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

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

We’ve League One action to look forward to on Saturday afternoon, as Michael Skubala and his Lincoln City side host Oleg Dulub’s Bristol Rovers at the Sincil Bank. Below you'll find predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and the best odds. Access it all using the tabs below.

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Lincoln City's next match is v Exeter at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd March
Bristol Rovers's next match is v Crawley at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd March
The last English League One meeting between Lincoln and Bristol R was on Saturday 15th March 2025
English League One
March 15th 2025
Lincoln 5
0 Bristol R
 
J. Makama 31'
T. Bayliss 49'
J. Collins 52'
J. Makama 65'
J. Makama 81'
 
LIN
BRI
Shots On
11
2
Shots Off
4
Corners
7
5
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
6
6
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
LincolnBristol R
 
G. Wickens
P. O'Connor
S. Roughan
T. Hamer
T. Darikwa
D. Jeffries (E. Ring 69')
C. McGrandles
T. Baylissfootball icon (E. Hamilton 71')
J. Collinsfootball icon (B. House 68')
J. Makamafootball iconfootball iconfootball icon (S. Clucas 82')
R. Hackett-Fairchild (J. Gardner 71')
J. Ward
(I. Hutchinson 58') T. Moore
J. Wilson
(L. Thomas 46') C. Mola
J. Hunt
C. Taylor
(L. Sousa 66') S. Swinkels
(J. Senior 82') K. Shaw
M. Butcher
S. Sinclair
(O. Dewsbury 57') R. Sotiriou

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Best Tip: Lincoln to win

A League One win on home turf for Michael Skubala's Lincoln team win in the win / draw / win market is what we're predicting. Statistics suggest they have what it takes, and they should be too strong for their opponents. The odds from the bookies are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A Lincoln win is the way to go, even if a tight match is possible.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lincoln are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.55.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
62%
8/15
3%
4/7
3%
Draw
23%
3/13/1
Bristol R
15%
5/119/4
12%
Lincoln 1-0
15%
5/119/4
Lincoln 2-0
13%
11/211/2
Draw 1-1
11%
7/16/1
7%
Lincoln 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
9%
17/2
5%
8/1
6%
Lincoln 3-0
8%
10/1
10%
9/1
11%
Bristol R 1-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Lincoln 3-1
5%
12/111/1
9%
Bristol R 2-1
4%
18/114/1
12%
Lincoln 4-0
3%
20/116/1
13%
Draw 2-2
3%
20/114/1
12%
Lincoln 4-1
2%
25/120/1
11%
Bristol R 2-0
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Lincoln 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Lincoln 5-0
1%
40/133/1
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
1/1
3%
19/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
4/5
3%
4/5
Home 1st Goal
59%
4/11-
Away 1st Goal
36%
5/2
3%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
17/2
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
41%
21/2021/20
BTTS - No
59%
7/108/11
2%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
11/413/5
3%
BTTS - Draw
14%
5/117/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
11/1
8%
9/1
9%
Home/draw
85%
1/82/15
2%
Away/draw
38%
11/8
9%
11/8
5%
Home/away
77%
2/92/9
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
3/103/10
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
12/511/5
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
5/2
3%
23/10
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
2/7
1%
3/10
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
6/111/2
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/101/10
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
14/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/331/40
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/161/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
17/2
5%
8/1
Home DNB
78%
1/5
2%
1/5
4%
Away DNB
31%
10/3
4%
16/5
9%
Lincoln win to nil
41%
11/8
6%
-
Bristol R win to nil
9%
9/1-
Lincoln / Lincoln
33%
7/5
4%
11/8
6%
Lincoln / Bristol R
2%
40/133/1
Lincoln / Draw
5%
14/114/1
Draw / Lincoln
20%
3/13/1
Draw / Bristol R
7%
11/19/1
9%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/217/4
Bristol R / Lincoln
4%
22/118/1
Bristol R / Bristol R
8%
10/115/2
11%
Bristol R / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Lincoln have played 36 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 6 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Lincoln have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 39 goals.

Home League Performance

Lincoln have played 17 games at home winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Bristol R are in 18th position in the League One on 42 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

13 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 10 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 4 and won 5. Bristol R have conceded 51 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Bristol R
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3625833583 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
2
Wycombe37201162871 
l
 
2-3F
Mar 29
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
3
Wrexham3721882171 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
4
Charlton3719991766 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
5
Stockport37181181965 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
6
Huddersfield37187121861 
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
7
Bolton3718613460 
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-2F
Apr 5
8
Reading37161110659 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
9
L Orient37175151556 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
10
Barnsley3715715-252 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-3A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
11
Blackpool37121510551 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
May 3
12
Lincoln Home37131014849 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
5-0A
13
Stevenage37131014-349 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
14
Rotherham3712916-345 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
15
Mansfield3712817-844 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-3F
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
16
Exeter3612816-1144 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
l
 
3-1F
17
Wigan36111015-343 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-0A
18
Peterborough3611916-742 
w
 
5-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
19
Northampton37101215-1742 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
20
Bristol R Away3712619-2142 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1A
-
-
21
Burton3781217-1536 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3A
22
Crawley377921-3230 
w
 
