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Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Macron Stadium, Horwich

Lincoln City, led by manager , visit Steven Schumacher and his Bolton Wanderers side at the Macron Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the Championship. Statistics power the algorithmic predictions below for all the markets, and changing between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.

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Bolton Wanderers's next match is v Millwall at 15:00 on Saturday 5th September
Lincoln City's next match is v Southampton at 12:30 on Saturday 5th September
The last English Championship meeting between Bolton and Lincoln was on Saturday 29th August 2026
English Championship
August 29th 2026
Bolton 0
1 Lincoln
 
66' B. House
 
BOL
LIN
Shots On
6
2
Shots Off
8
3
Corners
14
2
Possession
68%
32%
Fouls
6
15
Yellow/red cards
4/0
 
BoltonLincoln
 
J. Bonham
C. Forino-Joseph
L. Brunt
J. Sheehan
S. Dalby
T. Gale (J. Nelson 71')
A. Famewo (G. Larrazabal Goikoetxea 61')
M. Conway
E. Erhahon (D. Watson 80')
J. McAtee (R. Hardie 72')
S. Iling (K. Dong 61')
G. Wickens
A. Reach
R. Towler
C. McGrandles
D. Jeffries
(I. Olaofe 80') R. Hackett-Fairchild
C. Elder
D. Elerewe
(T. Bayliss 85') I. Varfolomeev
(R. Street 65') F. Draper
(J. Honohan 85') football iconB. House

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there isn't an obvious winner here, but the evidence does point towards the conclusion that Bolton and Lincoln will find the net twice at least between them. That has been the case when they've gone head-to-head in years gone by, and neither Steven Schumacher or has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s lately either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with top odds of 1.29 equating to about a 74% probability.

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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bolton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
39%
29/20-
Draw
26%
12/5-
Lincoln
35%
7/4-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Bolton 1-0
10%
17/2-
Lincoln 1-0
9%
9/1-
Bolton 2-1
8%
17/2-
Lincoln 2-1
8%
10/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1-
Bolton 2-0
7%
12/1-
Lincoln 2-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1-
Bolton 3-1
4%
18/1-
Lincoln 3-1
3%
20/1-
Bolton 3-0
3%
22/1-
Lincoln 3-0
3%
28/1-
Bolton 3-2
2%
25/1-
Lincoln 3-2
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
4/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
1/1-
Home 1st Goal
48%
10/11-
Away 1st Goal
47%
1/1-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/6-
BTTS - No
46%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
4/1-
Home/draw
65%
2/5-
Away/draw
61%
8/15-
Home/away
74%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/4-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
3/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
2/1-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
9/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1-
Home DNB
57%
8/11-
Away DNB
53%
1/1-
Bolton win to nil
21%
7/2-
Lincoln win to nil
19%
4/1-
Bolton / Bolton
21%
3/1-
Bolton / Lincoln
3%
25/1-
Bolton / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Bolton
14%
5/1-
Draw / Lincoln
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
9/2-
Lincoln / Bolton
3%
25/1-
Lincoln / Lincoln
18%
7/2-
Lincoln / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea5320611 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Sep 19
Feb 20
2
M'Boro5311310 
Oct 23
Dec 29
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
3
QPR5311310 
Mar 2
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 30
Nov 7
4
Bristol C5311210 
Oct 31
Jan 23
Apr 6
Sep 15
5
West Brom5311210 
Nov 25
May 1
Dec 26
Mar 20
6
Charlton5311-110 
Jan 26
Nov 3
May 1
Nov 24
7
Millwall530229 
Apr 10
l
 
4-0A
Jan 16
Oct 17
8
West Ham522148 
Sep 8
Apr 6
Oct 14
Feb 16
9
Wolves421137 
Feb 17
Oct 13
Nov 28
Mar 13
10
Wrexham513126 
Dec 11
Jan 1
Nov 21
Feb 6
11
Birmingham413016 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Oct 31
Jan 23
12
Norwich520306 
Feb 20
Sep 20
Dec 12
Jan 1
13
Stoke5203-16 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Dec 9
Apr 24
14
Portsmouth5203-16 
Nov 21
Feb 6
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
15
Sheff Utd5131-16 
Apr 20
l
 
