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

Sat 22nd Mar, 15:00 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

the Sincil Bank faithful welcome Exeter City's travelling contingent on Saturday afternoon, as Michael Skubala's Lincoln City face Gary Caldwell's charges in the League One. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a sound selection is shown below. Go between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and the best odds for each one.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 78% chance of Lincoln and Exeter no more than 3 goals combined during this League One match according to our predictive algorithm and, without a strong favourite in the WDW market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Our calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.18.

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 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
58%
13/20
1%
4/5
Draw
25%
11/4
1%
12/5
Exeter
17%
17/4
5%
19/5
Lincoln 1-0
15%
5/19/2
Lincoln 2-0
12%
6/16/1
Draw 1-1
11%
13/211/2
Draw 0-0
9%
15/2
6%
6/1
Lincoln 2-1
9%
15/27/1
Exeter 1-0
7%
10/117/2
Lincoln 3-0
7%
11/111/1
Lincoln 3-1
5%
14/112/1
Exeter 2-1
4%
16/112/1
Draw 2-2
3%
20/1
11%
14/1
Lincoln 4-0
3%
25/122/1
Exeter 2-0
3%
25/1
13%
16/1
Lincoln 4-1
2%
28/125/1
Lincoln 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Exeter 3-1
1%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
23/20
2%
6/5
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6
2%
3/5
Home 1st Goal
57%
4/9-
Away 1st Goal
37%
9/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
15/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
42%
11/10
2%
11/10
BTTS - No
58%
4/6
2%
4/6
BTTS - Home Win
20%
10/316/5
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/24/1
BTTS - Away Win
7%
10/1
10%
8/1
Home/draw
83%
1/62/11
Away/draw
42%
6/5
2%
1/1
Home/away
75%
1/43/10
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
4/112/5
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
2/17/4
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
3/1
7%
3/1
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
2/9
2%
2/9
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/1
13%
7/1
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
1/16
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/116/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/501/150
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/141/12
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
15/2
6%
6/1
Home DNB
76%
1/4
3%
3/10
Away DNB
34%
11/4
7%
9/4
Lincoln win to nil
38%
6/4
5%
-
Exeter win to nil
10%
7/1-
Lincoln / Lincoln
30%
13/8
5%
9/5
Lincoln / Exeter
2%
40/133/1
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Lincoln
19%
10/310/3
Draw / Exeter
8%
9/18/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/17/2
Exeter / Lincoln
4%
22/120/1
Exeter / Exeter
10%
17/2
6%
6/1
Exeter / Draw
5%
16/112/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Lincoln have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 7 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Lincoln have outscored their opponents by 53 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

Lincoln have played 18 games at home winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 31 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Exeter are in 16th position in the League One on 44 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 6 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 4 and won 6. Exeter have conceded 39 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 8 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Exeter
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3625833583 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
2
Wycombe37201162871 
l
 
2-3F
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
3
Wrexham3721882171 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
Mar 29
l
 
3-0A
4
Charlton3719991766 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
5
Stockport37181181965 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
6
Huddersfield37187121861 
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
7
Bolton3718613460 
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
8
Reading37161110659 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
9
L Orient37175151556 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
2-6A
w
 
0-1F
10
Barnsley3715715-252 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-3A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 1
11
Blackpool37121510551 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
12
Lincoln Home37131014849 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
13
Stevenage37131014-349 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-1F
14
Rotherham3712916-345 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
Mansfield3712817-844 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-0F
May 3
16
Exeter Away3612816-1144 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
17
Wigan36111015-343 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Apr 8
d
 
0-00-0
18
Peterborough3611916-742 
w
 
5-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
19
Northampton37101215-1742 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
20
Bristol R3712619-2142 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1A
Apr 12
21
Burton3781217-1536 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
22
Crawley377921-3230 
w
 
4-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
4-4A
Apr 21
23
Cambridge377822-2629 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Shrewsbury377723-2828 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Exeter have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
Lincoln 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Exeter 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Lincoln have not lost to Exeter in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Lincoln since 2009
Lincoln
Exeter
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
LIN
2
D
3
EXE
1
League games at Exeter since 2008
Exeter
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
LIN
1
D
2
EXE
4
Goal Statistics
Lincoln 12th Exeter 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
48%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Exeter scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Lincoln’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Exeter’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281090/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Exeter
1.6
0.8
Attack rating
1%
better
LIN
EXE
view stats
Games scored25
27
Failed to score12
9
Scored first14
16
Goals scored53
40
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
LIN
EXE
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
23
Clean sheets10
13
Conceded first19
17
Goals conceded45
51
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1
1.5
KickOff rating
+6%

Lincoln v Exeter 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
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Roughan DEF3712
3
-
T Darikwa DEF3553
7
-
P O'Connor DEF3435
11
1
J Makama FWD3476
4
-
C McGrandles MID33
8
-
B House FWD3251
10
-
F Draper FWD314
3
-
D Jefferies MID3033
4
-
G Wickens GLK27
3
-
E Erhahon  MID26
7
2
J Moylan MID252
1
-
E Hamilton MID251
2
-
T Bayliss MID2524
2
-
R Hackett FWD2422
3
-
B Cadamarteri FWD235
1
-
A Jackson DEF2121
3
1
E Ring FWD1711
-
T Hamer DEF1521
-
L Montsma  DEF1411
2
-
Z Jeacock GLK11
1
-
J Collins FWD115
1
-
S Clucas MID51
1
-
J. Gardner FWD51
1
Exeter League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
365513
J WhitworthJ MagennisE FrancisR Woods
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK361
2
-
J Magennis FWD3552
3
-
J McMillan MID3311
4
1
E Francis MID3325
3
-
I Niskanen MID3211
9
-
R Woods MID3021
12
1
J Aitchison MID282
4
-
D Mitchell MID2241
1
-
C Watts MID2221
9
1
P Sweeney DEF18
4
-
B Purrington DEF171
2
-
V Harper DEF1511
5
-
R Cole MID1411
3
-
S Cox FWD141
-
P Jones FWD13
1
-
J Yfeko DEF121
3
-
J Fitzwater DEF121
-
J Colwill MID11
1
-
J. Richards MID1111
2
-
T. Yogane FWD101
-
A Hartridge DEF812
-
R Trevitt MID8
1
-
A MacDonald DEF71
3
-
K McDonald MID7
4
-
E Turns DEF4
-
C Diabaté DEF4
1
-
A Oluwabori FWD1
-