Preston North End v Lincoln City

Preston North End v Lincoln City in English Championship ended 0:1. 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: Preston North End v Lincoln City

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Lincoln City at 50.6% - the match finished 0:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Preston North End X 2 · Lincoln City Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 33.4% 28.7% 37.9% Away win · Lincoln City ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 30.4% 19.0% 50.6% Away win · Lincoln City ✔ Correct
Final score 0:1 Away win · Lincoln City
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 2.28 on a Preston North End win, 3.47 on the draw and 2.92 on a Lincoln City win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Preston North End win 2.28 2.34 Pinnacle 43.9% 30.4%
Draw 3.47 3.65 Pinnacle 28.8% 19%
Lincoln City win 2.92 3.15 Unibet 34.2% 50.6%
Over 2.5 goals 1.82 1.88 Betano 54.9% 59.9%
Under 2.5 goals 1.94 2.00 Bet365 51.5% 40.1%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.66 1.70 Betano 60.2% 55.5%
Both teams to score - No 2.11 2.15 10Bet 47.4% 44.5%
Updated: 09.09.2026 05:20 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match statistics: Preston North End v Lincoln City

Statistic Preston North End Lincoln City
Possession 67% 33%
Shots on target 0 0
Total shots 2 0
Shots off target 1 0
Blocked shots 1 0
Corners 3 1
Fouls 2 3
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Passes 59 64

Line-ups: Preston North End v Lincoln City

Preston North End 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 D. Iversen
  2. 3 A. Vukčević
  3. 4 H. Clarke
  4. 7 A. Devine
  5. 10 C. Lang
  6. 14 J. Storey
  7. 15 J. Thompson
  8. 17 S. Mills
  9. 20 L. Gibbs
  10. 24 O. Offiah
  11. 38 J. Kenny
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 Pol Valentín
  2. 6 L. Lindsay
  3. 9 J. Erabi
  4. 11 T. Small
  5. 16 A. Hughes
  6. 21 L. Nicholls
  7. 23 A. Moran
  8. 27 L. Leroy
  9. 37 D. Burgzorg

Lincoln City 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 G. Wickens
  2. 3 A. Reach
  3. 4 A. Coubiș
  4. 7 R. Hackett
  5. 8 T. Bayliss
  6. 14 C. McGrandles
  7. 15 S. Bradley
  8. 17 R. Street
  9. 18 B. House
  10. 25 D. Elerewe
  11. 33 D. Oyegoke
Substitutes (9)
  1. 6 R. Towler
  2. 11 M. Ladefoged
  3. 16 D. Jefferies
  4. 19 I. Olaofe
  5. 24 I. Varfolomeev
  6. 26 Y. Konak
  7. 27 C. Ogbene
  8. 34 F. Draper
  9. 46 J. Gauci

Form and head-to-head: Preston North End v Lincoln City

Preston North End

LWLLL

Lincoln City

LDDWW

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: Preston North End v Lincoln City

P. Heckingbottom
Preston North EndManagerP. Heckingbottom

Match information: Preston North End v Lincoln City

Kick-off
·
Competition
English Championship
Round
7
Venue
Deepdale
City
Preston
Surface
grass
Capacity
23,408