Lincoln – Stoke City 1–1

	1H	2H	T
L	1	0	1
STO	0	1	1

Match report

Lincoln and Stoke City shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Lincoln Stadium in Championship. Kovač opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Lincoln have 3 wins in their last 5, while Stoke City have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Almeida

28'

⚽Kovačassist Martin

42'

2H

53'

⚽L. Bakerassist F. Fielding

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

70'

⇄V. Johansson↓ C. Chibueze

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

79'

⇄Tommy Simkin↓ L. Baker

Momentum

L

⚽⚽

STO

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 22, 2025 · 17:00

VenueLincoln Stadium

Attendance60,627 / 66,623 (91%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

49Ball possession %51

1Expected goals (xG)1.2

11Total shots12

5Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

495Passes525

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Haas

7.9

Lineups

L 4-3-37.25Formation7.114-3-3 STO

17.9Haas 26.6Martin 37.5Almeida 46.8Bianchi 57.5Keller 66.9Janssen 76.7Johnson 86.7Weber 97.9Dubois 107.4Vidić 117.9Kovač

Lincoln

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas7.9 2Martin6.6 3Almeida7.5 4Bianchi6.8 5Keller7.5 6Janssen6.9 7Johnson6.7 8Weber6.7 9Dubois7.9 10Vidić7.4 11Kovač7.9

Stoke City

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL