Sunday , 16 August 2026

Salford City FC vs Lincoln City FC, FA Cup 2025-26 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2025-26
Salford City FC
5 – 3
4 – 2 pen
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Sat 1 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Salford City FC vs Lincoln City FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Steven Copeland

Head-to-Head

1
Salford City FC 1 games · Avg 8.0 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-01 Salford City FC 5–3 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Salford City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Lincoln City FC H 5–3 W
11 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–8 L
30 Nov Cheltenham Town FC H 2–0 W
02 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–1 W
14 Nov Peterborough United FC H 4–5 L
04 Nov Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Salford City FC A 3–5 L
28 Oct Bradford City AFC A 0–0 D
25 Oct Leyton Orient FC A 0–1 L
18 Oct Stevenage FC H 1–0 W
04 Oct Exeter City FC H 0–1 L
27 Sep Peterborough United FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Salford City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Salford City FC
Kelly N'Mai 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Salford City FC face off against Lincoln City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • Salford City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Salford City FC Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.49 Salford City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Salford City FC54% Draw21% Lincoln City FC25%
Actual: Salford City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Salford City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
46%
Salford City FC or Lincoln City FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Salford City FC41% Draw36% Lincoln City FC23%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Salford City FC

Handicap Salford City FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 19% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 13% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Salford City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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