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

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg's Middlesbrough side will have home backing in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as 's Lincoln City travel to the Riverside Stadium. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the selected market. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.

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Middlesbrough's next match is v Blackburn at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Lincoln City's next match is v Portsmouth at 12:30 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English Championship meeting between M'Boro and Lincoln was on Saturday 15th August 2026
English Championship
August 15th 2026
M'Boro 2
1 Lincoln
 
W. Lankshear 62'12' A. Reach
W. Lankshear 90'
 
MID
LIN
Shots On
7
2
Shots Off
8
4
Corners
5
5
Possession
76%
24%
Fouls
12
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
M'BoroLincoln
 
R. Vítek
C. Brittain
L. Ayling
A. Malanda
S. Berhalter
L. Castledine (M. Peart-Harris 63')
W. Lankshearfootball iconfootball icon
M. Whittaker (A. Jones 90')
K. Joseph (J. Sarmiento 71')
V. Borges dos Santos Neto (M. Arfsten 63')
A. Raslan Kanté (R. McGree 63')
G. Wickens
(A. Coubis 90') T. Darikwa
(T. Bayliss 90') football iconA. Reach
R. Towler
C. McGrandles
(R. Hackett-Fairchild 71') B. House
T. Hamer
D. Elerewe
(R. Street 59') D. Jeffries
I. Varfolomeev
(I. Olaofe 59') F. Draper

