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Oldham Athletic AFC
Antoine Thevenon
Lincoln City FC
Mike Cabral
FA Shield Final
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 4 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 3 |
| 5 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 6 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 4 |
| 14 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 7 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 5 |
| 14 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 6 |
| 18 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 7 |
| 20 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 4 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 8 |
| 20 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 4 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 9 |
| 20 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 10 |
| 26 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 10 |
| 26 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 11 |
| 27 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 12 |
| 30 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 12 |
| 30 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 13 |
| 34 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 14 |
| 34 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 15 |
| 37 | 23 | FA Shield Quarterfinals | | 0⑤ | - | 0③ | | /
| 2 | - | 1 | - | 15 |
| 38 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 15 |
| 38 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 16 |
| 40 | 17 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 17 |
| 40 | 38 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 17 |
| 41 | 4 | 1st Division | | 7 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 18 |
| 41 | 21 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 19 |
| 46 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 20 |
| 46 | 29 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 3 | - | 20 |
| 48 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 3 | - | 20 |
| 48 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 4 | - | 4 | - | 20 |
| 51 | 8 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 3 | | | 4 | - | 4 | - | 21 |
| 51 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 2 | - (n) | 1 | | | 5 | - | 4 | - | 21 |
| 51 | 35 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 6 | - | 4 | - | 21 |
| 52 | 41 | FA SHIELD FINAL | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 6 | - | 4 | - | 22 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
FA Shield• The deepest that Oldham Athletic AFC has reached in the FA Shield prior to this season was:
• a season 29 semifinal loss to Leicester City FC 2-0.
• Oldham Athletic AFC exited the FA Shield in the Quarterfinals last season when they lost to Cardiff City FC 5-2.
• Lincoln City FC has 1 FA Shield Trophy.
• The previous FA Shield Final appearances by Lincoln City FC include:
• a season 4 loss to Hereford United FC 3-2.
• a season 44 loss to Brentford FC 2-1 (extra time).
• a season 47 loss to Dorchester Town 3-1.
• a season 48 win over Leicester City FC 5-0.
Oldham Athletic AFC
• Herman Lambert (IV/9 Df) is questionable (knee injury) but may return today.
Lincoln City FC
• Kliment Ivanova (APP/9 Mf) is questionable (knee injury) but may return today.
Head To Head Meetings
• Oldham Athletic AFC and Lincoln City FC have met 31 times with 1 of those occurring in the FA Shield.
• Lincoln City FC have won 21, lost 6 and drawn 4 of 31 matches against Oldham Athletic AFC.
• Oldham Athletic AFC has a 2 game winning streak in this fixture.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Oldham Athletic AFC | Position | Lincoln City FC |
| 17 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 18 |
| 16 | Sweeper | 16 |
| 44 | Defenders | ✓ 47 |
| 40 ✓ | Midfielders | 28 |
| 51 | Forwards | ✓ 57 |
| 10 | Est. Attacks | ✓ 13 |
🅾 PREDICTION: OLA 0 – 1 LIN (LIN to win)
🏠 Home: Oldham Athletic AFC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:1 FW:8
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Attacking is the decisive area — Lincoln City (FW:57) narrowly edge Oldham Athletic (FW:51) in the final third, giving the visitors the sharper cutting edge.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Timothy James (GK, TL:17) — OLA | Emir Selmi (DF, TL:19) — LIN
🎯 VERDICT: Lincoln City FC are predicted to take this one, despite Oldham's home advantage of +9, their defence (44) cannot quite contain Lincoln's forward threat (57) across an estimated 13 attacks. Emir Selmi marshals Lincoln's backline with authority, limiting Oldham's opportunities at the other end. Selmi's defensive excellence at TL:19 should prove the decisive factor in keeping Oldham goalless and securing the narrow away victory.
RAY'S TAKE
OLA 0 - 1 LIN
Lincoln's front line is going to cause Oldham real problems today — that attacking threat is too sharp for a defence that looks stretched thin. Oldham's midfield needs to win the battle in the middle or this gets ugly fast. Timothy James will have to be at his very best just to keep it respectable.
MARCUS'S TAKE
OLA 0 - 1 LIN
Lincoln's forward line carries enough threat to expose what I'd describe as Oldham's midfield as something of a revolving door — one additional attack attempt across thirteen versus ten tells you where the momentum lives in this fixture. Oldham's home advantage adds a little cushion, but not enough to paper over the cracks when Lincoln are pressing with purpose from the front. Bienvenido Godoy will need a very good day indeed to keep this competitive at the other end.
