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

Sat 5th Sep, 12:30 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Lincoln City and their boss will be aiming to beat and his Southampton side on Saturday lunch time, as the pair meet at the Sincil Bank in the Championship. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
50%
--
Draw
22%
--
Southampton
28%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Lincoln 2-1
9%
--
Lincoln 1-0
7%
--
Southampton 2-1
7%
--
Lincoln 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Lincoln 3-1
6%
--
Southampton 1-0
5%
--
Lincoln 3-0
4%
--
Lincoln 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Southampton 2-0
4%
--
Southampton 3-1
3%
--
Southampton 3-2
3%
--
Lincoln 4-1
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
64%
--
BTTS - No
36%
--
BTTS - Home Win
29%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
44%
--
Lincoln win to nil
21%
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Southampton win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Southampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Millwall220056 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Aug 29
Apr 17
2
West Brom220036 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Jan 26
Nov 3
3
Charlton220026 
May 1
Nov 24
Mar 20
Dec 26
4
Wolves211024 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Mar 16
Dec 5
5
QPR211024 
Jan 30
Nov 7
Oct 31
Jan 23
6
Blackburn211014 
Sep 1
Apr 21
Dec 19
Apr 3
7
Watford211014 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
8
Swansea211014 
Sep 19
Feb 20
Sep 8
Apr 6
9
Bolton211014 
Apr 17
Aug 29
Oct 17
Jan 16
10
Portsmouth210103 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
Oct 11
Feb 28
11
M'Boro210103 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
Nov 27
Mar 13
12
Cardiff202002 
Mar 16
Dec 5
Jan 1
Dec 12
13
Birmingham202002 
Oct 31
Jan 23
Apr 20
Sep 1
14
Wrexham202002 
Nov 21
Feb 6
Feb 20
Sep 19
15
Sheff Utd202002 
Feb 27
Oct 10
May 1
Nov 24
16
Derby2011-11 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Nov 21
Feb 6
17
West Ham2011-11 
Oct 14
Feb 16
Dec 29
Oct 24
18
Burnley2011-21 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Dec 9
Apr 24
19
Bristol C2011-21 
Apr 6
Sep 8
Sep 12
Feb 13
20
Preston2002-30 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Jan 30
Nov 7
21
Stoke2002-30 
Dec 9
Apr 24
w
 
3-1F
Mar 3
22
Lincoln2002-30 
-
-
Apr 10
Sep 5
23
Norwich2002-40 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Feb 17
Oct 14
24
Southampton21011-1 
Sep 5
Apr 10
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Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
2
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln1 - 3Portsmouth
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
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
Southampton 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford2 - 1Southampton
M'Boro0 - 0Southampton
Preston1 - 3Southampton
Swansea1 - 2Southampton
Wrexham1 - 5Southampton
Coventry1 - 2Southampton
West Brom1 - 1Southampton
Sheff Wed1 - 3Southampton
Leicester3 - 4Southampton
Stoke0 - 2Southampton
Portsmouth1 - 1Southampton
M'Boro4 - 0Southampton
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Oxford Utd2 - 1Southampton
Norwich2 - 1Southampton
Millwall3 - 2Southampton
Charlton1 - 5Southampton
QPR1 - 2Southampton
Blackburn2 - 1Southampton
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Draw
6
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSouthampton3 - 1Stoke
ASouthampton1 - 2Watford
HSouthampton1 - 1M'Boro
ASouthampton0 - 0M'Boro
ASouthampton3 - 1Preston
HSouthampton2 - 2Ipswich
HSouthampton2 - 2Bristol C
ASouthampton2 - 1Swansea
HSouthampton3 - 0Blackburn
HSouthampton2 - 1Derby
ASouthampton5 - 1Wrexham
HSouthampton2 - 0Oxford Utd
HSouthampton1 - 0Norwich
ASouthampton2 - 1Coventry
ASouthampton1 - 1West Brom
ASouthampton3 - 1Sheff Wed
HSouthampton5 - 0QPR
HSouthampton1 - 1Charlton
ASouthampton4 - 3Leicester
HSouthampton1 - 0Watford
Goal Statistics

Lincoln City have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 32 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Southampton on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Lincoln 22nd Southampton 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Southampton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+33
Lincoln have scored 33% more goals at home than predicted
+25
Southampton have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
2.3
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
1.9
1.4
Attack rating
LIN
SOU
20%
better
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Games scored2
2
Failed to score0
0
Scored first1
1
Goals scored2
4
Avg. goals scored1
2
Avg. shots per game9
12
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for12
17
Avg. XG for0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
LIN
SOU
12%
better
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Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded5
3
Avg. goals conceded2.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded12
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against21%
19%
Avg. XG against2.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Lincoln Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2112
G WickensA ReachT DarikwaF Draper
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK2
-
T Hamer DEF2
1
-
A Coubis DEF2
-
T Darikwa DEF21
-
A Reach DEF21
-
D Elerewe DEF2
-
C McGrandles MID2
-
D Jefferies MID2
-
T Bayliss MID2
1
-
I Varfolomeev MID2
-
I Olaofe FWD2
1
-
F Draper FWD2
2
-
B House FWD2
-
R Hackett FWD21
-
R Street FWD2
-
R Towler DEF1
-
M Melia FWD1
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Southampton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2212
D PeretzC LarinF DownesJ Bree
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Peretz GLK2
-
R Manning DEF21
1
-
J Stephens DEF2
-
J Bree DEF2
2
-
F Downes MID21
2
-
C. Bragg MID21
-
F Azaz MID21
-
K Matsuki MID2
-
L Scienza MID2
-
D Mubama FWD21
-
L Dobbin FWD2
-
C Larin FWD22
1
-
S Edozie FWD2
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF1
-
N Wood DEF1
-
T Fellows MID1
-
B Díaz FWD1
-