Lincoln City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Lincoln City FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 11:30 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen

0–2 16' Adrian Segecic

Recco Hackett-Fairchild pen 32' 1–2

1–3 69' Ebou Adams

Freddie Draper 34' Y

Y 55' Rocco Shein

Tom Bayliss 68' Y

Tom Hamer 71' Y

Overview

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Lincoln City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Sincil Bank Stadium.

Lincoln City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tony Harrington
Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
Assistant 2 Jonathon Block (England)

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Lincoln City FC 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-22 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC 2024-04-27 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC 2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-02-18 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2022-08-06 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
18 Apr	Stevenage FC	A	2–2	D

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Lincoln City FC	A	3–1	W
15 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–3	L
02 May	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	3–1	W
21 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	1–5	L
18 Apr	Leicester City FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC		Portsmouth FC
#12	Position	#19
11	Points	8
8	Played	7
3 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
7	Scored	9
8	Conceded	10
-1	GD	-1
1.38	PPG	1.14
38%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 12th (11 pts). Portsmouth FC are 19th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Lincoln City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portsmouth FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Lincoln City FC

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

Portsmouth FC

Marko Milovanovic	2 G
Ebou Adams	1 G	1 A
Adrian Segecic	1 G
Terry Devlin	1 G
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Lincoln City FC host Portsmouth FC — let the battle begin!
5' England international Josh Murphy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
7' Brilliant from the forward! Ryan Kavuma-McQueen makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 7.
12' Portsmouth FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
16' Adrian Segecic doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
21' Lincoln City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portsmouth FC backline.
26' Dom Jefferies has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 182 appearances.
31' Lincoln City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
32' Recco Hackett-Fairchild has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
34' Freddie Draper picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' Benjamin Arthur has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' 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.
49' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
54' Andrei Coubis is replacing Tendayi Darikwa for the Lincoln City FC side.
55' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
58' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen is withdrawn and Josh Murphy gets his opportunity.
63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Portsmouth FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' Lincoln City FC ring the changes. Ivan Varfolomeyev has done his job and it is now time for Tom Bayliss to step up.
68' Poor challenge from Tom Bayliss. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
69' What a strike from Ebou Adams! The score is 1-3.
71' Tom Hamer was booked on 71.
75' It is a substitution in Lincoln City FC team. Ben House is replaced by Mason Melia on 75 minute.
77' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Josh Murphy by Marko Milovanovic on 77 minute.
82' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben House is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portsmouth FC.
86' The crowd applauds Abu Kamara as he leaves the pitch. Luke Brooke-Smith steps in for Portsmouth FC.
1-3 the final result. Lincoln City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

8
Tom Bayliss ↑ 66'
46
Joe Gauci
20
Callum Elder
19
Isaac Olaofe ↑ 75'
6
Ryley Towler
17
Robert Street ↑ 66'
4
Andrei Coubis ↑ 54'
26
Yunus Konak
10
Mason Melia ↑ 75'

Portsmouth FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Marlon Pack ↓ Josh Knight 86'
6
Conor Shaughnessy
9
Colby Bishop
10
Adrian Segecic
22
Zak Swanson
11
Abu Kamara ↓ Luke Brooke-Smith 86'
19
Rocco Shein ↓ Ebou Adams 58'
24
Terry Devlin
2
Benjamin Arthur
1
Nicolas Schmid
25
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen ↓ Josh Murphy 58'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
John Marquis	4
Ronan Curtis	4
George Hirst	2
Paddy Lane	2
Myles Peart-Harris	1
Morgan Rogers	1
Ebou Adams	1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild	1

Head to Head

Lincoln City FC Form

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 2026-04-18 Stevenage FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-08-22 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC W 2026-08-15 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-05-02 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC L 2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.24 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Portsmouth FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC30% Draw28% Portsmouth FC42%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

70%

Lincoln City FC or Portsmouth FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC22% Draw46% Portsmouth FC32%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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