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Lincoln City v Chelsea : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 23rd Sep, 19:45 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

We’ve League Cup action to look forward to on Tuesday evening, as Michael Skubala and his Lincoln City side host Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea at the Sincil Bank. We've got predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head statistics across every major market, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this League Cup clash.


Best Tip: Chelsea to win

This is a fixture that really only looks like going one way and, unfortunately for the home side, that way is Chelsea's. We predict Tuesday's visitors to Sincil Bank will have too much for their hosts, and it's a view backed up by each side's respective recent form stats, head-to-head (H2H) records and the odds from GB's top bookmakers too. They make an away win in the win / draw / win market the most likely result, and are willing to give a best price of 1.15.

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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

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
6%
12/114/1
Draw
12%
13/215/2
Chelsea
82%
1/62/13
Chelsea 2-0
12%
11/25/1
Chelsea 3-0
11%
6/111/2
Chelsea 1-0
8%
17/27/1
Chelsea 4-0
8%
17/215/2
Chelsea 2-1
8%
10/18/1
Chelsea 3-1
8%
10/117/2
Draw 1-1
6%
14/112/1
Chelsea 4-1
5%
14/111/1
Chelsea 5-0
5%
14/111/1
Chelsea 5-1
3%
22/118/1
Draw 0-0
3%
20/118/1
Draw 2-2
3%
28/122/1
Chelsea 3-2
3%
33/120/1
Chelsea 6-0
2%
28/120/1
Lincoln 1-0
2%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
2/52/5
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
15/89/5
Home 1st Goal
33%
3/119/5
Away 1st Goal
65%
2/92/11
No 1st Goal
1%
20/118/1
BTTS - Yes
46%
11/106/5
BTTS - No
54%
4/68/13
BTTS - Home Win
3%
22/118/1
BTTS - Draw
9%
17/217/2
BTTS - Away Win
34%
15/87/4
Home/draw
18%
4/117/4
Away/draw
94%
1/251/40
Home/away
88%
1/101/14
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/91/9
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
11/219/4
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
1/11/1
Under 3.5 Goals
53%
8/118/11
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
12/511/5
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
3/103/10
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
5/19/2
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/81/8
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/661/1000
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/118/1
Home DNB
15%
10/110/1
Away DNB
90%
1/201/33
Lincoln win to nil
3%
20/1-
Chelsea win to nil
48%
4/5-
Lincoln / Lincoln
4%
28/116/1
Lincoln / Chelsea
5%
18/116/1
Lincoln / Draw
3%
28/122/1
Draw / Lincoln
3%
28/122/1
Draw / Chelsea
20%
3/116/5
Draw / Draw
7%
10/110/1
Chelsea / Lincoln
2%
50/150/1
Chelsea / Chelsea
53%
8/158/15
Chelsea / Draw
4%
22/122/1
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Win / draw / win form
Lincoln
20 games
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln1 - 0Burton
HLincoln2 - 2Wigan
HLincoln1 - 1Mansfield
ALincoln1 - 0Burton
ALincoln1 - 1Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Northampton
HLincoln3 - 2Plymouth
ALincoln3 - 1Harrogate
ALincoln0 - 2AFC Wim
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
HLincoln0 - 2Wrexham
ALincoln2 - 3Stockport
HLincoln4 - 2Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Reading
HLincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
ALincoln2 - 2Charlton
HLincoln1 - 0Huddersfield
ALincoln0 - 1Wycombe
HLincoln0 - 0Exeter
HLincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Chelsea
20 games
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AChelsea2 - 2Brentford
HChelsea2 - 0Fulham
AChelsea5 - 1West Ham
HChelsea0 - 0C Palace
AChelsea4 - 1Real Betis
AChelsea1 - 0Nottm Forest
HChelsea1 - 0Man Utd
AChelsea0 - 2Newcastle
HChelsea1 - 0Djurgårdens
HChelsea3 - 1Liverpool
AChelsea4 - 1Djurgårdens
HChelsea1 - 0Everton
AChelsea2 - 1Fulham
HChelsea1 - 2L. Warsaw
HChelsea2 - 2Ipswich
AChelsea3 - 0L. Warsaw
AChelsea0 - 0Brentford
HChelsea1 - 0Spurs
AChelsea0 - 1Arsenal
HChelsea1 - 0Kobenhavn
Goal Statistics

Chelsea's forwards have been in fine form of late, finding the net twice or more in 3 consecutive League Cup matches. A PG of 2.8 suggests that run should continue on Tuesday evening.

Lincoln Chelsea
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.7
goals
2.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that Lincoln will fail to score
1
17%
2
24%
3
22%
4
16%
5+
22%
There is a 83% probability that Chelsea will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.7
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Chelsea
0.7
2.8
Attack rating
LIN
CHE
11%
better
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Games scored16
17
Failed to score4
2
Scored first15
13
Goals scored31
37
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for20
19
Avg. XG for1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
LIN
CHE
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
10
Clean sheets8
9
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded20
14
Avg. goals conceded1
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
10
Conversion rate against13%
10%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+13%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Lincoln v Chelsea will show here when available.

Lincoln League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
Z JeacockF DraperF DraperT Bayliss
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z Jeacock GLK2
-
R Towler DEF2
-
T Darikwa DEF2
-
T Hamer DEF2
-
C McGrandles MID2
-
T Bayliss MID2
1
-
F Draper FWD211
-
E Ring FWD2
-
J Collins FWD21
-
A Jackson DEF1
1
-
J Moylan MID11
-
E Hamilton MID1
-
R Hackett FWD1
-
B House FWD11
-
Chelsea League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE