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

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

the Bramall Lane plays host on Saturday afternoon, as Chris Wilder's Sheffield United are visited by 's Lincoln City in the Championship. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (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 stats for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Sheffield United's next match is v Bristol C at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
Lincoln City's next match is v Millwall at 12:30 on Saturday 17th October
The last English Championship meeting between Sheff Utd and Lincoln was on Saturday 10th October 2026
English Championship
October 10th 2026
Sheff Utd 3
0 Lincoln
 
P. Bamford 43'
T. Chong 52'
P. Bamford 77'
 
SHU
LIN
Shots On
5
3
Shots Off
2
5
Corners
2
2
Possession
56%
44%
Fouls
14
17
Yellow/red cards
4/0
3/0
 
Sheff UtdLincoln
 
M. Cooper
S. McCallum
J. Tanganga
J. Rothwell (J. Riedewald 85')
H. Choudhury (M. McGuinness 73')
T. Cannon (T. Campbell 85')
L. Kitching
T. Chongfootball icon (R. Donovan 78')
S. Peck
B. Brereton (R. One 84')
P. Bamfordfootball iconfootball icon
G. Wickens
(C. Elder 78') A. Reach
(C. Ogbene 62') R. Towler
S. Bradley
D. Elerewe
T. Bayliss
(Y. Konak 62') C. McGrandles
(T. Hamer 79') D. Jeffries
R. Street
B. House
(M. Riis Ladefoged 62') F. Draper

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

It's not the news we want to be reporting, but it's all-but impossible to predict a thriller here. The stats suggest Sheff Utd and Lincoln both are capable of keeping it tight at the back, and the odds point towards a tie with fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think they're probably right and, without an obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals feels like the right bet on this match.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of Lincoln coming away with a win.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Utd
30%
21/20
11%
-
Draw
28%
5/2-
Lincoln
41%
12/5
13%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
7%
-
Lincoln 1-0
13%
10/1
8%
-
Sheff Utd 1-0
11%
7/1-
Draw 0-0
10%
10/1-
Lincoln 2-1
8%
11/1
8%
-
Lincoln 2-0
8%
18/1
10%
-
Sheff Utd 2-1
7%
8/1
6%
-
Sheff Utd 2-0
5%
9/1
11%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
12/1
13%
-
Lincoln 3-1
3%
25/1
10%
-
Lincoln 3-0
3%
40/1-
Sheff Utd 3-1
2%
16/1
13%
-
Sheff Utd 3-0
2%
18/1
12%
-
Lincoln 3-2
2%
33/1-
Sheff Utd 3-2
1%
25/1
13%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
44%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
5/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
46%
8/11-
BTTS - No
54%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
3/1
7%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
11/2
13%
-
Home/draw
59%
3/10
4%
-
Away/draw
70%
8/11
9%
-
Home/away
72%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
11/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
4/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
10/1-
Home DNB
50%
1/2
7%
-
Away DNB
61%
6/4
9%
-
Sheff Utd win to nil
19%
11/4
10%
-
Lincoln win to nil
26%
11/2
7%
-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
25%
9/4
8%
-
Sheff Utd / Lincoln
3%
28/1
15%
-
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Sheff Utd
15%
9/2
10%
-
Draw / Lincoln
11%
13/2
12%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Lincoln / Sheff Utd
4%
22/1-
Lincoln / Lincoln
15%
9/2
15%
-
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

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. Sheff Utd have conceded 9 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

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

Lincoln lay in 12th place on 11 points in the Championship league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 4 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lincoln have conceded 4 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Lincoln have played 4 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea10721923 
Mar 3
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
Feb 20
2
M'Boro10631621 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
3
West Ham105411719 
Dec 4
Mar 17
l
 
0-6A
Feb 16
4
Birmingham10451617 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 6
Oct 31
Jan 23
5
QPR10451617 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Jan 30
Nov 7
6
Wolves10523317 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
Nov 28
Mar 13
7
West Brom10523217 
Apr 3
Dec 18
Dec 26
Mar 20
8
Southampton106221116 
Nov 24
May 1
d
 
1-1A
Apr 10
9
Stoke10514116 
Feb 20
l
 
2-1F
Dec 9
Apr 24
10
Blackburn10433215 
Apr 7
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 21
11
Millwall10424014 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Jan 16
Oct 17
12
Bristol C10424-214 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Apr 6
w
 
