Exeter City v Lincoln result

Full-time · Exeter City 0–1 Lincoln

League One · Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:45 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Exeter City · Lincoln · Head-to-head

Exeter City 0–1 Lincoln — Lincoln won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Lincoln won 1–0 at Exeter City in League One on Tuesday 10 March. Exeter City are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions. Lincoln are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Lincoln led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Lincoln: Thomas Hamer (32’, assisted by Adam Reach).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Exeter City 0.00, Lincoln 0.00, from 10 shots to 18 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

C. Brook showed six yellow cards — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Exeter City: Jack Bycroft (-5’) and Joshua Magennis (90+7’); Lincoln: Tendayi Darikwa (36’), Thomas Bayliss (77’), Sonny Bradley (90+7’) and Dominic Jefferies (90+7’).

What it changes

Exeter City stay 15th after this result (36 league matches played). Exeter City have scored 52 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Exeter City have conceded 61 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Lincoln stay first after this result (36 league matches played). Lincoln have scored 89 goals, the second-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Lincoln have conceded 41 goals, the fewest of the 24 clubs.

It is Lincoln’s first win over Exeter City since 17 February 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Lincoln have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. Lincoln have kept a clean sheet in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) 5.6, Benjamin House (Lincoln) 5.0 and Thomas Hamer (Lincoln) 4.7 led the match.

Head-to-head

Exeter City are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Lincoln.

Next up

Exeter City next host Cheltenham on 14 November 2026.

Lincoln next host Wrexham on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Cheltenham, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Lincoln: Lincoln v Wrexham, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Exeter City 0–1 Lincoln · League One
Referee: C. Brook
Head-to-head (last 6): Exeter City 2 · draws 3 · Lincoln 1 · 1.17 goals/game
Recent form: Exeter City 0W 3D 2L · Lincoln 4W 1D 0L

Exeter City 0–1 Lincoln (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 2.63

Goals

against 2 / 0.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 5

Corners

against 4.25 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 6.63

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2

Cards

against 1.25 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · C. Brook

22.5 fouls a game

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over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 March 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 March 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Exeter City for / against	Line	Lincoln for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.63 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.63 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 7.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.25 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.38 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 8.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Brook — 4 yellow cards a game, 0.21 red cards, 22.5 fouls over 14 matches.

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Exeter City

Exeter City Goalkeeper

Exeter City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Whitworth	37	903330 min	972.6 /90	541.5 /90	00 /90

Exeter City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	3.2 7/5

Exeter City Defensive

Exeter City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Fitzwater	30	882646 min	381.3 /90	381.3 /90	291 /90	1434.9 /90	210.7 /90	60.2 /90
E. Turns	20	831655 min	291.6 /90	372 /90	140.8 /90	1156.3 /90	191 /90	20.1 /90
L. Woodhouse	19	861639 min	331.8 /90	191 /90	181 /90	1196.5 /90	181 /90	20.1 /90
I. Niskanen	36	903240 min	742.1 /90	230.6 /90	70.2 /90	1464.1 /90	330.9 /90	40.1 /90
E. Brierley	36	863098 min	401.2 /90	190.6 /90	60.2 /90	772.2 /90	210.6 /90	40.1 /90
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Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
I. Niskanen n 8	90	1.1 6/2	0.5 4/0	C. McGrandles
E. Brierley n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.5 4/0	C. McGrandles
J. Wareham n 8	85.1	2.5 7/6	0.4 3/0	R. Street
J. Aitchison n 8	79.1	1.8 5/4	2.7 8/5	—
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Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Niskanen n 8	90	2.9 7/7
E. Brierley n 8	90	0.9 6/1
J. Wareham n 8	85.1	0.8 5/1
J. Aitchison n 8	79.1	0.9 5/1
J. Fitzwater n 8	83.3	1.6 5/4
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Exeter City Attacking

