Match Centre: Preston North End vs Lincoln City
Player of the match Adam Reach 7.7
GolVolt rating 4.4GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 81' Draper, 0:1-
34% → 83%
Lincoln City: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 91.
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20 → 16
Lincoln City climb 4 places in the table. Preston North End: 24 → 23.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:1, from 17% to 19% (Lincoln City).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+5' · 0:1Preston North End 2%draw 16%Lincoln City 83%
90+5' · 0:1xG Preston North End 0.65xG Lincoln City 0.82
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Few chances, settled by 83′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 83′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 5.7 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Draper scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 4.8 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.3 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 1.2 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 4.4more watchable than 44% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
1 goal2 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- Half-time · 0:0
- 54' Harry Clarkeyellow card · foul
- 58' SubstitutionVarfolomeev for Bayliss
- 59' SubstitutionDraper for Street
- 64' 3 substitutionsBurgzorg for KennyErabi for LangLeroy for Gibbs
- 68' 2 substitutionsJefferies for OyegokeOgbene for Hackett
- 72' SubstitutionSmall for Vukcevic
- 78' SubstitutionHughes for Mills
- 81' Goal: Freddie Draperheader · assist: Coubiș0:1
- 86' Dom Jefferiesyellow card · foul
- 88' SubstitutionTowler for Reach
- Full-time · 0:1
Match stats
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Discipline
Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Preston North End
Lincoln City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Preston North End
- 21 Lee Nicholls GK —
- 2 Pol Valentín DEF —
- 6 Liam Lindsay DEF —
- 11 Thierry Small DEF on
- 16 Andrew Hughes DEF on
- 23 Andrew Moran MID —
- 27 Léo Leroy MID on
- 9 Jusef Erabi ATT on
- 37 Delano Burgzorg ATT on
Lincoln City
- 46 Joe Gauci GK —
- 6 Ryley Towler DEF on
- 16 Dom Jefferies MID on
- 24 Ivan Varfolomeev MID on
- 26 Yunus Konak MID —
- 11 Mikkel Ladefoged ATT —
- 19 Tanto Olaofe ATT —
- 27 Chiedozie Ogbene ATT on
- 34 Freddie Draper ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Deepdale, Preston
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Lincoln City Adam Reach
- 2. place · Lincoln City Andrei Coubiș
- 3. place · Lincoln City Freddie Draper
Preston North End
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Preston North End
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Preston North End · 1 out
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Theo Carroll Injured
since 31 Jan · return date unknown · 30 matches missed · Ankle Injury
Lincoln City · 1 out
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Josh Honohan Injured
since 9 Nov 2025 · return date unknown · 46 matches missed · Unknown Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.