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Lincoln City v West Ham United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

The Championship is the focus for both Lincoln City and West Ham United on Wednesday night, as managers and Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo battle it out at the Sincil Bank. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are covered in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.

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Lincoln City's next match is v Millwall at 12:30 on Saturday 17th October
West Ham United's next match is v Swansea at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
The last English Championship meeting between Lincoln and West Ham was on Wednesday 14th October 2026
English Championship
October 14th 2026
Lincoln 0
6 West Ham
 
45' K. Mavropanos
48' E. Austbö
50' J. Bowen
75' P. Pereira de Jesus
79' T. Souček
89' T. Souček
 
LIN
WHU
Shots On
12
Shots Off
4
11
Corners
3
11
Possession
17%
83%
Fouls
7
14
Yellow/red cards
0/2
2/0
 
LincolnWest Ham
 
G. Wickens
S. Bradley (A. Coubis 63')
C. Elder
T. Hamer
D. Elerewe
C. McGrandles
I. Varfolomeev (T. Bayliss 73')
D. Oyegoke
C. Ogbene (R. Towler 46')
F. Draper (R. Street 46')
B. House (Y. Konak 64')
M. Hermansen
M. Kilman
(E. Austbö 46') F. Rodrigues
(A. Golambeckis 58') football iconK. Mavropanos
(T. Souček 66') A. Engels
J. Piroe
(V. Castellanos Giménez 58') M. Solomon
M. Kanté
(K. Walker-Peters 66') J. Veltman
football iconP. Pereira de Jesus
football iconJ. Bowen

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Lincoln and West Ham will score at least 2 between them during the standard 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 81%. The bookies have it available at 1.17.

In-Play
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
25%
5.25-
Draw
23%
3.70
10%
-
West Ham
52%
1.67
9%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
7.00
18%
-
West Ham 2-1
10%
8.50-
West Ham 1-0
9%
7.00
22%
-
West Ham 2-0
8%
8.00
6%
-
Lincoln 2-1
6%
17.00-
Lincoln 1-0
6%
15.00
21%
-
West Ham 3-1
6%
13.00
8%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
15.00-
Draw 0-0
5%
11.00
35%
-
West Ham 3-0
5%
13.00
8%
-
Lincoln 2-0
4%
26.00
10%
-
West Ham 3-2
3%
26.00
24%
-
West Ham 4-1
3%
26.00
24%
-
Lincoln 3-1
2%
41.00-
West Ham 4-0
2%
26.00
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1.91
22%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1.91
20%
-
Home 1st Goal
44%
2.75
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
1.53
2%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
11.00
35%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
1.83
10%
-
BTTS - No
43%
1.83
13%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
9.50
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.75
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
26%
3.60
20%
-
Home/draw
48%
2.15
10%
-
Away/draw
75%
1.17-
Home/away
77%
1.29
6%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.29
10%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3.75
25%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
3.20
34%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.36
13%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
6.00
39%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1.13
7%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
13.00
63%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.04
4%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.05
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
11.00
35%
-
Home DNB
41%
3.75
13%
-
Away DNB
68%
1.25
4%
-
Lincoln win to nil
12%
9.00
18%
-
West Ham win to nil
26%
2.75
8%
-
Lincoln / Lincoln
10%
8.50
6%
-
Lincoln / West Ham
4%
21.00
11%
-
Lincoln / Draw
5%
17.00-
Draw / Lincoln
8%
10.00
17%
-
Draw / West Ham
18%
4.50-
Draw / Draw
15%
6.00
14%
-
West Ham / Lincoln
2%
41.00
21%
-
West Ham / West Ham
31%
2.60
13%
-
West Ham / Draw
5%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Lincoln have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league. Lincoln are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Lincoln have conceded 8 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Lincoln have played 4 games at home, winning 0, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

West Ham lay in 5th place on 16 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches. West Ham are unbeaten away after 4 games and have kept zero clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 23 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. West Ham have conceded 12 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

West Ham have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
West Ham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea10721923 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 20
Jan 16
Oct 17
2
M'Boro10631621 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
Dec 8
Apr 24
3
West Ham105411719 
l
 
0-6A
Feb 16
-
-
4
Birmingham10451617 
Oct 31
Jan 23
Apr 3
Dec 19
5
QPR10451617 
Jan 30
Nov 7
d
 
1-1A
Feb 27
6
Wolves10523317 
Nov 28
Mar 13
w
 
4-2F
Apr 20
7
West Brom10523217 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Oct 31
Jan 23
8
Southampton106221116 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
Oct 24
Dec 29
9
Stoke10514116 
Dec 9
Apr 24
Nov 28
Mar 13
10
Blackburn10433215 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 21
Jan 30
Nov 7
11
Millwall10424014 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Feb 21
d
 
2-2A
12
Bristol C10424-214 
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
Dec 12
Jan 1
13
Charlton10352-314 
May 1
Nov 24
l
 