0-1F
13
Charlton10352-314 
Jan 30
Nov 7
May 1
Nov 24
14
Bolton10415-313 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 20
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
15
Sheff Utd10334012 
-
-
Feb 27
l
 
3-0A
16
Portsmouth9324-111 
Feb 16
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
17
Wrexham10253-411 
Oct 30
Jan 23
Nov 21
Feb 6
18
Lincoln10325-1011 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 27
-
-
19
Cardiff10244110 
Apr 17
d
 
2-2A
Mar 16
Dec 5
20
Norwich10307-39 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 10
Dec 13
Jan 1
21
Burnley11155-58 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Oct 24
Dec 29
22
Watford10226-118 
Nov 21
Feb 6
Jan 26
Nov 3
23
Derby10136-106 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Apr 3
Dec 19
24
Preston10118-124 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
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Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd0 - 1Wolves
Sheff Utd1 - 3Norwich
Sheff Utd3 - 2Bolton
Sheff Utd0 - 0Birmingham
Sheff Utd2 - 3Preston
Sheff Utd1 - 3Blackburn
Sheff Utd2 - 1Hull
Sheff Utd3 - 3Swansea
Sheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
Sheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
Sheff Utd1 - 2Coventry
Sheff Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
Sheff Utd3 - 1Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd3 - 1Ipswich
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
Sheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
Sheff Utd1 - 1Norwich
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Utd1 - 2Stoke
HSheff Utd0 - 1Wolves
ASheff Utd2 - 1Blackburn
HSheff Utd1 - 3Norwich
HSheff Utd3 - 2Bolton
ASheff Utd2 - 2Cardiff
ASheff Utd0 - 0Swansea
HSheff Utd0 - 0Birmingham
ASheff Utd2 - 1Derby
HSheff Utd2 - 3Preston
HSheff Utd1 - 3Blackburn
ASheff Utd2 - 0Watford
HSheff Utd2 - 1Hull
ASheff Utd0 - 1Bristol C
HSheff Utd3 - 3Swansea
HSheff Utd1 - 2Wrexham
ASheff Utd1 - 1Birmingham
ASheff Utd1 - 2Norwich
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
ASheff Utd2 - 0QPR
Lincoln 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C0 - 1Lincoln
Preston0 - 1Lincoln
Bolton0 - 1Lincoln
M'Boro2 - 1Lincoln
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
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
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Lincoln City of late. It has been 8 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Sheffield United.

Sheff Utd 15th Lincoln 18th
Kickoff prediction
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1.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Sheff Utd have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
+33
Lincoln have scored 33% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1
1.2
Attack rating
SHU
LIN
14%
better
view stats
Games scored5
7
Failed to score3
1
Scored first1
5
Goals scored9
7
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
10
Avg. XG for1
1.6
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
SHU
LIN
29%
better
view stats
Games conceded6
4
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first5
2
Goals conceded11
8
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
10
Conversion rate against11%
10%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+29%

Sheff Utd v Lincoln Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10424
M CooperP BamfordS McCallumJ Tanganga
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK10
-
H Choudhury DEF7
1
1
J Tanganga DEF102
4
-
L Kitching DEF6
3
-
S McCallum DEF92
3
-
S. Peck MID1012
2
-
J Rothwell MID72
-
T Chong MID411
-
B Díaz MID81
-
T Cannon FWD93
-
P Bamford FWD941
-
Subs
A Davies GLK
-
H Burrows DEF2
1
-
M McGuinness DEF7
1
-
O Arblaster MID8
1
-
R Donovan MID81
1
-
J Riedewald MID5
-
J Ayew FWD2
-
T Campbell FWD71
-
R One FWD2
-
Lincoln Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10215
G WickensF DraperB HouseC McGrandles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK10
1
-
D Elerewe DEF10
2
-
S Bradley DEF6
-
R Towler DEF9
2
-
D Jefferies MID7
1
-
T Bayliss MID10
2
-
C McGrandles MID10
4
1
A Reach MID91
-
R Street FWD10
-
B House FWD911
3
-
F Draper FWD102
4
-
Subs
J Gauci GLK
-
C Elder DEF41
-
T Hamer DEF4
1
1
D Oyegoke DEF3
-
I Varfolomeev MID8
2
-
Y. Konak MID4
-
M. Riis Ladefoged FWD41
-
I Olaofe FWD4
1
-
C Ogbene FWD6
-