4-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
23
Cambridge377822-2629 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Shrewsbury377723-2828 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln4 - 1Crawley
Lincoln0 - 1Burton
Lincoln1 - 1Cambridge
Lincoln0 - 2Blackpool
Lincoln5 - 1Peterborough
Lincoln0 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln0 - 1Rotherham
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Lincoln0 - 0Charlton
Lincoln2 - 3Wycombe
Lincoln2 - 1Northampton
Lincoln2 - 1Stockport
Lincoln1 - 3Birmingham
Lincoln2 - 1L Orient
Lincoln0 - 0Wigan
Lincoln4 - 1Mansfield
Lincoln1 - 2Barnsley
Lincoln0 - 2Portsmouth
Lincoln1 - 2Wigan
Lincoln1 - 0L Orient
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln0 - 1Birmingham
HLincoln4 - 1Crawley
ALincoln3 - 4Barnsley
HLincoln0 - 1Burton
ALincoln3 - 0Mansfield
ALincoln2 - 3L Orient
HLincoln1 - 1Cambridge
ALincoln1 - 1Wigan
HLincoln0 - 2Blackpool
HLincoln5 - 1Peterborough
ALincoln1 - 0Northampton
HLincoln0 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln0 - 1Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 3Bolton
ALincoln0 - 1Shrewsbury
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
ALincoln2 - 2Huddersfield
HLincoln0 - 0Charlton
ALincoln1 - 2Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 1Wrexham
Bristol R 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shrewsbury0 - 0Bristol R
Northampton2 - 1Bristol R
Wycombe2 - 0Bristol R
Charlton2 - 0Bristol R
Wigan2 - 0Bristol R
Cambridge0 - 1Bristol R
Stevenage3 - 0Bristol R
Exeter3 - 1Bristol R
Birmingham2 - 0Bristol R
L Orient3 - 0Bristol R
Mansfield0 - 1Bristol R
Reading1 - 0Bristol R
Huddersfield3 - 1Bristol R
Burton1 - 3Bristol R
Peterborough3 - 2Bristol R
Barnsley2 - 1Bristol R
Stockport2 - 0Bristol R
Rotherham0 - 0Bristol R
Wigan2 - 0Bristol R
Cheltenham1 - 3Bristol R
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol R3 - 2Bolton
HBristol R1 - 0Huddersfield
ABristol R0 - 0Shrewsbury
HBristol R2 - 3Rotherham
ABristol R1 - 2Northampton
ABristol R0 - 2Wycombe
HBristol R3 - 1Burton
HBristol R1 - 1Stockport
HBristol R3 - 1Peterborough
ABristol R0 - 2Charlton
ABristol R0 - 2Wigan
HBristol R3 - 1Barnsley
ABristol R1 - 0Cambridge
HBristol R2 - 3L Orient
ABristol R0 - 3Stevenage
ABristol R1 - 3Exeter
HBristol R1 - 1Wrexham
ABristol R0 - 2Birmingham
ABristol R0 - 3L Orient
HBristol R0 - 2Blackpool
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Lincoln have not lost to Bristol R in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Lincoln since 2005
Lincoln
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
10
4
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
LIN
4
D
1
BRI
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
Lincoln5 - 0
Lincoln1 - 0
1 - 2Bristol R
0 - 1Bristol R
Lincoln1 - 0
Lincoln1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Bristol R since 2004
Bristol R
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
5
9
Games: Scored
3 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
4 / 7
LIN
2
D
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
3 - 6Lincoln
0 - 1Lincoln
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Lincoln 12th Bristol R 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
There is a 82% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 85% probability of Bristol R scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Lincoln’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-31
Bristol R have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281078/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1.7
0.7
Attack rating
4%
better
LIN
BRI
view stats
Games scored24
23
Failed to score12
13
Scored first13
16
Goals scored48
39
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
LIN
BRI
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
27
Clean sheets9
9
Conceded first19
17
Goals conceded45
55
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
15%
Avg. XG against1
1.7
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Lincoln League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
377612
S RoughanJ MakamaJ MakamaP O'Connor
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK27
3
-
T Darikwa DEF3553
7
-
T Hamer DEF1521
-
P O'Connor DEF3435
11
1
S Roughan DEF3712
3
-
T Bayliss MID2524
2
-
C McGrandles MID33
8
-
J Makama MID3476
4
-
R Hackett MID2422
3
-
D Jefferies MID3033
4
-
J Collins FWD115
1
-
Subs
Z Jeacock GLK11
1
-
A Jackson DEF2121
3
1
E Hamilton MID251
2
-
S Clucas MID51
1
-
E Ring FWD1711
-
B House FWD3251
10
-
J. Gardner FWD51
1
Bristol R League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
375410
J WilsonR SotiriouL ThomasJ Wilson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ward GLK9
-
J Wilson DEF3722
10
-
C Taylor DEF321
4
-
S Swinkels DEF82
2
-
J Hunt MID131
3
-
M Butcher MID92
1
-
T Moore MID28
6
1
C Mola MID291
5
-
K. Shaw FWD6
-
R Sotiriou FWD3052
6
-
S Sinclair FWD3241
1
-
Subs
M. Hall GLK
-
J Senior DEF16
1
-
L Sousa DEF232
2
-
L Thomas MID2824
5
-
I Hutchinson MID2942
2
-
S Forde FWD2522
3
2
O. Dewsbury FWD2
-