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Bristol City 0-1 Lincoln: result and stats, Championship

ChampionshipMatchday 6
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Match info
Ashton Gate StadiumTim RobinsonCapacity 27,000

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  • B. De Keersmaecker portraitBristol City crest
    B. De Keersmaecker
    Shoulder Injury
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  • L. McNally portraitBristol City crest
    L. McNally
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  • T. Darikwa portraitLincoln crest
    T. Darikwa
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    T. Hamer
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Player of the match
Adam Michael Reach headshot
Adam Michael Reach
Defender · Lincoln
7.5
This match
Shooting0.7Finishing1.8Creativity2.9Passing4.6Involvement3.4Defending10.0Physical6.3Dribbling3.8
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Build-up
Passes23
Key passes1
Pass accuracy74%
Defending
Tackles1
Interceptions1
Duels won3 · 75%
Fouls won/made2 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Cardines7.6Yah7.5Hirakawa7.0McGrandles7.3Elerewe7.3Reach7.5
Player
George WickensGeorge WickensG400,74+0,7413/437/38
Sam TickleSam TickleG211,08+0,0825/303/8
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Possession & Passing

68%Possession32%
520Total passes250
83%Pass accuracy64%
13Corners4

Attack

18Shots9
4On target3
8Off target3
6Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

12Shots in box5
6Shots out box4
1.5xG0.8
0.8Goals prevented0.8

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves4
0Offsides2
13Fouls19
2Yellow cards5

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,58xG0,20
6Shots3
1On target1
0Big chances0
9Touches in box5
68%Possession32%
6Corners1
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Second half

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0,88xG0,65
12Shots6
3On target2
1Big chances1
18Touches in box9
66%Possession34%
7Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Bristol City crestBristol City
1.46181068%
32% open play68% set piece
Lincoln crestLincoln
0.859632%
89% open play11% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,40,81,21,60'15'30'45'60'75'90'Freddie Draper 53'Bristol City1,46 xGLincoln0,85 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Bristol City crestBristol City1,46 xG · 0 scoredLincoln crestLincoln0,85 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Bristol City36
Open play 17Set piece 13Dribble 1Foul won 3Rebound 2
Lincoln15
Open play 11Set piece 2Defensive 2

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Freddie Draper 53'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Bristol CityLincoln
Bristol City crestBristol City70% pressureLincoln crestLincoln30% pressure

Match replay

91'
0-1
0%Draw 0%100%
1.46xG0.85
18Shots9
10On target6
Momentum
Dominic Ballard portrait90' Off target Dominic Ballard 0.08 xG

Shot map

18 v 9

Bristol City shoot right, Lincoln left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BCLINgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Lorent Tolaj, 11', off targetLorent Tolaj, 15', off targetChiedozie Ogbene, 27', off targetRob Dickie, 29', off targetDeji Elerewe, 48', off targetFreddie Draper, 58', off targetDominic Ballard, 60', off targetLisav Naif Eissat, 62', off targetLisav Naif Eissat, 79', off targetLisav Naif Eissat, 87', off targetDominic Ballard, 90', off target
Bristol CityLincolngoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Bristol CityDefensive line 33%
33Wallace36Tolaj52Hirakawa128Cardines106Eissat49Tickle49Twine93Yah74Pring98Dickie91Knight
LincolnDefensive line 33%
38Jefferies50McGrandles37Draper29Ogbene50Towler66Wickens50Bradley59Ivan48Reach43House71Elerewe

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Bristol CityUntil 59'
16221122731171079

Most-connected pairs: Dickie and Cardines; Dickie and Eissat. 27 passes each.

LincolnUntil 63'
1431525612427341618

Most-connected pair: McGrandles and Reach, 11 passes between them.

Tactical battle

59control41
61%Field tiltField tilt 39%9Box entriesBox entries 513Passes into boxPasses into box 6
Dominic Ballard
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4 touches in box
Press7.2 · 10.7Territory61% · 39%Direct2.10 · 3.57Progress35 · 22Dribble5 · 7Creation36 · 15Threat0.69 · 0.54Recover20 · 13
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In possession

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61,0%Field tilt39,0%
13Passes into box6
27Progressive passes18
8Carries into final third3
12Chances created6

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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7,15Press intensity (PPDA)10,72
6High turnovers13
20Regains within 5s13
11,7sBall recovery time22,8s
13Interceptions23

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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84Carries48
938mCarry distance592m
8Progressive carries4
504mProgressive carry distance273m
3Carries into the box0

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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5Take-ons won7
17Take-ons attempted12
461mProgressive pass distance344m
0Through balls0
5Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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0,69Expected threat (xT)0,54
-0,34Action value (VAEP)0,80
36Shot-creating actions15
0Goal-creating actions1
1,08Expected assisted goals0,78

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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3,7Passes per attack2,5
10,4sAttack duration6,8s
2,10 m/sAttack directness3,57 m/s
1Build-up attacks0
5Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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27Touches in box14
55Final third entries72
1Big chances1
0,74xG on target1,08
1Big chances missed0
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Passing

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9/32 (28%)Crosses4/16 (25%)
13/41 (32%)Long balls17/62 (27%)
23Throw-ins15
19Free kicks13
4Goal kicks7
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Duels

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54Total46
32/66 (48%)Ground34/66 (52%)
24/37 (65%)Aerial13/37 (35%)
5/15 (33%)Dribbles7/12 (58%)
5Dispossessed3
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Defending

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42Recoveries45
8Interceptions19
8Tackles15
38%Tackles won53%
39Clearances41
0Big chances scored1
1Errors led to goal0
1Errors led to shot0
3Fouled in final third1
7,14Average rating7,40

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Bristol City crestShare of their matchesLincoln crest

They score

75%1+ goal88%

They concede

88%1+ goal50%
38%2+ goals38%
13%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

Bristol City crestbest 3-1 (A)·worst 1-4 (A)

Lincoln crestbest 1-0 (A)·worst 1-3 (H)

Match summary

Lincoln beat Bristol City 1-0 at Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship. It was goalless at half-time. F. Draper scored the only goal in the 53rd minute. In their last 2 meetings, Bristol City have won 0, Lincoln 2, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 37%
BC37%
X31%
LIN32%

→ Double chance: Bristol City or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Bristol City crestShare per factorLincoln crest
56%Form44%
71%Attack29%
31%Defence69%
25%Goal model (Poisson)75%
0%Head-to-head100%
25%Goals75%
42%Overall58%
Last 5 matches
Scored 10, conceded 9
Last 5 matches
Scored 4, conceded 4

Who will win?

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Prematch standings

Head-to-headLast 2 meetings

Bristol City crest0
Wins
0
Draws
2Lincoln crest
Wins

Venue spotlight

Ashton Gate Stadium
Bristol, England
27,000
Capacity