Wednesday , 4 November 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Lincoln City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Recco Hackett-Fairchild pen 39' 1–0
1–1 47' Moussa Kounfolo Yeo
1–2 51' Stephen Eustaquio
Ben House 6' Y
Ryley Towler 25' Y
Y 90' Filip Lissah

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Sincil Bank Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
  • Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Middlesbrough FC 13 28
2 Birmingham City FC 14 26
3 Stoke City FC 14 26
4 Swansea City AFC 14 26
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 14 25
6 Southampton FC 14 24
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 13 24
8 West Ham United FC 13 22
9 Sheffield United FC 14 22
10 Portsmouth FC 14 22
11 Queens Park Rangers FC 14 21
12 Norwich City FC 14 18
13 Millwall FC 14 18
14 Blackburn Rovers FC 14 18
15 Bristol City FC 13 18
16 Bolton Wanderers FC 14 17
17 Lincoln City FC 14 15
18 Cardiff City FC 13 14
19 Wrexham AFC 13 14
20 Watford FC 14 14
21 Charlton Athletic FC 14 14
22 Burnley FC 14 10
23 Derby County FC 14 7
24 Preston North End FC 14 5

Head-to-Head

1
Lincoln City FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-19 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
15 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
12 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
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
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W
12 Sep Burnley FC H 3–1 W
08 Sep Southampton FC A 1–3 L
05 Sep Wrexham AFC H 0–0 D
01 Sep Watford FC H 2–0 W
29 Aug Derby County FC A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Swansea City AFC
#17 Position #4
15 Points 26
14 Played 14
4 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
14 Scored 21
24 Conceded 16
-10 GD +5
1.07 PPG 1.86
29% Win % 57%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Lincoln City FC are 17th (15 pts). Swansea City AFC are 4th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Lincoln City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/7
61-75
3/5
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Lincoln City FC
Mikkel Ladefoged 3 G 1 A
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 2 G 1 A
Adam Reach 1 G
Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Lincoln City FC welcome Swansea City AFC for this crunch clash at Sincil Bank Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time Vítor Matos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 6' Ben House catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 6.
  • 11' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben House made 57 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Ryley Towler is booked for Lincoln City FC — card on 25.
  • 30' Lincoln City FC have won 391 goals from 329 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' GOAL! Recco Hackett-Fairchild fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 44' Stephen Welsh has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 423 appearances.
  • 47' Moussa Kounfolo Yeo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Swansea City AFC are in front.
  • 51' The deadlock is broken! Stephen Eustaquio gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Lincoln City FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Adam Idah is replaced by Zan Vipotnik on 60 minute.
  • 63' Adam Reach makes way for Chiedozie Ogbene at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Lincoln City FC.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Mikkel Ladefoged. He replaces Ben House on 64 minute.
  • 69' Lincoln City FC is showing some good football. However, Lincoln City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 74' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Elijah Just suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Stephen Eustaquio is replaced by Goncalo Franco on 76 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Lincoln City FC team. Ryley Towler is replaced by Robert Street on 77 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Stephen Welsh by Jenson Seelt on 82 minute.
  • 87' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Swansea City AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Lincoln City FC.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Matos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephen Eustaquio 1
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1

Head to Head

2026-09-19 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC

Lincoln City FC Form

2026-09-19 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2026-09-15 Bristol City FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2026-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2026-09-05 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2026-09-01 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-08-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2026-09-19 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2026-09-12 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2026-09-08 Southampton FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2026-09-05 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Wrexham AFC D 2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC W 2026-08-29 Derby County FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC25% Draw27% Swansea City AFC48%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
75%
Lincoln City FC or Swansea City AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC17% Draw45% Swansea City AFC38%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 1
10.4%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 23% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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