Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2026-27
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Adam Reach
William Lankshear 62' 1–1
William Lankshear 90+1' 2–1
Y 36' Freddie Draper
Y 90' Isaac Olaofe

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Lincoln City FC — Championship at Riverside.

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Steven Meredith (England)
  • Assistant 2

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

1
Middlesbrough FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Lincoln City FC H 2–1 W
23 May Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
12 May Southampton FC A 1–2 L
09 May Southampton FC H 0–0 D
02 May Wrexham AFC A 2–2 D
25 Apr Watford FC H 5–1 W
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
11 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Lincoln City FC
#3 Position #12
15 Points 11
8 Played 8
4 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
16 Scored 7
12 Conceded 8
+4 GD -1
1.88 PPG 1.38
50% Win % 38%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Lincoln City FC are 12th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G
Lincoln City FC
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 2 G 1 A
Adam Reach 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Riverside. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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 Dom Jefferies suffering a number of foals already.
  • 12' The Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 0-1!
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Lincoln City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Lincoln City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' Middlesbrough FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker William Lankshear scoring 2 goals.
  • 36' Freddie Draper is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' Tom Bayliss has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 51' Abdoulaye Kante has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. William Lankshear has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Freddie Draper departs to be replaced by Isaac Olaofe.
  • 62' Magnificent from William Lankshear! That is 10 goals in 389 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Abdoulaye Kante is replaced by Riley McGree on 63 minute.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Jeremy Sarmiento on, Kyle Joseph off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Kyle Joseph is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Lincoln City FC so far.
  • 81' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Lincoln City FC! Tom Bayliss comes on to replace Adam Reach.
  • 90' Isaac Olaofe was booked on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Middlesbrough FC 2-1 Lincoln City FC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Lincoln City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC51% Draw26% Lincoln City FC23%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
49%
Middlesbrough FC or Lincoln City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC37% Draw46% Lincoln City FC17%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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