Bawler / England: EFL Cup / Lincoln City
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Lincoln City Prediction

Form, fixtures and every settled pick · updated 16 August 2026

Shots
12.0
a game
15.0 faced
On target
3.0
a game
5.5 faced
Goals
1.5 – 1.5
scored – conceded
a game, 2 matches
Next match
47%
Lincoln City win chance
vs Portsmouth · Sat 22 Aug 11:30

Lincoln City prediction: for Lincoln City's next match — Lincoln City vs Portsmouth on Saturday 22 Aug, 11:30 UTC — Bawler's model makes it a Lincoln City win looks most likely (47%).

Lincoln City sit close to the EFL Cup average on both sides of the ball, creating 0.99 expected goals a game and conceding 1.40. Next up is Portsmouth, where the model has them narrowly ahead at 47%.

Next match

Home vs Portsmouth · Saturday 22 Aug, 11:30 UTC

Win
47%
Lincoln City
Draw
32%
Loss
21%
Portsmouth
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Form pulse

The last 2 settled results, most recent first.

Attack vs defence

How Lincoln City compare with the England: EFL Cup average, per match.

Goals for
0.99
Below average
Goals against
1.40
Leakier than most
Scored0.99
Conceded1.40

The grey line on each bar is the England: EFL Cup average (1.30 scored, 1.23 conceded).

Recent matches (last 2)

Transfer activity

INAndrei CoubisCBfrom Universitatea Cluj€3m
INMason MeliaSTfrom Tottenham HotspurLoan
INJoe GauciGKfrom Aston VillaLoan
INTanto OlaofeSTfrom Charlton AthleticLoan
INCallum ElderLWBfrom Free agentFree transfer
OUTJack MoylanAMto Cardiff CityUndisclosed
OUTOscar ThornRWto Colchester UnitedLoan
OUTErik RingLWto KilmarnockUndisclosed
OUTOisín GallagherDMto BarnetLoan
OUTMJ Kamarato HeartsFree transfer

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More on Lincoln City and the model

Model estimates from rolling expected goals · every prediction logged before kickoff and settled publicly