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

Wed 14th Oct, 20:00 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Wednesday night sees ’s Lincoln City and Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo’s West Ham United go up against one another in a Championship clash at the Sincil Bank. All the odds are provided directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Championship match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Lincoln
38%
--
Draw
24%
--
West Ham
38%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
West Ham 2-1
8%
--
Lincoln 2-1
8%
--
West Ham 1-0
7%
--
Lincoln 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
West Ham 2-0
6%
--
Lincoln 2-0
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
West Ham 3-1
4%
--
Lincoln 3-1
4%
--
West Ham 3-2
3%
--
Lincoln 3-2
3%
--
West Ham 3-0
3%
--
Lincoln 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
55%
--
Away DNB
55%
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Lincoln win to nil
17%
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West Ham win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Lincoln have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 12th 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

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn zero and won 1. Lincoln have conceded 4 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and kept 1 clean sheet.

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 2nd place on 15 points in the Championship league table having played 8 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 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 22 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. West Ham have conceded 11 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
Swansea8521717 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 20
Jan 16
Oct 17
2
West Ham84311115 
Oct 14
Feb 16
-
-
3
M'Boro8431415 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
Dec 8
Apr 24
4
Wolves7421514 
Nov 28
Mar 13
w
 
4-2F
Apr 20
5
West Brom8422214 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Oct 31
Jan 23
6
QPR8341313 
Jan 30
Nov 7
Oct 9
Feb 27
7
Stoke8413113 
Dec 9
Apr 24
Nov 28
Mar 13
8
Bristol C8413-113 
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
Dec 12
Jan 1
9
Charlton8332-312 
May 1
Nov 24
l
 
1-2A
Mar 2
10
Birmingham8251111 
Oct 31
Jan 23
Apr 3
Dec 19
11
Millwall8323011 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Feb 21
d
 
2-2A
12
Lincoln8323-111 
-
-
Feb 16
Oct 14
13
Southampton8422910 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
Oct 24
Dec 29
14
Wrexham8242-310 
Nov 21
Feb 6
w
 
6-0F
Feb 13
15
Bolton8314-410 
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
Apr 6
w
 
2-3F
16
Blackburn823309 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 21
Jan 30
Nov 7
17
Norwich8305-19 
Dec 13
Jan 1
Dec 26
Mar 20
18
Sheff Utd8233-29 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Mar 17
Dec 4
19
Portsmouth7223-18 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
May 1
Nov 24
20
Watford8224-38 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
21
Cardiff8143-27 
Mar 16
Dec 5
Jan 27
Nov 4
22
Derby8125-75 
Apr 3
Dec 19
w
 
3-0F
Apr 10
23
Preston8116-74 
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
Nov 21
Feb 6
24
Burnley8044-84 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 12TH
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
33
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ALincoln2 - 0Cardiff
West Ham 2ND
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
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HWest Ham0 - 0Bournemouth
Goal Statistics

West Ham United have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 10 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Lincoln City on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Lincoln 12th West Ham 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% 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
1.5
1.5
Attack rating
LIN
WHU
46%
better
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Games scored7
8
Failed to score1
0
Scored first5
5
Goals scored7
22
Avg. goals scored0.9
2.8
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal10
4
Conversion rate for10
25
Avg. XG for1.6
2.3
KickOff rating
+46%
Defence rating
29%
better
LIN
WHU
view stats
Games conceded4
6
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first2
3
Goals conceded8
11
Avg. goals conceded1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against10%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+29%

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
8214
G WickensF DraperR HackettF Draper
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK8
1
-
A Reach DEF81
-
D Elerewe DEF8
1
-
C McGrandles MID8
3
-
T Bayliss MID8
1
-
F Draper FWD82
4
-
R Hackett FWD821
-
R Street FWD8
-
R Towler DEF7
2
-
I Varfolomeev MID7
2
-
B House FWD711
3
-
A Coubis DEF61
-
D Jefferies MID6
1
-
S Bradley DEF4
-
C Ogbene FWD4
-
I Olaofe FWD4
1
-
M. Riis Ladefoged FWD31
-
D Oyegoke DEF2
-
C Elder DEF21
-
T Darikwa DEF21
-
T Hamer DEF2
1
-
Y. Konak MID2
-
M Melia FWD2
-
J Honohan DEF1
-
West Ham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8433
M HermansenJ BowenJ BowenT Castellanos
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hermansen GLK8
1
-
M Kilman DEF81
2
-
M. Kanté MID831
1
1
M Solomon FWD822
-
J Bowen FWD843
1
-
J Veltman DEF71
1
-
K Mavropanos DEF74
2
-
O. Scarles DEF7
2
-
K Walker-Peters DEF72
-
L. Orford MID7
-
D. Mukasa MID72
1
-
A Engels MID72
-
J Piroe FWD73
-
T Castellanos FWD712
3
-
Morato DEF41
1
-
E Austbö FWD411
-
Pablo FWD41
1
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF1
-
A. Golambeckis DEF1
-
J. Ajala FWD1
-
K Briceño FWD1
-