Lincoln vs Peterborough match stats & report

5–2 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 25 · LNER stadium, Lincoln · Ref Charles Breakspear, England

Lincoln stats & fixtures · Peterborough stats & fixtures

Lincoln beat Peterborough 5–2 in League One on 4 January 2026. Expected goals finished 2.16–1.44. Peterborough had 67% of the ball.

Lincoln vs Peterborough match statistics

LincolnPeterborough

33% Ball possession 67%
2.16 Expected goals (xG) 1.44
17 Total shots 13
8 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 6
10 Shots inside the box 8
6 Corners 7
17 Fouls 7
5 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
240 Passes 497
63% Pass accuracy 82%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

24' Goal H. Leonard (assist K. Lisbie) Peterborough
33' Goal R. Hackett-Fairchild (assist T. Darikwa) Lincoln
36' Yellow card A. Collins Peterborough
45' Goal F. Draper Lincoln
45' Goal T. Darikwa (assist R. Hackett-Fairchild) Lincoln
56' Goal K. Lisbie (assist B. Khela) Peterborough
57' Goal A. Reach (assist R. Hackett-Fairchild) Lincoln
61' Yellow card K. Lisbie Peterborough
70' Yellow card R. Towler Lincoln
83' Yellow card H. Leonard Peterborough
87' Yellow card J. Obikwu Lincoln
90' Goal T. Darikwa (assist T. Hamer) Lincoln

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Lincoln

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Michael Skubala

1 G. Wickens

6 R. Towler 15 S. Bradley 22 T. Hamer

3 A. Reach 24 I. Varfolomeev 14 C. McGrandles 2 T. Darikwa

17 R. Street 7 R. Hackett-Fairchild

34 F. Draper

Bench Z. Jeacock , L. Montsma , J. Moylan , E. Ring , D. Jefferies , F. Okoronkwo , J. Obikwu

Peterborough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Darren Ferguson

1 A. Bass

2 C. Johnston 29 T. O'Connor 12 T. Lees 30 P. Kioso

8 B. Khela 4 A. Collins

17 K. Lisbie 28 M. Garbett 11 D. Frith

27 H. Leonard

Bench Nicholas Bilokapic , G. Nevett , C. Hayes , G. Lindgren , D. O'Brien-Brady , James Dornelly , O. Aderoju

Form guide

Lincoln at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Peterborough away

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.2 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Lincoln vs Peterborough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Sep 25	Peterborough v Lincoln	0–3
25 Jan 25	Lincoln v Peterborough	5–1
14 Sep 24	Peterborough v Lincoln	1–1
27 Jan 24	Lincoln v Peterborough	0–0
7 Oct 23	Peterborough v Lincoln	2–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Lincoln vs Peterborough head-to-head record