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Lincoln City v Bradford City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

It's a long trek for Graham Alexander's Bradford City side on Tuesday evening, as they visit the Sincil Bank for a League One showdown with Michael Skubala's Lincoln City. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. The best odds are also given.

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Lincoln City's next match is v Bolton at 15:00 on Saturday 14th February
Bradford City's next match is v Peterborough at 15:00 on Saturday 14th February
The last English League One meeting between Lincoln and Bradford was on Tuesday 27th January 2026
English League One
January 27th 2026
Lincoln 3
0 Bradford
 
F. Draper 7'
J. Moylan 41'
B. House 86'
 
LIN
BRD
Shots On
8
1
Shots Off
6
1
Corners
5
1
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
8
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
LincolnBradford
 
G. Wickens
T. Darikwa
A. Reach (R. Towler 90')
J. Moylanfootball icon (B. House 77')
R. Hackett-Fairchild (D. Jeffries 77')
S. Bradley
C. McGrandles
T. Hamer
I. Varfolomeev (T. Bayliss 90')
R. Street
F. Draperfootball icon (A. Lloyd 90')
S. Walker
I. Touray
M. Power
(C. Kavanagh 46') T. Wright
S. Humphrys
C. Kelly
C. Tilt
(A. Baldwin 69') M. Pennington
(J. Neufville 69') H. Ashby
(J. White 69') T. Leigh
J. Metcalfe

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Lincoln or Bradford are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 74% chance of two goals or more.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lincoln are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
52%
9/101/50
Draw
24%
23/101/50
Bradford
23%
3/11/50
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Lincoln 1-0
11%
11/219/5
Lincoln 2-1
10%
8/17/1
Lincoln 2-0
9%
15/24/11
Bradford 1-0
7%
10/115/2
Draw 0-0
7%
15/213/2
Bradford 2-1
6%
14/114/1
Lincoln 3-1
5%
16/111/1
Lincoln 3-0
5%
14/12/11
Draw 2-2
5%
16/145/1
Bradford 2-0
4%
20/114/1
Lincoln 3-2
3%
28/190/1
Lincoln 4-1
2%
33/145/1
Lincoln 4-0
2%
33/111/2
Bradford 3-1
2%
40/140/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
23/2015/8
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
4/64/11
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/67/10
Away 1st Goal
42%
6/46/4
No 1st Goal
4%
15/213/2
BTTS - Yes
52%
19/2025/1
BTTS - No
48%
4/51/1000
BTTS - Home Win
23%
7/210/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4125/1
BTTS - Away Win
11%
8/11/50
Home/draw
77%
2/91/50
Away/draw
48%
10/111/50
Home/away
76%
1/31/50
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
4/111/6
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
2/119/5
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
11/411/1
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/41/40
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
8/170/1
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/141/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/501/50
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/141/14
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/17/1
Home DNB
69%
4/112/5
Away DNB
40%
2/117/10
Lincoln win to nil
29%
2/1-
Bradford win to nil
12%
6/1-
Lincoln / Lincoln
26%
21/101/3
Lincoln / Bradford
3%
33/114/1
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/19/2
Draw / Lincoln
16%
15/414/1
Draw / Bradford
10%
15/222/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/114/1
Bradford / Lincoln
3%
25/180/1
Bradford / Bradford
13%
6/150/1
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/170/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Lincoln have played 27 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 7 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Lincoln have outscored their opponents by 44 goals to 35 goals.

Home League Performance

Lincoln have played 14 games at home winning 10, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 28 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Bradford are in 4th position in the League One on 46 points having played 26 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Bradford have conceded 3 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff3019652663 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 7
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
2
Lincoln3018752261 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
3
Bolton31151061255 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
4
Stockport301587753 
Mar 14
w
 
1-2F
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
5
Huddersfield31147101149 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
6
Bradford291478449 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
7
Luton3013611545 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
8
Wycombe3011109943 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
9
Stevenage291199142 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
10
Peterborough3013215341 
w
 
5-2A
w
 
0-3F
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
11
Reading2910109340 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
w
 
2-0F
Feb 28
12
Mansfield281099639 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
Mar 17
l
 
3-0A
13
Exeter2911513338 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 10
w
 
1-0F
May 2
14
AFC Wim2911513-638 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
15
Barnsley2710710-237 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
16
Plymouth3011415-937 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-4A
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
17
Blackpool309615-733 
Feb 28
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
18
L Orient309615-933 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
19
Northampton309615-1033 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
20
Doncaster309615-1733 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 28
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
21
Burton308814-1232 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
22
Wigan2971012-1031 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
23
Rotherham298714-1231 
Mar 21
l
 
