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

Sat 10th Oct, 15:00 BST, Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Home advantage makes a difference in the Championship, and Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United will have the joy of it on Saturday afternoon. ’s Lincoln City are their opponents at the Bramall Lane. Championship stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. It's all on this page, with graphics and odds available for every betting markets via the tabs.

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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.

An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 40% chance of Lincoln coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Sheff Utd 31%	19/20 5%	-
Draw 29%	12/5 3%	-
Lincoln 40%	5/2 10%	-
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%	12/1	-
Lincoln 2-0 8%	18/1 10%	-
Sheff Utd 2-1 7%	8/1 6%	-
Sheff Utd 2-0 6%	9/1 11%	-
Draw 2-2 4%	14/1	-
Lincoln 3-1 3%	28/1	-
Lincoln 3-0 3%	40/1	-
Sheff Utd 3-1 2%	16/1 13%	-
Sheff Utd 3-0 2%	16/1	-
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%	13/10 3%	-
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 15%	6/1 7%	-
Home/draw 60%	2/7 3%	-
Away/draw 69%	4/5 6%	-
Home/away 71%	3/10 1%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 66%	2/7	-
Under 1.5 Goals 34%	11/4	-
Over 3.5 Goals 19%	12/5 6%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 81%	1/3 2%	-
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 51%	4/9 3%	-
Away DNB 60%	13/8 4%	-
Sheff Utd win to nil 19%	5/2 3%	-
Lincoln win to nil 25%	11/2 7%	-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd 26%	11/5 7%	-
Sheff Utd / Lincoln 3%	28/1 15%	-
Sheff Utd / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / Sheff Utd 17%	4/1	-
Draw / Lincoln 10%	7/1 6%	-
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	-
Lincoln / Sheff Utd 4%	22/1	-
Lincoln / Lincoln 14%	5/1 8%	-
Lincoln / Draw 6%	14/1	-

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.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Sheff Utd Lincoln
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Swansea	8	5	2	1	7	17	Mar 3	d 0-00-0	l 1-2F	Feb 20
2	West Ham	8	4	3	1	11	15	Dec 4	Mar 17	Oct 14	Feb 16
3	M'Boro	8	4	3	1	4	15	Dec 26	Mar 20	Mar 6	l 2-1F
4	Wolves	7	4	2	1	5	14	l 0-1A	Feb 13	Nov 28	Mar 13
5	West Brom	8	4	2	2	2	14	Apr 3	Dec 18	Dec 26	Mar 20
6	QPR	8	3	4	1	3	13	Mar 13	Nov 28	Jan 30	Nov 7
7	Stoke	8	4	1	3	1	13	Feb 20	l 2-1F	Dec 9	Apr 24
8	Bristol C	8	4	1	3	-1	13	Jan 16	Oct 17	Apr 6	w 0-1F
9	Charlton	8	3	3	2	-3	12	Jan 30	Nov 7	May 1	Nov 24
10	Birmingham	8	2	5	1	1	11	d 0-00-0	Mar 6	Oct 31	Jan 23
11	Millwall	8	3	2	3	0	11	Apr 24	Dec 8	Jan 16	Oct 17
12	Lincoln	8	3	2	3	-1	11	Oct 10	Feb 27	-	-
13	Southampton	8	4	2	2	9	10	Nov 24	May 1	d 1-1A	Apr 10
14	Wrexham	8	2	4	2	-3	10	Oct 30	Jan 23	Nov 21	Feb 6
15	Bolton	8	3	1	4	-4	10	w 3-2A	Apr 20	Apr 17	w 0-1F
16	Blackburn	8	2	3	3	0	9	Apr 7	w 1-2A	d 0-00-0	Apr 21
17	Norwich	8	3	0	5	-1	9	l 1-3A	Apr 10	Dec 13	Jan 1
18	Sheff Utd	8	2	3	3	-2	9	-	-	Feb 27	Oct 10
19	Portsmouth	7	2	2	3	-1	8	Feb 16	Oct 14	l 1-3A	Mar 3
20	Watford	8	2	2	4	-3	8	Nov 21	Feb 6	Jan 26	Nov 3
21	Cardiff	8	1	4	3	-2	7	Apr 17	d 2-2A	Mar 16	Dec 5
22	Derby	8	1	2	5	-7	5	Oct 24	Dec 29	Apr 3	Dec 19
23	Preston	8	1	1	6	-7	4	Jan 26	Nov 3	Feb 13	w 0-1F
24	Burnley	8	0	4	4	-8	4	Dec 12	Jan 1	Oct 24	Dec 29

