayson Leutwiler, Gavin Massey , Tom Conlon , Rhys Walters, Ben Lomax and Joshua Thomas.
Port Vale could not rely on the presence of Tom Conlon (injured).
Substitutions
Port Vale made 3 changes: Uche Ikpeazu for Ryan Loft (71′), Ethan Chislett for Gavin Massey (71′) and Ben Garrity for Tom Conlon (83′).
Best player: Ethan Chislett
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Ethan Chislett.
His rating is with 23 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Stevenage – 0-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Reading – 3-2
- Portsmouth – Charlton Athletic – 2-2
- Peterborough United – Cambridge United – 5-0
- Northampton Town – Burton Albion – 2-0
- Lincoln City – Port Vale – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Oxford United – 2-3
- Fleetwood Town – Exeter City – 3-0
- Derby County – Barnsley – 3-0
- Cheltenham Town – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Blackpool – 1-0