3-2F
Feb 27
Oct 10
16
Blackburn5122-15 
Dec 5
Mar 17
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 21
17
Lincoln5122-25 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 17
-
-
18
Watford5122-25 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Jan 26
Nov 3
19
Southampton522154 
Jan 16
Oct 17
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
20
Derby5113-54 
Jan 30
Nov 6
Apr 3
Dec 19
21
Bolton5113-54 
-
-
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
22
Cardiff5032-33 
Sep 12
Feb 13
Mar 16
Dec 5
23
Preston5104-53 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
Feb 13
Sep 12
24
Burnley5023-62 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Oct 24
Dec 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bolton 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton2 - 1Preston
Bolton4 - 1Stockport
Bolton1 - 0Bradford
Bolton2 - 3Luton
Bolton3 - 3Huddersfield
Bolton5 - 1Stevenage
Bolton2 - 2Stockport
Bolton0 - 0Doncaster
Bolton3 - 2Wycombe
Bolton2 - 2Blackpool
Bolton3 - 2Barnsley
Bolton2 - 1Burton
Bolton2 - 1L Orient
Bolton0 - 0Northampton
Bolton0 - 1Mansfield
Bolton2 - 1Rotherham
Bolton2 - 1Exeter
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Bolton4 - 0Port Vale
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton0 - 0QPR
HBolton2 - 1Preston
HBolton4 - 1Stockport
ABolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton2 - 3Luton
ABolton1 - 1Bradford
HBolton3 - 3Huddersfield
HBolton5 - 1Stevenage
ABolton0 - 2Cardiff
HBolton2 - 2Stockport
ABolton2 - 1Plymouth
ABolton0 - 1Port Vale
HBolton0 - 0Doncaster
ABolton2 - 2Rotherham
HBolton3 - 2Wycombe
ABolton5 - 1Exeter
HBolton2 - 2Blackpool
ABolton1 - 1Reading
ABolton1 - 1Lincoln
Lincoln 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro2 - 1Lincoln
Port Vale0 - 2Lincoln
Doncaster0 - 2Lincoln
Stevenage2 - 2Lincoln
Reading1 - 2Lincoln
Huddersfield2 - 2Lincoln
Exeter0 - 1Lincoln
Cardiff0 - 2Lincoln
Mansfield0 - 2Lincoln
Plymouth1 - 4Lincoln
Wigan0 - 1Lincoln
Luton2 - 2Lincoln
Barnsley0 - 2Lincoln
Stockport1 - 2Lincoln
Blackpool2 - 2Lincoln
Wycombe3 - 2Lincoln
Rotherham3 - 0Lincoln
Bradford0 - 0Lincoln
L Orient1 - 0Lincoln
Peterborough0 - 3Lincoln
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLincoln1 - 3Portsmouth
ALincoln1 - 2M'Boro
ALincoln2 - 0Port Vale
HLincoln4 - 3Wycombe
ALincoln2 - 0Doncaster
ALincoln2 - 2Stevenage
HLincoln2 - 1L Orient
ALincoln2 - 1Reading
HLincoln1 - 0AFC Wim
HLincoln3 - 0Rotherham
ALincoln2 - 2Huddersfield
HLincoln3 - 1Stockport
ALincoln1 - 0Exeter
ALincoln2 - 0Cardiff
HLincoln4 - 0Blackpool
ALincoln2 - 0Mansfield
HLincoln4 - 0Northampton
HLincoln1 - 1Bolton
ALincoln4 - 1Plymouth
ALincoln1 - 0Wigan
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bolton since 2022
Bolton
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
12
2
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
BOL
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bolton3 - 0
Bolton3 - 0
Bolton2 - 0
Bolton3 - 1
League games at Lincoln since 2020
Lincoln
Bolton
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
4 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
2 / 6
BOL
2
D
2
LIN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
Draw1 - 1Draw
Lincoln4 - 2
0 - 1Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Bolton
Lincoln5 - 1
Goal Statistics

Bolton Wanderers's defensive record is very strong, S. Schumacher's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Lincoln City makes sense in this context.

Bolton 21st Lincoln 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Bolton will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Bolton have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
+33
Lincoln have scored 33% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
BOL
LIN
20%
better
view stats
Games scored1
2
Failed to score1
0
Scored first1
1
Goals scored2
2
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for0.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
71%
better
BOL
LIN
view stats
Games conceded1
2
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded1
5
Avg. goals conceded0.5
2.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded20
5
Conversion rate against5%
21%
Avg. XG against1.6
2
KickOff rating
+71%

Bolton v Lincoln Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4211
J BonhamS DalbyJ McAteeC Forino
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bonham GLK4
-
L Brunt DEF4
-
C Forino DEF4
1
-
A Famewo DEF4
-
M Conway DEF4
-
J Sheehan MID4
1
-
E Erhahon  MID4
-
S Junior MID4
-
J McAtee MID41
1
-
T Gale MID411
1
-
S Dalby FWD42
-
Subs
G Bazunu GLK
-
B Davies DEF2
-
E Toal DEF1
-
G Larrazabal DEF4
1
-
D Watson MID1
-
T. Ritchie MID
-
J Nelson FWD2
-
R Hardie FWD3
1
-
K Dong FWD3
-
Lincoln Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4112
G WickensA ReachC ElderC McGrandles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK4
-
C Elder DEF21
-
R Towler DEF3
-
D Elerewe DEF4
-
A Reach DEF41
-
I Varfolomeev MID4
1
-
C McGrandles MID4
2
-
R Hackett MID41
-
B House MID31
1
-
D Jefferies MID4
-
F Draper FWD4
2
-
Subs
J Gauci GLK
-
A Coubis DEF3
-
J Honohan DEF1
-
T Bayliss MID4
1
-
Y. Konak MID
-
M Melia FWD2
-
R Street FWD4
-
I Olaofe FWD4
1
-
E. Wheatley FWD
-