Lincoln City v Portsmouth

Lincoln City v Portsmouth in English Championship ended 1:3. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Lincoln City at 50.3% - the match finished 1:3, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Lincoln City X 2 · Portsmouth Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 54.9% 26.0% 19.1% Home win · Lincoln City ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 50.3% 16.8% 32.9% Home win · Lincoln City ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Portsmouth ✔ Correct
Final score 1:3 Away win · Portsmouth
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.35 on a Lincoln City win, 3.29 on the draw and 2.97 on a Portsmouth win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Lincoln City win 2.35 2.48 10Bet 42.6% 50.3%
Draw 3.29 3.45 Pinnacle 30.4% 16.8%
Portsmouth win 2.97 3.16 Pinnacle 33.7% 32.9%
Over 2.5 goals 1.97 2.04 Pinnacle 50.8% 68.6%
Under 2.5 goals 1.81 1.87 Betfair 55.2% 31.4%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.73 1.75 Marathonbet 57.8% 59%
Both teams to score - No 2.00 2.15 Betfair 50% 41.1%
Updated: 22.08.2026 08:40 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

  1. 7′R. Kavuma McQueen · Goal (assist: A. Kamara)
  2. 16′A. Segecic · Goal
  3. 32′R. Hackett-Fairchild · Penalty
  4. 34′F. Draper · Yellow card
  5. 55′T. Darikwa · Substitution (off: A. Coubis)
  6. 55′R. R. Shein · Yellow card
  7. 58′R. Kavuma McQueen · Substitution (off: J. Murphy)
  8. 58′R. R. Shein · Substitution (off: E. Adams)

Match statistics: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

Statistic Lincoln City Portsmouth
Possession 41% 59%
Shots on target 3 3
Total shots 5 5
Shots off target 1 1
Blocked shots 1 1
Corners 3 1
Fouls 1 3
Offsides 1 0
Saves 1 3
Passes 35 53
Pass accuracy 51% 68%

Line-ups: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

Lincoln City 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 George Wickens 5.9
  2. 2 Tendayi Darikwa 6.2
  3. 3 Adam Reach 6.2
  4. 7 Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 6.5
  5. 14 Conor McGrandles 6.5
  6. 16 Dom Jefferies 6.2
  7. 18 Ben House 6.9
  8. 22 Tom Hamer 6.2
  9. 24 Ivan Varfolomeev 6.2
  10. 25 Deji Elerewe 5.9
  11. 34 Freddie Draper 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 Andrei Coubiș
  2. 6 Ryley Towler
  3. 8 Tom Bayliss
  4. 10 Mason Melia
  5. 17 Robert Street
  6. 19 Tanto Olaofe
  7. 20 Callum Elder
  8. 26 Yunus Konak
  9. 46 Joe Gauci

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Nicolas Schmid 7.3
  2. 2 Benjamin Arthur 6.3
  3. 6 Conor Shaughnessy 6.5
  4. 7 Marlon Pack 6.7
  5. 9 Colby Bishop 6.5
  6. 10 Adrian Segečić 7.7
  7. 11 Abu Kamara 7.2
  8. 19 Rocco Robert Shein 6.3
  9. 22 Zak Swanson 6.7
  10. 24 Terry Devlin 6.7
  11. 25 Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 7.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 Josh Knight
  2. 8 John Swift
  3. 23 Josh Murphy
  4. 27 Odin Bailey
  5. 28 Luke Brooke-Smith
  6. 29 Marko Milovanović
  7. 31 Daniel Bielica
  8. 38 Ebou Adams
  9. 55 Madiodio Dia

Form and head-to-head: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

Lincoln City

WLDDW

Portsmouth

DWLLL

English Championship standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Managers: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

Tom Shaw
Lincoln CityManagerTom Shaw
J. Mousinho
PortsmouthManagerJ. Mousinho

Match information: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

Kick-off
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Competition
English Championship
Round
2

TV coverage: Lincoln City v Portsmouth

Where to watch in Bulgaria

2 broadcasts licensed for Bulgaria

  • Diema Sport 3
  • Play Diema Xtra