Sunday , 18 October 2026

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

Championship · 2026-27
Lincoln City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 11:30 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 44' Welington
Mikkel Ladefoged 88' 1–1
Conor McGrandles 43' Y
Ivan Varfolomeyev 57' Y
Freddie Draper 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
  • Assistant 2 Callum Gough (England)
5 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
Lincoln City FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-05 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Southampton FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D
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
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D
01 Sep Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
29 Aug Millwall FC H 5–1 W
22 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
16 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
12 May Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Southampton FC
#18 Position #7
12 Points 17
11 Played 11
3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 2
9 Scored 21
19 Conceded 10
-10 GD +11
1.09 PPG 1.55
27% Win % 55%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 18th (12 pts). Southampton FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Lincoln City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/5
61-75
1/4
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Southampton FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Lincoln City FC
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 2 G 1 A
Adam Reach 1 G
Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Finn Azaz 3 G 5 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Lincoln City FC is hosting Southampton FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Scotland international Ben House has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Southampton FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' Lincoln City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 44' GOAL! Welington scores on 44.
  • 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Southampton FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Stephens made 356 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivan Varfolomeyev on 57.
  • 62' Southampton FC make a change. Cyle Larin trudges off to be replaced by Divin Mubama on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Another change for Southampton FC made on 63 minute. Leo Scienza leaves to be changed by Samuel Edozie.
  • 64' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Varfolomeyev departs to be replaced by Yunus Konak.
  • 69' Samuel Edozie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 74' Lincoln City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a card on 75.
  • 76' A change in the Lincoln City FC ranks — Conor McGrandles exits the field as Tom Bayliss enters on 76.
  • 78' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Finn Azaz by Lewis Dobbin on 78 minute.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Nathan Wood-Gordon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kuryu Matsuki at the 84 minute mark.
  • 88' The Denmark Mikkel Ladefoged breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 1-1!
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Lincoln City FC 1-1 Southampton FC.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tonda Eckert

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.8 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC24% Draw27% Southampton FC49%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Southampton FC
76%
Lincoln City FC or Southampton FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC14% Draw48% Southampton FC38%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.4%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
11.4%
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 3
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 0
2.7%
0 – 4
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 25% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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