Exeter City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Wareham	36	752684 min	160.5 /90	20.1 /90	581.9 /90	321.1 /90	210.7 /90	60.2 /90
J. Aitchison	32	642048 min	10 /90	40.2 /90	100.4 /90	60.3 /90	190.8 /90	241.1 /90
R. Cole	25	541347 min	40.3 /90	30.2 /90	241.6 /90	130.9 /90	161.1 /90	90.6 /90
J. Magennis	22	531176 min	50.4 /90	10.1 /90	161.2 /90	90.7 /90	131 /90	60.5 /90
Akeel Higgins	20	43865 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	121.2 /90	60.6 /90	101 /90	161.7 /90
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Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
E. Brierley n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Wareham n 8	85.1	2.9 7/6	1.6 6/4
J. Aitchison n 8	79.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
E. Brierley n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Wareham n 8	85.1	0.8 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Aitchison n 8	79.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Lincoln

Lincoln Defensive

Lincoln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0.6 5/0	0.3 2/0	—
C. McGrandles n 8	88	0.9 5/2	1.8 6/3	E. Brierley
R. Street n 8	78.4	1.6 7/4	1.7 5/3	J. Wareham
S. Bradley n 8	90	1 4/3	0.9 6/1	—
G. Wickens n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
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Lincoln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	2.5 8/6
C. McGrandles n 8	88	3.1 7/6
R. Street n 8	78.4	1.4 5/2
S. Bradley n 8	90	0.3 2/0
G. Wickens n 8	90	0 0/0
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Lincoln Attacking

Lincoln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. McGrandles n 8	88	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
R. Street n 8	78.4	2.3 7/4	1.3 6/2
S. Bradley n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 1/1
G. Wickens n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Lincoln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 7 March 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. McGrandles n 8	88	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Street n 8	78.4	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
S. Bradley n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Wickens n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Exeter City		Lincoln
61%	Possession	39%
10	Shots	18
3	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	9
4	Blocked shots	6
7	Shots inside the box	14
6	Corners	7
1	Offsides	4
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
427	Passes	278
80%	Pass accuracy	71%

Exeter City Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Whitworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
P. Sweeney	90	1	1	2	0	0	7.6
L. Woodhouse	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
I. Niskanen	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
E. Brierley	90	0	0	3	1	0	7.3
J. Wareham	90	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Magennis	90	2	1	0	0	Y	7
C. Cummins	82	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
Liam Oakes	56	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Aitchison	56	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
J. McMillan	55	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Andrew sub	35	0	0	0	1	0	7
R. Cole sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Akeel Higgins sub	34	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Carlos Gomes sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Lincoln Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Wickens	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
T. Darikwa	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	7.3
T. Hamer	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.6
S. Bradley	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
C. McGrandles	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.5
T. Bayliss	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	Y	6.3
A. Reach	89	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7.5
R. Street	82	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
R. Oné	71	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	6.3
J. Moylan	70	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	7.2
B. House	70	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	7
R. Towler sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Jefferies sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
R. Hackett sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Lloyd sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Elerewe sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Exeter City v Lincoln — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Exeter CityDDLDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

LincolnDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Exeter City 2 · 3 draws · Lincoln 1 · 1.17 goals/game

2025-10-04 Lincoln 0–1 Exeter City
2025-03-22 Lincoln 0–0 Exeter City
2024-11-16 Exeter City 0–0 Lincoln
2024-02-17 Lincoln 1–0 Exeter City
2023-10-28 Exeter City 1–1 Lincoln
2023-03-11 Exeter City 2–1 Lincoln

League standing · 2025/26

Exeter City#21 pos49 pts46 pl-9 GD

Lincoln#1 pos103 pts46 pl+48 GD

Goals per game

Exeter City scored1.13

Lincoln scored1.93

Exeter City conceded1.33

Lincoln conceded0.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Exeter City and Lincoln?: In their last 6 meetings, Exeter City won 2, Lincoln won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Exeter City and Lincoln?: Recent form — Exeter City 0W 3D 2L; Lincoln 4W 1D 0L.

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