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

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Lincoln City and Portsmouth go head to head at the Sincil Bank on Saturday lunch time, with both and John Mousinho seeking a win in the Championship. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.

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Lincoln City's next match is v Southampton at 12:30 on Saturday 5th September
Portsmouth's next match is v Cardiff at 15:00 on Saturday 5th September
The last English Championship meeting between Lincoln and Portsmouth was on Saturday 22nd August 2026
English Championship
August 22nd 2026
Lincoln 1
3 Portsmouth
 
R. Hackett-Fairchild 32'7' R. Kavuma-McQueen
16' A. Segečić
69' E. Adams
 
LIN
POR
Shots On
4
7
Shots Off
7
2
Corners
8
3
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
17
15
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
LincolnPortsmouth
 
G. Wickens
T. Darikwa (A. Coubis 55')
A. Reach
C. McGrandles
R. Hackett-Fairchildfootball icon
D. Jeffries (R. Street 66')
T. Hamer
D. Elerewe
I. Varfolomeev (T. Bayliss 66')
B. House (M. Melia 75')
F. Draper (I. Olaofe 75')
N. Schmid
B. Arthur
C. Shaughnessy
(J. Knight 86') M. Pack
(E. Adams 58') R. Shein
C. Bishop
football iconA. Segečić
(L. Brooke-Smith 86') A. Kamara
Z. Swanson
T. Devlin
(J. Murphy 58') football iconR. Kavuma-McQueen

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of Lincoln and Portsmouth serving up a minimum of 2 goals in this Championship clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.25.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lincoln are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
42%
13/10
14%
-
Draw
26%
23/10
5%
-
Portsmouth
32%
2/1
19%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1-
Lincoln 1-0
10%
7/1
23%
-
Lincoln 2-1
9%
17/2
14%
-
Portsmouth 1-0
9%
17/2
5%
-
Portsmouth 2-1
7%
10/1
16%
-
Lincoln 2-0
7%
10/1
20%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
17/2
17%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
8%
-
Portsmouth 2-0
5%
14/1
15%
-
Lincoln 3-1
4%
18/1
10%
-
Lincoln 3-0
3%
20/1
21%
-
Portsmouth 3-1
3%
25/1
21%
-
Lincoln 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
-
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
33/1
26%
-
Portsmouth 3-0
2%
33/1
26%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
11/10
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
8/11
10%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/10
12%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
7%
-
BTTS - No
47%
10/11
9%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
15/4-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
5/1
27%
-
Home/draw
68%
4/11
11%
-
Away/draw
58%
4/7
9%
-
Home/away
74%
1/3
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/3
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
12/5
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
11/4
13%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/7
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/1
18%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/10
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
36%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/14
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
17%
-
Home DNB
60%
4/6
14%
-
Away DNB
50%
11/10
16%
-
Lincoln win to nil
23%
3/1
21%
-
Portsmouth win to nil
17%
9/2
11%
-
Lincoln / Lincoln
22%
11/4
11%
-
Lincoln / Portsmouth
3%
28/1
26%
-
Lincoln / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Lincoln
15%
9/2
8%
-
Draw / Portsmouth
12%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
9%
-
Portsmouth / Lincoln
3%
25/1-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
17%
4/1
20%
-
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Portsmouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea5320611 
Sep 19
Feb 20
Nov 3
Jan 27
2
M'Boro5311310 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
Apr 3
Dec 19
3
QPR5311310 
Jan 30
Nov 7
l
 
1-3F
Mar 6
4
Bristol C5311210 
Apr 6
Sep 15
Apr 17
l
 
2-1A
5
West Brom5311210 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Dec 5
Mar 16
6
Charlton5311-110 
May 1
Nov 24
Feb 13
Sep 12
7
Millwall530229 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Oct 24
Dec 29
8
West Ham522148 
Oct 14
Feb 16
Nov 24
May 1
9
Wolves421137 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Apr 6
Oct 20
10
Wrexham513126 
Nov 21
Feb 6
Mar 13
Nov 28
11
Birmingham413016 
Oct 31
Jan 23
Dec 12
Jan 1
12
Norwich520306 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Jan 16
Oct 17
13
Stoke5203-16 
Dec 9
Apr 24
Nov 7
Jan 30
14
Portsmouth5203-16 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
-
-
15
Sheff Utd5131-16 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Oct 14
Feb 16
16
Blackburn5122-15 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 21
Sep 19
Feb 20
17
Lincoln5122-25 
-
-
Mar 3
w
 
1-3F
18
Watford5122-25 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Dec 26
Mar 20
19
Southampton522154 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
Feb 28
Oct 11
20
Derby5113-54 
Apr 3
Dec 19
l
 
0-2A
Apr 20
21
Bolton5113-54 
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
Feb 6
Nov 21
22
Cardiff5032-33 
Mar 16
Dec 5
w
 