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Best Tip: M'Boro to win

We're predicting M'Boro will come out on top after 90 minutes on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The recent form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all suggest that they are more than capable of getting the job done and, as favourites with the bookies, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home supporters when the referee blows the final whistle at Riverside Stadium.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 66% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.33.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
66%
8/15
1%
1/3
Draw
20%
7/217/4
5%
Lincoln
15%
19/4
7%
8/1
M'Boro 2-0
11%
6/15/1
M'Boro 1-0
11%
6/111/2
M'Boro 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Draw 1-1
9%
7/115/2
6%
M'Boro 3-0
8%
10/1
6%
13/2
M'Boro 3-1
7%
11/19/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/1
13%
12/1
13%
Lincoln 1-0
4%
14/116/1
Draw 2-2
4%
18/116/1
M'Boro 4-0
4%
20/1
15%
11/1
9%
Lincoln 2-1
4%
16/1
9%
20/1
11%
M'Boro 4-1
4%
22/114/1
M'Boro 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
Lincoln 2-0
2%
28/128/1
M'Boro 5-0
2%
40/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
4/58/13
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
1/123/20
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/9
2%
2/7
Away 1st Goal
39%
15/8
3%
29/10
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1
13%
12/1
BTTS - Yes
51%
10/11
5%
1/1
2%
BTTS - No
49%
4/5
4%
8/11
2%
BTTS - Home Win
29%
12/52/1
3%
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/25/1
8%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
10/1
13%
12/1
Home/draw
85%
1/71/16
1%
Away/draw
34%
11/8
3%
9/4
2%
Home/away
80%
2/112/13
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/4
2%
1/5
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
3/1
4%
10/3
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
2/18/5
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
2/510/21
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
9/27/2
2%
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/72/11
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/115/2
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/18
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
11/112/1
13%
Home DNB
80%
1/5
3%
1/11
Away DNB
28%
10/3
14%
11/2
M'Boro win to nil
37%
6/4
5%
-
Lincoln win to nil
7%
9/1
13%
-
M'Boro / M'Boro
41%
13/10
4%
17/20
3%
M'Boro / Lincoln
2%
40/140/1
M'Boro / Draw
5%
14/114/1
Draw / M'Boro
20%
10/316/5
Draw / Lincoln
6%
11/114/1
Draw / Draw
11%
11/2
6%
13/2
6%
Lincoln / M'Boro
4%
20/118/1
12%
Lincoln / Lincoln
7%
9/1
12%
11/1
9%
Lincoln / Draw
4%
16/116/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
QPR110023 
Apr 10
Sep 5
Jan 30
Nov 7
2
Millwall110023 
Sep 8
Apr 6
Jan 16
Oct 17
3
Charlton110013 
Oct 31
Jan 23
May 1
Nov 24
4
M'Boro110013 
-
-
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
5
West Brom110013 
Aug 29
Apr 17
Dec 26
Mar 20
6
Swansea110013 
Nov 24
May 1
Sep 19
Feb 20
7
Bolton110013 
Dec 29
Oct 23
Apr 17
Aug 29
8
Watford110013 
Jan 30
Nov 7
Jan 26
Nov 3
9
West Ham101001 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Oct 14
Feb 16
10
Blackburn101001 
Mar 2
Aug 22
Sep 1
Apr 21
11
Burnley101001 
Apr 20
Sep 2
Oct 24
Dec 29
12
Wolves101001 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Nov 28
Mar 13
13
Wrexham101001 
Jan 27
Nov 4
Nov 21
Feb 6
14
Cardiff101001 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Mar 16
Dec 5
15
Sheff Utd101001 
Mar 20
Dec 26
Feb 27
Oct 10
16
Birmingham101001 
Feb 20
Sep 19
Oct 31
Jan 23
17
Preston1001-10 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Feb 13
Sep 12
18
Stoke1001-10 
Feb 17
Oct 13
Dec 9
Apr 24
19
Lincoln1001-10 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 6
-
-
20
Norwich1001-10 
Sep 12
Feb 13
Dec 12
Jan 1
21
Derby1001-10 
Dec 5
Mar 16
Apr 3
Dec 19
22
Portsmouth1001-20 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Aug 22
Mar 3
23
Bristol C1001-20 
Nov 21
Feb 6
Apr 6
Sep 8
24
Southampton1001-1-4 
Mar 13
Nov 27
Sep 5
Apr 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Lincoln have won 3 consecutive league games
29
Lincoln have not lost in 29 consecutive league games
M'Boro 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro0 - 0Southampton
M'Boro5 - 1Watford
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
M'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
M'Boro1 - 2Millwall
M'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
M'Boro0 - 1Charlton
M'Boro1 - 1Leicester
M'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Norwich
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Southampton
M'Boro0 - 1Hull
M'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
M'Boro3 - 1QPR
M'Boro2 - 1Derby
M'Boro2 - 4Coventry
M'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
M'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
M'Boro2 - 1Ipswich
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro0 - 1Hull
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
HM'Boro0 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro2 - 2Wrexham
HM'Boro5 - 1Watford
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
AM'Boro2 - 2Ipswich
HM'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
AM'Boro2 - 2Swansea
HM'Boro1 - 2Millwall
AM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
HM'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
HM'Boro0 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 0QPR
AM'Boro3 - 1Birmingham
HM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
HM'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
AM'Boro1 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro2 - 1Sheff Utd
HM'Boro1 - 0Norwich
Lincoln 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
17
D
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HLincoln2 - 1Burton
Goal Statistics
M'Boro 4th Lincoln 19th
Kickoff prediction
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2.1
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that M'Boro will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Lincoln scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+31
Lincoln have scored 31% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
2.1
0.9
Attack rating
0%
better
MID
LIN
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
MID
LIN
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

M'Boro v Lincoln Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1210
R VítekW. LankshearR McGree
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Vítek GLK1
-
C Brittain DEF1
-
L Ayling DEF1
-
A Malanda DEF1
-
N Borges DEF1
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID1
-
S Berhalter MID1
-
M Whittaker MID1
-
L. Castledine MID1
-
W. Lankshear FWD12
-
K Joseph FWD1
-
Subs
S Brynn GLK
-
A Jones DEF1
-
M Arfsten DEF1
-
G Edmundson DEF
-
R McGree MID11
-
M Peart-Harris MID1
-
C. Ibeh MID
-
F. Cartwright MID
-
J Sarmiento  FWD1
-
Lincoln Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
G WickensA ReachT DarikwaF Draper
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK1
-
T Darikwa DEF11
-
T Hamer DEF1
-
R Towler DEF1
-
D Elerewe DEF1
-
A Reach DEF11
-
D Jefferies MID1
-
C McGrandles MID1
-
I Varfolomeev MID1
-
F Draper FWD1
1
-
B House FWD1
-
Subs
J Gauci GLK
-
A Coubis DEF1
-
C Elder DEF
-
J Honohan DEF
-
R Hackett MID1
-
T Bayliss MID1
-
M Melia FWD
-
R Street FWD1
-
I Olaofe FWD1
1
-