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

Sat 8th Nov, 15:00 BST, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham

Mattew Hamshaw and Michael Skubala take on one another in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as Rotherham United face Lincoln City at the AESSEAL New York Stadium. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. Here we've gone for under 2.5 goals, but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We are expecting a game with little to choose between the sides here and, as such, our prediction is under 2.5 goals. For those unfamiliar with that term, this simply means that 2 goals or less will be scored in total as Rotherham and Lincoln go head-to-head. Clear game plans will be required to deliver us a winner, but we trust both sides to deliver precisely that. The stats and the odds below suggest it's a sound bet too.

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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
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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 35% chance of Lincoln coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rotherham
34%
21/10
8%
2/1
Draw
30%
9/4
2%
11/5
Lincoln
36%
27/20
6%
29/20
Draw 1-1
14%
5/15/1
Lincoln 1-0
14%
11/25/1
Rotherham 1-0
13%
7/1
14%
6/1
Draw 0-0
13%
13/2
7%
6/1
Lincoln 2-1
7%
9/18/1
Lincoln 2-0
7%
9/1
9%
17/2
Rotherham 2-1
7%
11/1
9%
9/1
Rotherham 2-0
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
11%
14/1
Lincoln 3-0
2%
20/1
9%
16/1
Lincoln 3-1
2%
20/1
9%
16/1
Rotherham 3-1
2%
28/122/1
Rotherham 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Lincoln 3-2
1%
33/1
17%
25/1
Rotherham 3-2
1%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
27/20
2%
13/10
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
4/7
3%
11/20
Home 1st Goal
45%
6/56/5
Away 1st Goal
46%
10/11
2%
19/20
No 1st Goal
9%
13/2
7%
6/1
BTTS - Yes
41%
1/1
2%
1/1
BTTS - No
59%
3/4
3%
8/11
BTTS - Home Win
11%
6/111/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/47/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
9/2
8%
17/4
Home/draw
64%
4/7
5%
11/20
Away/draw
66%
4/11
3%
4/11
Home/away
70%
1/3
2%
1/3
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
4/94/9
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
13/88/5
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
7/2
10%
10/3
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
2/11
1%
2/11
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
9/1
9%
15/2
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/16
1%
1/18
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
22/118/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/801/300
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/12
2%
1/12
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
13/2
7%
6/1
Home DNB
55%
6/5
10%
21/20
Away DNB
57%
8/13
6%
4/6
Rotherham win to nil
22%
7/2
4%
-
Lincoln win to nil
24%
5/2
7%
-
Rotherham / Rotherham
16%
4/119/5
Rotherham / Lincoln
3%
28/122/1
Rotherham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Rotherham
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Lincoln
15%
9/29/2
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2
4%
16/5
Lincoln / Rotherham
3%
33/125/1
Lincoln / Lincoln
21%
3/1
8%
14/5
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Rotherham have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Rotherham have conceded 15 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rotherham have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Lincoln lay in 5th place on 25 points in the League One league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lincoln have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Lincoln have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rotherham
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stockport14842828 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
Mar 14
Dec 26
2
Bradford14761727 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 10
Jan 27
d
 
0-00-0
3
Cardiff138231026 
Feb 7
l
 
3-0A
Dec 20
Mar 7
4
Stevenage12822826 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
5
Lincoln14743725 
Nov 8
Mar 21
-
-
6
AFC Wim14815425 
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
7
Bolton14653423 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
8
Mansfield14644622 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
9
Huddersfield13616019 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Jan 1
Mar 17
10
Luton13616019 
Mar 28
Nov 15
w
 
3-1F
Jan 17
11
Barnsley12534118 
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
Dec 9
Dec 29
12
Doncaster14536-618 
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
Nov 15
Mar 28
13
Wigan14455-117 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Jan 31
14
L Orient14527-217 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
15
Northampton14527-317 
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
16
Rotherham13526-317 
-
-
Mar 21
Nov 8
17
Wycombe14446216 
Nov 29
May 2
Apr 25
Nov 22
18
Exeter14518016 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
l
 
0-1A
Jan 10
19
Reading14365-415 
Apr 25
Nov 22
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
20
Burton13436-515 
Nov 4
Feb 17
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
21
Port Vale14347-413 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Nov 29
May 2
22
Plymouth14419-813 
Feb 28
Dec 13
w
 
