Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers prediction — Championship · Tue 1 Sept · 19:45 UK

Championship · Tue 1 Sept · 19:45 UK
Lincoln City 43Draw 28Blackburn Rovers 30
Our call before kickoff
70%
Lincoln City or draw
Landed
2.6
Goals expected
Full time
Final 0–0
Goal before half-time (before kick-off)
74%
Both teams score (before kick-off)
53%
3+ goals (before kick-off)
49%

How it finished

Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers drew 0–0. Bawler's model favoured Lincoln City at 43% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 28%. It forecast 2.6 goals; nobody scored. Lincoln City had 18 shots (1 on target) to Blackburn Rovers' 8 (2), with 40% of the ball against 60%. Expected goals finished 1.4 to 0.3.

Lincoln CityFull-time statsBlackburn…
40%Possession60%
1.4Expected goals (xG)0.3
18Shots8
1Shots on target2
10Shots inside box5
0Big chances0
5Corners7
2Saves1
12Fouls11
0Offsides2
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
What we publishedBeforeAfter
Our callLincoln City or draw 70%Draw (28% called)
Total goals2.60
Both teams to score53%No
Graded pickOver 1.5 goals 74%Missed

Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.

What we expected

What we expected before kickoff.

Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1.5
Goals+0.3
1.2
12.3
Shots+0.3
12.0
4.1
On target
4.1
4.0
Corners+0.2
4.2
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0.5
Goals
0.5
5.6
Shots+0.2
5.4
1.8
On target+0.1
1.9
1.9
Corners+0.1
2.0
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1.0
Goals+0.3
0.7
6.7
Shots+0.1
6.6
2.3
On target+0.1
2.1
2.1
Corners+0.1
2.2

Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.

Our numbers, most likely first

What we published for this match, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.

MarketProbability
Lincoln City to score77%
Over 1.5 goals74%
Under 3.5 goals73%
Blackburn Rovers to score69%

First half — what we expected

Lincoln City
47%
to score before half-time
Blackburn Rovers
50%
to score before half-time

Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 74%

Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
5.61st-half shots5.4
1.81st-half shots on target1.9
1.91st-half corners2.0

First-half chances

61%Chance of 5+ shots58%
34%Chance of 7+ shots32%
80%Chance of 1+ shots on target81%
29%Chance of 3+ shots on target30%
80%Chance of 1+ corners81%
30%Chance of 3+ corners32%

How the match splits

1st half2nd half
Shots · Lincoln City5.66.7
Shots · Blackburn Rovers5.46.6
Shots on target · Lincoln City1.82.3
Shots on target · Blackburn Rovers1.92.1
Corners · Lincoln City1.92.1
Corners · Blackburn Rovers2.02.2
How to read this

First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).

Model inputs

Expected goals gap (home minus away)+0.3 / match
Blackburn Rovers in their league tableLower half
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Common questions

Who won Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?

Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers drew 0–0. Bawler's model favoured Lincoln City at 43% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 28%. It forecast 2.6 goals; nobody scored. Lincoln City had 18 shots (1 on target) to Blackburn Rovers' 8 (2), with 40% of the ball against 60%. Expected goals finished 1.4 to 0.3.

What was the final score in Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?

Lincoln City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers, played on 01 Sept 2026 in the ENGLAND: Championship. Bawler's model had gone into it with Lincoln City 43%, the draw 28% and Blackburn Rovers 30%.

What were the stats in Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?

Full-time: Possession 40%–60%, Expected goals (xG) 1.4–0.3, Shots 18–8, Shots on target 1–2, Shots inside box 10–5, Big chances 0–0, Corners 5–7, Saves 2–1, Fouls 12–11, Offsides 0–2, Yellow cards 1–4, Red cards 0–1.

Did both teams score in Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?

No. It finished 0–0, so Lincoln City failed to score. Bawler's model had put both teams scoring at 53% before kickoff.

Was Bawler's prediction for Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers right?

Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Our call — we said Lincoln City or draw 70%, it finished Draw (28% called); Total goals — we said 2.6, it finished 0; Both teams to score — we said 53%, it finished No; Graded pick — we said Over 1.5 goals 74%, it finished Missed.

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