1-2A
Mar 2
14
Bolton10415-313 
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
Apr 6
w
 
2-3F
15
Sheff Utd10334012 
Feb 27
l
 
3-0A
Mar 17
Dec 4
16
Portsmouth9324-111 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
May 1
Nov 24
17
Wrexham10253-411 
Nov 21
Feb 6
w
 
6-0F
Feb 13
18
Lincoln10325-1011 
-
-
Feb 16
w
 
0-6F
19
Cardiff10244110 
Mar 16
Dec 5
Jan 27
Nov 4
20
Norwich10307-39 
Dec 13
Jan 1
Dec 26
Mar 20
21
Burnley11155-58 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
22
Watford10226-118 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
23
Derby10136-106 
Apr 3
Dec 19
w
 
3-0F
Apr 10
24
Preston10118-124 
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
Nov 21
Feb 6
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln1 - 2Swansea
Lincoln1 - 1Southampton
Lincoln0 - 0Blackburn
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
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln0 - 3Sheff Utd
HLincoln1 - 2Swansea
ALincoln1 - 0Bristol C
ALincoln1 - 0Preston
HLincoln1 - 1Southampton
HLincoln0 - 0Blackburn
ALincoln1 - 0Bolton
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
West Ham 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall2 - 2West Ham
Bolton2 - 3West Ham
Watford1 - 1West Ham
Burnley2 - 2West Ham
Newcastle3 - 1West Ham
Brentford3 - 0West Ham
C Palace0 - 0West Ham
A Villa2 - 0West Ham
Fulham0 - 1West Ham
Liverpool5 - 2West Ham
Burnley0 - 2West Ham
Chelsea3 - 2West Ham
Spurs1 - 2West Ham
Wolves3 - 0West Ham
Man City3 - 0West Ham
Brighton1 - 1West Ham
Man Utd1 - 1West Ham
Bournemouth2 - 2West Ham
Leeds2 - 1West Ham
Arsenal2 - 0West Ham
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWest Ham1 - 1QPR
AWest Ham2 - 2Millwall
HWest Ham6 - 0Wrexham
AWest Ham3 - 2Bolton
HWest Ham3 - 0Derby
HWest Ham4 - 2Wolves
AWest Ham1 - 1Watford
HWest Ham1 - 2Charlton
AWest Ham2 - 2Burnley
HWest Ham3 - 0Leeds
AWest Ham1 - 3Newcastle
HWest Ham0 - 1Arsenal
AWest Ham0 - 3Brentford
HWest Ham2 - 1Everton
AWest Ham0 - 0C Palace
HWest Ham4 - 0Wolves
AWest Ham0 - 2A Villa
HWest Ham1 - 1Man City
AWest Ham1 - 0Fulham
AWest Ham2 - 5Liverpool
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Lincoln City of late. It has been 9 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Wednesday night against West Ham United.

West Ham United have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 11 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Lincoln City on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Lincoln 18th West Ham 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that West Ham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+30
Lincoln have scored 30% more goals at home than predicted
-12
West Ham have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
West Ham
1.2
1.8
Attack rating
LIN
WHU
48%
better
view stats
Games scored7
9
Failed to score2
0
Scored first5
5
Goals scored7
23
Avg. goals scored0.8
2.6
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal11
4
Conversion rate for9
23
Avg. XG for1.6
2.3
KickOff rating
+48%
Defence rating
18%
better
LIN
WHU
view stats
Games conceded5
7
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first3
4
Goals conceded11
12
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+18%

Lincoln v West Ham Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Lincoln Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10215
G WickensF DraperC ElderC McGrandles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK10
1
-
D Elerewe DEF10
2
-
T Hamer DEF4
1
1
S Bradley DEF6
-
C Elder DEF41
-
C McGrandles MID10
4
1
I Varfolomeev MID8
2
-
C Ogbene MID6
-
D Oyegoke MID3
-
B House MID911
3
-
F Draper FWD102
4
-
Subs
J Gauci GLK
-
A Coubis DEF71
-
R Towler DEF9
2
-
A Reach MID91
-
T Bayliss MID10
2
-
D Jefferies MID7
1
-
Y. Konak MID4
-
M. Riis Ladefoged FWD41
-
R Street FWD10
-
West Ham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10653
M HermansenJ BowenJ BowenK Mavropanos
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hermansen GLK10
1
-
J Veltman DEF81
1
-
K Mavropanos DEF95
3
-
M Kilman DEF101
2
-
Morato DEF61
2
-
J Bowen MID1065
1
-
A Engels MID93
1
-
M. Kanté MID931
1
1
M Solomon MID1022
-
Pablo FWD611
2
-
J Piroe FWD931
-
Subs
A Areola GLK
-
K Walker-Peters DEF92
-
O. Scarles DEF7
2
-
A. Golambeckis DEF2
-
D. Mukasa MID82
1
-
T Soucek MID22
-
L. Orford MID8
-
T Castellanos FWD912
3
-
E Austbö FWD622
-