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Win / draw / win form

Lincoln have won 3 consecutive away league games

Lincoln have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive away league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd	0 - 1	Wolves
Sheff Utd	1 - 3	Norwich
Sheff Utd	3 - 2	Bolton
Sheff Utd	0 - 0	Birmingham
Sheff Utd	2 - 3	Preston
Sheff Utd	1 - 3	Blackburn
Sheff Utd	2 - 1	Hull
Sheff Utd	3 - 3	Swansea
Sheff Utd	1 - 2	Wrexham
Sheff Utd	1 - 1	West Brom
Sheff Utd	1 - 2	Coventry
Sheff Utd	2 - 1	Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd	1 - 2	M'Boro
Sheff Utd	3 - 1	Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd	3 - 1	Ipswich
Sheff Utd	3 - 1	Leicester
Sheff Utd	3 - 0	Birmingham
Sheff Utd	1 - 1	Norwich
Sheff Utd	4 - 0	Stoke
Sheff Utd	3 - 0	Portsmouth

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Sheff Utd	1 - 2	Stoke
H	Sheff Utd	0 - 1	Wolves
A	Sheff Utd	2 - 1	Blackburn
H	Sheff Utd	1 - 3	Norwich
H	Sheff Utd	3 - 2	Bolton
A	Sheff Utd	2 - 2	Cardiff
A	Sheff Utd	0 - 0	Swansea
H	Sheff Utd	0 - 0	Birmingham
A	Sheff Utd	2 - 1	Derby
H	Sheff Utd	2 - 3	Preston
H	Sheff Utd	1 - 3	Blackburn
A	Sheff Utd	2 - 0	Watford
H	Sheff Utd	2 - 1	Hull
A	Sheff Utd	0 - 1	Bristol C
H	Sheff Utd	3 - 3	Swansea
H	Sheff Utd	1 - 2	Wrexham
A	Sheff Utd	1 - 1	Birmingham
A	Sheff Utd	1 - 2	Norwich
H	Sheff Utd	1 - 1	West Brom
A	Sheff Utd	2 - 0	QPR

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

19 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

1 / 20

Won

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C	0 - 1	Lincoln
Preston	0 - 1	Lincoln
Bolton	0 - 1	Lincoln
M'Boro	2 - 1	Lincoln
Port Vale	0 - 2	Lincoln
Doncaster	0 - 2	Lincoln
Stevenage	2 - 2	Lincoln
Reading	1 - 2	Lincoln
Huddersfield	2 - 2	Lincoln
Exeter	0 - 1	Lincoln
Cardiff	0 - 2	Lincoln
Mansfield	0 - 2	Lincoln
Plymouth	1 - 4	Lincoln
Wigan	0 - 1	Lincoln
Luton	2 - 2	Lincoln
Barnsley	0 - 2	Lincoln
Stockport	1 - 2	Lincoln
Blackpool	2 - 2	Lincoln
Wycombe	3 - 2	Lincoln
Rotherham	3 - 0	Lincoln

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

19 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

1 / 20

Won

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Lincoln	1 - 2	Swansea
A	Lincoln	1 - 0	Bristol C
A	Lincoln	1 - 0	Preston
H	Lincoln	1 - 1	Southampton
H	Lincoln	0 - 0	Blackburn
A	Lincoln	1 - 0	Bolton
H	Lincoln	1 - 3	Portsmouth
A	Lincoln	1 - 2	M'Boro
A	Lincoln	2 - 0	Port Vale
H	Lincoln	4 - 3	Wycombe
A	Lincoln	2 - 0	Doncaster
A	Lincoln	2 - 2	Stevenage
H	Lincoln	2 - 1	L Orient
A	Lincoln	2 - 1	Reading
H	Lincoln	1 - 0	AFC Wim
H	Lincoln	3 - 0	Rotherham
A	Lincoln	2 - 2	Huddersfield
H	Lincoln	3 - 1	Stockport
A	Lincoln	1 - 0	Exeter
A	Lincoln	2 - 0	Cardiff

Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem 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 18th	Lincoln 12th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.0 goals	1.2 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 35% 1 37% 2 19% 3 4+ There is a 72% 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

SHU

LIN

14%

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Games scored	5		7
Failed to score	3		1
Scored first	1		5
Goals scored	9		7
Avg. goals scored	1.1		0.9
Avg. shots per game	7		9
Avg. shots per goal	6		10
Conversion rate for	17		10
Avg. XG for	1		1.6
KickOff rating		+14%

SHU

LIN

29%

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Games conceded	6		4
Clean sheets	2		4
Conceded first	5		2
Goals conceded	11		8
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1
Avg. shots/game conceded	12		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		10
Conversion rate against	11%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.7		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 starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
8	2	2	3
M Cooper	T Cannon	S. Peck	J Tanganga

