League One

League One | 1st Leg

May 19, 2021 at 6pm UK

LNER Stadium (Lincoln, Lincolnshire)

Lincoln
2 - 0
Sunderland

(Lincoln City win 3-2 on aggregate)

Hopper (51'), Johnson (77')
Bridcutt (72'), Grant (86')

FT(HT: 0-0)

O'Nien (61')

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A general shot of a Premier League football ahead of the Premier League clash between Everton and West Ham United at Goodison Park on October 30, 2016

Michael Appleton proud of Lincoln City side

The Imps take a 2-0 advantage into the second leg of their play-off clash with Sunderland.

May 19, 21:07

The Match

Match Report

Goals from Tom Hopper and Brennan Johnson earned the Imps a 2-0 win.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's League One clash between Lincoln City and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 48.28%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 27.09% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.46%) and 0-2 (8.21%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 1-0 (7.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.

Result
Lincoln City	Draw	Sunderland
27.09%	24.63%	48.28%

Both teams to score 54.89%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.42%

47.58%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.22%

69.78%

Lincoln City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.4%

31.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32%

68%

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.24%

19.76%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.2%

51.8%

Score Analysis

Lincoln City 27.09%

Sunderland 48.28%

Draw 24.63%

Lincoln City	Draw	Sunderland
1-0 @ 7.19% 2-1 @ 6.72% 2-0 @ 4.14% 3-1 @ 2.58% 3-2 @ 2.09% 3-0 @ 1.59% Other @ 2.77% Total : 27.09%	1-1 @ 11.66% 0-0 @ 6.24% 2-2 @ 5.45% 3-3 @ 1.13% Other @ 0.14% Total : 24.63%	0-1 @ 10.12% 1-2 @ 9.46% 0-2 @ 8.21% 1-3 @ 5.11% 0-3 @ 4.44% 2-3 @ 2.94% 1-4 @ 2.07% 0-4 @ 1.8% 2-4 @ 1.19% Other @ 2.94% Total : 48.28%

How you voted: Lincoln vs Sunderland

Lincoln City

25.8%

Draw

22.6%

Sunderland

51.6%