3-2F
Feb 7
23
Blackpool14338-912 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Feb 28
Dec 13
24
Peterborough13319-1210 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Rotherham 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rotherham1 - 0L Orient
Rotherham2 - 2Bradford
Rotherham0 - 1Stockport
Rotherham1 - 0Exeter
Rotherham2 - 2Wigan
Rotherham2 - 1Port Vale
Rotherham2 - 1Peterborough
Rotherham3 - 3Mansfield
Rotherham2 - 1Blackpool
Rotherham0 - 4Crawley
Rotherham2 - 3Wycombe
Rotherham1 - 1Exeter
Rotherham1 - 0L Orient
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Rotherham1 - 2Shrewsbury
Rotherham2 - 1Cambridge
Rotherham4 - 2Charlton
Rotherham3 - 1Bolton
Rotherham1 - 1Stockport
Rotherham0 - 1Wigan
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARotherham1 - 0Barnsley
HRotherham1 - 0L Orient
ARotherham2 - 1Northampton
HRotherham2 - 2Bradford
ARotherham1 - 2Mansfield
HRotherham0 - 1Stockport
ARotherham1 - 2AFC Wim
HRotherham1 - 0Exeter
ARotherham0 - 1Doncaster
HRotherham2 - 2Wigan
ARotherham0 - 3Cardiff
ARotherham0 - 1Stevenage
HRotherham2 - 1Port Vale
HRotherham2 - 1Peterborough
ARotherham1 - 1Stevenage
ARotherham0 - 1Wigan
HRotherham3 - 3Mansfield
ARotherham1 - 3Stockport
ARotherham1 - 0Bolton
HRotherham2 - 1Blackpool
Lincoln 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bradford0 - 0Lincoln
L Orient1 - 0Lincoln
Peterborough0 - 3Lincoln
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Bolton1 - 1Lincoln
Northampton0 - 1Lincoln
AFC Wim2 - 0Lincoln
Stockport3 - 2Lincoln
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Charlton2 - 2Lincoln
Wycombe1 - 0Lincoln
Birmingham1 - 0Lincoln
Barnsley4 - 3Lincoln
Mansfield0 - 3Lincoln
L Orient3 - 2Lincoln
Wigan1 - 1Lincoln
Northampton0 - 1Lincoln
Bolton3 - 0Lincoln
Shrewsbury1 - 0Lincoln
Huddersfield2 - 2Lincoln
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln0 - 0Bradford
ALincoln0 - 1L Orient
HLincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln0 - 1Exeter
ALincoln3 - 0Peterborough
HLincoln3 - 1Luton
ALincoln1 - 0Burton
HLincoln2 - 2Wigan
HLincoln1 - 1Mansfield
ALincoln1 - 1Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Northampton
HLincoln3 - 2Plymouth
ALincoln0 - 2AFC Wim
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
HLincoln0 - 2Wrexham
ALincoln2 - 3Stockport
HLincoln4 - 2Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Reading
HLincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
ALincoln2 - 2Charlton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Rotherham have beaten Lincoln in 3 consecutive league meetings
5
Rotherham have not lost to Lincoln in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Rotherham since 2008
Rotherham
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
RTH
6
LIN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rotherham
Rotherham2 - 1
Rotherham2 - 1
0 - 2Lincoln
Rotherham2 - 1
Rotherham2 - 0
Rotherham1 - 0
Rotherham3 - 2
League games at Lincoln since 2008
Lincoln
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
3
15
Games: Scored
3 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
4 / 7
RTH
6
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
0 - 1Rotherham
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Rotherham
0 - 6Rotherham
1 - 2Rotherham
0 - 1Rotherham
1 - 3Rotherham
Goal Statistics

Lincoln City's defensive record is to be admired, M. Skubala's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League One matches. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Rotherham United makes sense in this context.

Rotherham 16th Lincoln 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Rotherham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
Lincoln’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Rotherham
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1
1
Attack rating
RTH
LIN
13%
better
view stats
Games scored9
10
Failed to score4
4
Scored first7
9
Goals scored13
18
Avg. goals scored1
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1
1.3
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
RTH
LIN
29%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
8
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first6
4
Goals conceded16
11
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
10
Conversion rate against14%
10%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13325
C DawsonS NombeR JamesZ Jules
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Dawson GLK13
1
-
R James DEF122
1
-
D. Gore MID12
3
-
J Powell MID12
1
-
J Hugill FWD1221
3
-
A Martha DEF11
1
-
D Hall DEF112
2
-
J Rafferty DEF1111
1
-
Z Jules DEF11
4
1
S McWilliams MID101
-
J. Baptiste DEF91
3
-
M. Kaleta DEF81
-
J Benson MID811
-
L Kelly MID8
2
-
D Yearwood MID7
-
K Spence MID71
2
-
K Etete FWD7
1
-
L. Agbaire DEF5
2
-
S Raggett DEF5
2
-
S Nombe FWD53
-
M. Sherif FWD42
-
J Kayode FWD3
-
J Holmes MID2
-
T Holmes DEF1
-
Lincoln League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14415
G WickensJ CollinsT DarikwaR Towler
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK14
2
-
T Darikwa DEF1411
3
-
T Hamer DEF141
2
-
T Bayliss MID1411
3
-
F Draper FWD1421
2
-
J Collins FWD1441
1
-
S Bradley DEF132
1
1
C McGrandles MID131
4
-
R Street FWD131
2
1
R Hackett FWD1211
1
-
B House FWD1221
3
-
R Towler DEF111
5
-
A Jackson DEF9
1
1
F. Okoronkko FWD8
-
A Reach MID711
-
I Varfolomeev MID7
-
J. Obikwu FWD621
-
E Ring FWD5
-
J Moylan MID2
-
O. Thorn FWD2
-
D Lembikisa DEF1
-