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Cooper GLK	8			-
J Tanganga DEF	8	1		3 -
S. Peck MID	8	1	2	1 -
R Norrington-Davies DEF	7			2 -
S McCallum DEF	7		1	1 -
O Arblaster MID	7			1 -
T Cannon FWD	7	2		-
P Bamford FWD	7	2	1	-
K Phillips MID	6	1	1	1 -
B Díaz FWD	6			-
R Donovan FWD	6	1		1 -
J Shackleton DEF	5			-
M McGuinness DEF	5			1 -
H Choudhury MID	5			-
J Rothwell MID	5		1	-
T Campbell FWD	5		1	-
L Kitching DEF	4			2 -
J Riedewald MID	4			-
J. Baptiste DEF	3			-
M Doherty DEF	2			-
F Seriki DEF	2			-
H Burrows DEF	2			1 -
T Chong MID	2			-
J Ayew FWD	2			-
R One FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	5	2	2
T Cannon	T Cannon	S. Peck	S. Peck

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Cannon FWD	2	5
P Bamford FWD	2	4	1	1
J Tanganga DEF	1	2
S. Peck MID	1	4	2	2
K Phillips MID	1	1	1
R Donovan FWD	1	2		1
S McCallum DEF		2	1	1
B Díaz FWD		1
M McGuinness DEF		1
J Rothwell MID			1	1
T Campbell FWD		2	1	1
J Riedewald MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
299	14	64
S. Peck	S McCallum	S McCallum

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
S. Peck MID	299	7	29
M Cooper GLK	291		8
J Tanganga DEF	279	7	46
S McCallum DEF	194	14	64
H Choudhury MID	152	13	20
L Kitching DEF	151	7	15
K Phillips MID	142	10	26
M McGuinness DEF	121	5	18
O Arblaster MID	115	2	14
P Bamford FWD	109	4	23
B Díaz FWD	96	5	18
R Donovan FWD	79	14	30
R Norrington-Davies DEF	74	4	11
J Rothwell MID	74	2	3
J Riedewald MID	59	2	7
J. Baptiste DEF	56	4	6
T Cannon FWD	52	1	29
F Seriki DEF	48	5	11
T Campbell FWD	46	1	5
H Burrows DEF	36	1	4
J Shackleton DEF	22		1
M Doherty DEF	17	1	2
T Chong MID	10	1	2
J Ayew FWD	8	1	4
R One FWD	3	1	2

Lincoln Championship squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
8	2	1	4
G Wickens	F Draper	R Hackett	F Draper

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
G Wickens GLK	8			1 -
A Reach DEF	8	1		-
D Elerewe DEF	8			1 -
C McGrandles MID	8			3 -
T Bayliss MID	8			1 -
F Draper FWD	8	2		4 -
R Hackett FWD	8	2	1	-
R Street FWD	8			-
R Towler DEF	7			2 -
I Varfolomeev MID	7			2 -
B House FWD	7	1	1	3 -
A Coubis DEF	6		1	-
D Jefferies MID	6			1 -
S Bradley DEF	4			-
C Ogbene FWD	4			-
I Olaofe FWD	4			1 -
M. Riis Ladefoged FWD	3	1		-
T Darikwa DEF	2		1	-
T Hamer DEF	2			1 -
D Oyegoke DEF	2			-
C Elder DEF	2		1	-
Y. Konak MID	2			-
M Melia FWD	2			-
J Honohan DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	6	1	1
F Draper	F Draper	R Hackett	T Bayliss

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
F Draper FWD	2	6		1
R Hackett FWD	2	4	1	1
A Reach DEF	1	2
B House FWD	1	3	1	1
M. Riis Ladefoged FWD	1	1		1
D Elerewe DEF		1
C McGrandles MID		1
T Bayliss MID		1		1
R Street FWD		1		1
I Varfolomeev MID		1
A Coubis DEF		1	1	1
D Jefferies MID		1
S Bradley DEF		1
C Ogbene FWD		3
T Darikwa DEF			1
C Elder DEF			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
320	22	44
G Wickens	C McGrandles	D Elerewe

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
G Wickens GLK	320		4
C McGrandles MID	227	22	42
D Elerewe DEF	222	10	44
A Reach DEF	175	11	30
I Varfolomeev MID	157	15	28
R Towler DEF	142	6	26
S Bradley DEF	132	3	20
A Coubis DEF	122	7	19
R Hackett FWD	102	7	18
T Bayliss MID	87	7	13
F Draper FWD	77	5	42
B House FWD	71	21	44
D Jefferies MID	64	14	19
C Elder DEF	61	5	8
R Street FWD	46	10	25
T Hamer DEF	37	1	18
D Oyegoke DEF	22	3	10
C Ogbene FWD	21	1	4
T Darikwa DEF	21	2	4
M. Riis Ladefoged FWD	15		7
Y. Konak MID	13		3
I Olaofe FWD	11		2
M Melia FWD	1		2
J Honohan DEF	1		1

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

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

Home league performance

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

Away league performance

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