MANSFIELD, England (Interstat) — Lincoln City opened its League One season with a 2-0 road victory over Mansfield Town on Saturday, defying a pregame projection that favored a draw.

The visitors secured the win at One Call Stadium with a decisive goal deep into second-half stoppage time. Substitute Tom Bayliss broke the deadlock in the 95th minute, assisted by Kyle Knoyle. Substitute Robert Street added an insurance goal moments later to seal the result.

The match was a physical affair, featuring seven yellow cards. Lincoln City’s victory improved its record to 1-0-0, while Mansfield Town fell to 0-1-0. Pre-match analytics from Interstat gave Lincoln City a 56.4 percent probability to win but had simulated a 1-1 final score.