Bolton Wanderers FC vs Lincoln City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Bolton Wanderers FC

0 – 1

Full Time

Lincoln City FC

Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC University of Bolton Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 66' Ben House

Y 30' Ben House

Y 79' Ivan Varfolomeyev

Y 90' Conor McGrandles

Overview

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Lincoln City FC — Championship at University of Bolton Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers FC 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Lincoln City FC 9 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	9	20
2	Middlesbrough FC	9	18
3	West Ham United FC	9	16
4	Stoke City FC	9	16
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	9	14
7	Birmingham City FC	9	14
8	Millwall FC	9	14
9	West Bromwich Albion FC	9	14
10	Bristol City FC	9	14
11	Southampton FC	9	13
12	Charlton Athletic FC	9	13
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	9	12
14	Sheffield United FC	9	12
15	Wrexham AFC	9	11
16	Lincoln City FC	9	11
17	Bolton Wanderers FC	9	10
18	Norwich City FC	9	9
19	Portsmouth FC	8	8
20	Watford FC	9	8
21	Cardiff City FC	9	7
22	Burnley FC	9	7
23	Derby County FC	9	6
24	Preston North End FC	9	4

Head-to-Head

Bolton Wanderers FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Lincoln City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2026-02-14 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2025-08-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2025-04-21 Lincoln City FC 4–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2024-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Lincoln City FC	H	0–1	L
22 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D
15 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
24 May	Stockport County FC	H	4–1	W
14 May	Bradford City AFC	A	1–0	W
09 May	Bradford City AFC	H	1–0	W

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
22 Aug	Portsmouth FC	H	1–3	L
15 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
02 May	Port Vale FC	A	2–0	W
25 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	4–3	W
21 Apr	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Bolton Wanderers FC		Lincoln City FC
#17	Position	#16
10	Points	11
9	Played	9
3 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 4
12	Scored	7
17	Conceded	11
-5	GD	-4
1.11	PPG	1.22
33%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

44% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season

Bolton Wanderers FC are 17th (10 pts). Lincoln City FC are 16th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/–

61-75

2/4

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Lincoln City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC

Thierry Gale	3 G	1 A
Sam Dalby	3 G

Lincoln City FC

Recco Hackett-Fairchild	2 G	1 A
Adam Reach	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Bolton Wanderers FC have kicked off against Lincoln City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Lincoln City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Watson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bolton Wanderers FC.
15' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Ethan Erhahon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Lincoln City FC tonight.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Ben House gets a card.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Wickens made 346 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' The travelling Lincoln City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' Lincoln City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ben House scoring 1 goals.
61' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Larra comes on to replace Akin Famewo.
65' Lincoln City FC ring the changes. Freddie Draper has done his job and it is now time for Robert Street to step up.
66' Ben House makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Lincoln City FC are in front.
71' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. John McAtee has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Hardie to step up.
76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
79' It’s gonna be a card for Ivan Varfolomeyev.
80' The Bolton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Ethan Erhahon is withdrawn and David Watson gets his opportunity.
85' The crowd applauds Ben House as he leaves the pitch. Josh Honohan steps in for Lincoln City FC.
86' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Ivan Varfolomeyev by Tom Bayliss on 86 minute.
90' That is a card for Lincoln City FC. Conor McGrandles will be fuming at that decision.
Bolton Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Lincoln City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Josh Sheehan
1
Jack Bonham
45
John McAtee ↓ Ryan Hardie 71'
14
Akin Famewo ↓ Larra 61'
21
Ethan Erhahon ↓ David Watson 80'
5
Lewis Brunt
11
Thierry Gale ↓ Jayden Nelson 71'
25
Max Conway
3
Chris Forino-Joseph
16
Samuel Iling-Junior ↓ Kyliane Dong 61'
10
Sam Dalby

Bench

6
Ben Davies
39
Ryan Hardie ↑ 71'
18
Eoin Toal
31
Gavin Bazunu
22
Larra ↑ 61'
26
Jayden Nelson ↑ 71'
7
Kyliane Dong ↑ 61'
12
David Watson ↑ 80'
54
Toby Ritchie

Lincoln City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Conor McGrandles
7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↓ Isaac Olaofe 80'
3
Adam Reach
20
Callum Elder
18
Ben House ↓ Josh Honohan 85'
6
Ryley Towler
1
George Wickens
16
Dom Jefferies
25
Deji Elerewe
34
Freddie Draper ↓ Robert Street 65'
24
Ivan Varfolomeyev ↓ Tom Bayliss 86'

Bench

8
Tom Bayliss ↑ 86'
46
Joe Gauci
19
Isaac Olaofe ↑ 80'
17
Robert Street ↑ 65'
4
Andrei Coubis
26
Yunus Konak
29
Ethan Wheatley
23
Josh Honohan ↑ 85'
10
Mason Melia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Matete	3
James Collins	2
Eoin Toal	2
Ben House	2
John Akinde	2
Cohen Bramall	1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson	1
Erik Ring	1

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2026-08-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2026-08-22 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2026-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-05-24 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–1 Stockport County FC W 2026-05-14 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-05-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Bradford City AFC W

Lincoln City FC Form

2026-08-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2026-08-22 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC L 2026-08-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2026-05-02 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W 2026-04-25 Lincoln City FC 4–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2026-04-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 Lincoln City FC xG

I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Lincoln City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC38% Draw30% Lincoln City FC32%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Lincoln City FC

62%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Lincoln City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC27% Draw50% Lincoln City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.1%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.