3-0A
-
d
 
2-2A
24
Port Vale285716-1822 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Mar 10
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Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln2 - 1Burton
Lincoln5 - 2Peterborough
Lincoln1 - 1Huddersfield
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Lincoln1 - 0Port Vale
Lincoln2 - 1Doncaster
Lincoln1 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln0 - 1Exeter
Lincoln3 - 1Luton
Lincoln2 - 2Wigan
Lincoln1 - 1Mansfield
Lincoln3 - 2Plymouth
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Lincoln0 - 2Wrexham
Lincoln4 - 2Bolton
Lincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
Lincoln1 - 0Huddersfield
Lincoln0 - 0Exeter
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLincoln2 - 1Burton
ALincoln2 - 2Luton
HLincoln5 - 2Peterborough
HLincoln1 - 1Huddersfield
ALincoln2 - 0Barnsley
ALincoln2 - 1Stockport
HLincoln2 - 1Cardiff
ALincoln2 - 2Blackpool
HLincoln3 - 1Barnsley
HLincoln1 - 0Port Vale
ALincoln2 - 3Wycombe
HLincoln2 - 1Doncaster
ALincoln0 - 3Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 0Bradford
ALincoln0 - 1L Orient
HLincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln0 - 1Exeter
ALincoln3 - 0Peterborough
HLincoln3 - 1Luton
ALincoln1 - 0Burton
Bradford 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Huddersfield1 - 0Bradford
Blackpool1 - 2Bradford
Mansfield3 - 0Bradford
L Orient2 - 1Bradford
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Stevenage1 - 1Bradford
Rotherham2 - 2Bradford
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Doncaster3 - 1Bradford
Peterborough1 - 1Bradford
Stockport1 - 2Bradford
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Chesterfield3 - 3Bradford
Swindon5 - 4Bradford
Port Vale2 - 0Bradford
Accrington0 - 0Bradford
Gillingham1 - 0Bradford
Salford1 - 2Bradford
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABradford0 - 1Huddersfield
HBradford1 - 2Cardiff
ABradford2 - 1Blackpool
ABradford0 - 3Mansfield
HBradford1 - 0Port Vale
HBradford2 - 1Wigan
ABradford1 - 2L Orient
HBradford2 - 0Reading
ABradford1 - 0Plymouth
HBradford1 - 0Exeter
ABradford0 - 0Bolton
HBradford1 - 2Burton
HBradford0 - 0Lincoln
ABradford1 - 1Stevenage
HBradford2 - 2Barnsley
ABradford2 - 2Rotherham
HBradford1 - 0Blackpool
ABradford3 - 1Cardiff
HBradford3 - 1Huddersfield
ABradford1 - 3Doncaster
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lincoln since 2007
Lincoln
Bradford
Goals: Scored
4
5
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
LIN
1
D
1
BRD
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
1 - 2Bradford
Lincoln2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Bradford
League games at Bradford since 2007
Bradford
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
LIN
2
D
2
BRD
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Lincoln
0 - 2Lincoln
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bradford2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Lincoln City have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 12 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Bradford City on Tuesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Lincoln 2nd Bradford 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+32
Lincoln have scored 32% more goals at home than predicted
+6
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.7
1
Attack rating
9%
better
LIN
BRD
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Games scored22
21
Failed to score5
5
Scored first18
15
Goals scored44
35
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
LIN
BRD
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
18
Clean sheets8
8
Conceded first8
8
Goals conceded29
28
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against13%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+1%

Lincoln v Bradford League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Lincoln League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30858
G WickensR HackettT HamerC McGrandles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK302
4
-
T Darikwa DEF2933
5
-
T Hamer DEF3015
6
-
S Bradley DEF2931
1
1
A Reach DEF2343
2
-
I Varfolomeev MID191
2
-
C McGrandles MID292
8
-
R Hackett MID2685
3
-
F Draper MID3072
5
-
J Moylan MID1653
1
-
R Street FWD2942
4
1
Subs
Z Jeacock GLK
-
R Towler DEF241
7
-
D Jefferies MID12
2
-
T Bayliss MID2522
5
-
E Ring MID10
-
B House FWD1831
5
-
A Lloyd FWD41
1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29758
S WalkerB PointonM PowerM Power
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK29
1
-
M Pennington DEF13
4
-
C Tilt DEF15
6
-
C Kelly DEF16
-
H Ashby MID3
-
M Power MID285
8
-
J. Metcalfe MID242
3
-
I Touray MID293
4
-
T Leigh FWD161
3
-
T Wright FWD2612
3
-
S Humphrys FWD2452
-
Subs
J Hilton GLK
-
J Wright DEF193
3
-
A Baldwin DEF191
4
-
J White MID3
1
-
J Neufville FWD2734
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD8
1
-
B Pointon FWD2071
5
-