2-0F
Apr 10
23
Preston5104-53 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Apr 24
Dec 9
24
Burnley5023-62 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Jan 23
Oct 31
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
3
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln4 - 3Wycombe
Lincoln2 - 1L Orient
Lincoln1 - 0AFC Wim
Lincoln3 - 0Rotherham
Lincoln3 - 1Stockport
Lincoln4 - 0Blackpool
Lincoln4 - 0Northampton
Lincoln1 - 1Bolton
Lincoln3 - 0Bradford
Lincoln2 - 1Burton
Lincoln5 - 2Peterborough
Lincoln1 - 1Huddersfield
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Lincoln1 - 0Port Vale
Lincoln2 - 1Doncaster
Lincoln1 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln0 - 1Exeter
Lincoln3 - 1Luton
Lincoln2 - 2Wigan
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
3
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HLincoln3 - 0Bradford
Portsmouth 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke1 - 3Portsmouth
Coventry5 - 1Portsmouth
M'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
Norwich1 - 1Portsmouth
QPR6 - 1Portsmouth
Blackburn1 - 1Portsmouth
Wrexham2 - 1Portsmouth
Millwall1 - 3Portsmouth
Charlton1 - 3Portsmouth
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Sheff Wed0 - 1Portsmouth
Bristol C5 - 0Portsmouth
Derby1 - 1Portsmouth
Swansea1 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Hull3 - 2Portsmouth
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Leicester1 - 1Portsmouth
Ipswich2 - 1Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth1 - 3QPR
HPortsmouth1 - 1Birmingham
APortsmouth3 - 1Stoke
APortsmouth1 - 5Coventry
HPortsmouth1 - 0Leicester
HPortsmouth2 - 0Ipswich
APortsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
HPortsmouth2 - 2Oxford Utd
APortsmouth1 - 1Norwich
APortsmouth1 - 6QPR
HPortsmouth0 - 1Derby
HPortsmouth1 - 2Swansea
APortsmouth1 - 1Blackburn
HPortsmouth0 - 1Hull
APortsmouth1 - 2Wrexham
APortsmouth3 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth3 - 1Charlton
HPortsmouth0 - 1Sheff Utd
APortsmouth0 - 1Preston
HPortsmouth3 - 0West Brom
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Portsmouth have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive away league meetings with Lincoln
League games at Lincoln since 2020
Lincoln
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
1
10
Games: Scored
1 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
4 / 5
D
1
POR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
0 - 2Portsmouth
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Portsmouth
1 - 3Portsmouth
0 - 2Portsmouth
League games at Portsmouth since 2019
Portsmouth
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
3 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
2 / 5
LIN
1
D
1
POR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portsmouth3 - 2
0 - 1Lincoln
Portsmouth1 - 0
Goal Statistics
Lincoln 17th Portsmouth 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Portsmouth will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+37
Lincoln have scored 37% more goals at home than predicted
+6
Portsmouth’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Portsmouth
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
8%
better
LIN
POR
view stats
Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first1
1
Goals scored1
1
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game6
14
Avg. shots per goal6
14
Conversion rate for17
7
Avg. XG for0.9
2.3
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
15%
better
LIN
POR
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded2
3
Avg. goals conceded2
3
Avg. shots/game conceded15
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
4
Conversion rate against13%
27%
Avg. XG against2.6
2.1
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Lincoln Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4112
G WickensA ReachT DarikwaC McGrandles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK4
-
T Darikwa DEF21
-
T Hamer DEF2
1
-
D Elerewe DEF4
-
A Reach DEF41
-
C McGrandles MID4
2
-
I Varfolomeev MID4
1
-
R Hackett MID41
-
B House MID31
1
-
D Jefferies MID4
-
F Draper FWD4
2
-
Subs
J Gauci GLK
-
A Coubis DEF3
-
R Towler DEF3
-
C Elder DEF21
-
T Bayliss MID4
1
-
Y. Konak MID
-
M Melia FWD2
-
R Street FWD4
-
I Olaofe FWD4
1
-
Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4111
T DevlinT DevlinA KamaraT Devlin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Schmid GLK3
-
T Devlin DEF41
1
-
B. Arthur DEF4
-
C Shaughnessy DEF3
-
Z Swanson DEF4
-
M Pack MID3
-
R Shein MID4
1
-
A Kamara MID41
-
A Segecic MID41
-
R. Kavuma-McQueen MID41
-
C Bishop FWD4
-
Subs
D Bielica GLK1
-
J Knight DEF1
-
M. Dia DEF2
-
J Swift MID1
-
J Murphy MID2
-
O Bailey MID2
-
E Adams MID411
-
L. Brooke-Smith FWD3
-
M Milovanovic FWD41
-