Lincoln City vs Watford

Tue 26 Jan, 19:45 UTC · Matchweek 28 · probabilities and historical statistics

Predicted outcome

Lincoln City win · Most likely 46.4%
Draw 26.9%
Watford win 26.7%

Limited history for Lincoln City. Fewer past top flight matches on record means these figures are less reliable than usual.

Event markets

Both teams to score 55%Avg 56%
Over 1.5 goals 75%Avg 75%
Over 2.5 goals 50%Avg 51%
Lincoln City clean sheet 32%Avg 28%
Watford clean sheet 21%Avg 22%
Over 8.5 corners 51%Avg 66%
Over 9.5 corners 38%Avg 55%
Over 2.5 cards 83%Avg 72%
Over 3.5 cards 66%Avg 51%

This match League average

Predicted Score

1-010.3%
2-19.4%
2-08.0%

Team comparison

Attack Defense Form Discipline Cleansheets
  • Lincoln City
  • Watford

Did you know?

  • Lincoln City have conceded in each of their last 8 matches.
  • Watford have won just 0 of their last 10 away matches.
  • Lincoln City have won just 3 of their last 10 matches.
  • Lincoln City's matches have gone over 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 10.

H2H

All 1 meeting on file.

DateHomeScoreAway
03 Nov 26 Watford 1–0 Lincoln City
1meetings
  • Lincoln City win · 0 (0%)
  • Draw · 0 (0%)
  • Watford win · 1 (100%)
Avg. total goals 1.00 League avg: 2.62
Over 2.5 goals 0% League avg: 51%
Both teams to score 0% League avg: 56%
Whoever hosts wins 100% League avg: 43%
Avg. total corners 13.00 League avg: 10.31
Avg. total cards 7.00 League avg: 3.83
Lincoln City avg. goals 0.00 League avg: 1.31
Watford avg. goals 1.00 League avg: 1.31

Biggest win: Watford 1–0 Lincoln City (03 Nov 26).

Lincoln City vs Watford head to head: in their only meeting on file, Lincoln City have not won, Watford have won once and none ended in a draw. Lincoln City scored 0 goals and Watford scored 1 goal in that match. The latest meeting, on 3 Nov 2026, was won 1-0 by Watford, at home against Lincoln City. At least one side failed to score. Watford kept 1.

How they play

Each line runs across the 24 clubs of the league, from up to the last 19 league games of each. A marker at either end means the most or least of that measure.

Lincoln City
  • Cedes possession
  • Set piece heavy
  • Crosses and headers
Watford
  • Shoots on sight
  • Cedes possession
  • Plays on the floor
  • Possession
    Cedes the ballKeeps the ball
    37% 24th of 24 45% 21st of 24
  • Shot selection
    Shoots on sightWaits for the chance
    0.11 xG a shot 11th of 24 0.08 xG a shot 24th of 24
  • Set pieces
    Open playSet pieces
    38% of xG 3rd of 24 23% of xG 13th of 24
  • Route to goal
    On the groundCrosses and headers
    24% of shots 3rd of 24 14% of shots 21st of 24

Where they differ

  • Lincoln City go more through the air than Watford, 24% of shots against 14%.
  • Lincoln City wait for better chances than Watford, 0.11 xG a shot against 0.08.
  • Lincoln City get more of their chances from set pieces than Watford, 38% against 23%.

Ball Stats (Last 10 games)

Lincoln City Watford
11 (1.1 avg) Goals 9 (0.9 avg)
114 (11.4 avg) Total Shots 119 (11.9 avg)
33 (3.3 avg) Shots on Target 38 (3.8 avg)
34 (3.4 avg) Blocked Shots 29 (2.9 avg)
29 (2.9 avg) Corners 39 (3.9 avg)
662 (73.6 avg) Attacks 754 (75.4 avg)
375 (41.7 avg) Dangerous Attacks 342 (34.2 avg)
72 (7.2 avg) Key Passes 79 (7.9 avg)
2897 (289.7 avg) Passes 3905 (390.5 avg)
1968 (68%) Pass Accuracy 3161 (81%)
38% Ball Possession 48%

Disciplinary/Tackles (Last 10 games)

Lincoln City Watford
3 (0.3 avg) Red Cards 0 (0.0 avg)
23 (2.3 avg) Yellow Cards 24 (2.4 avg)
137 (13.7 avg) Tackles 143 (14.3 avg)
120 (12.0 avg) Fouls 115 (11.5 avg)
23 (2.3 avg) Offsides 14 (1.4 avg)
497 (49.7 avg) Duels Won 451 (45.1 avg)
208 (20.8 avg) Aerial Duels Won 139 (13.9 avg)

Previous Game Statistics (Last 10)

Lincoln City

1.5Goals
  • Under · 3 (30%)
  • Over · 7 (70%)
7.5Corners
  • Under · 4 (40%)
  • Over · 6 (60%)
2.5Goals
  • Under · 3 (30%)
  • Over · 7 (70%)
8.5Corners
  • Under · 5 (50%)
  • Over · 5 (50%)
3.5Goals
  • Under · 6 (60%)
  • Over · 4 (40%)
9.5Corners
  • Under · 5 (50%)
  • Over · 5 (50%)
CS
  • Yes · 2 (20%)
  • No · 8 (80%)
BTTS
  • Yes · 5 (50%)
  • No · 5 (50%)

Watford

1.5Goals
  • Under · 4 (40%)
  • Over · 6 (60%)
7.5Corners
  • Under · 4 (40%)
  • Over · 6 (60%)
2.5Goals
  • Under · 5 (50%)
  • Over · 5 (50%)
8.5Corners
  • Under · 5 (50%)
  • Over · 5 (50%)
3.5Goals
  • Under · 7 (70%)
  • Over · 3 (30%)
9.5Corners
  • Under · 5 (50%)
  • Over · 5 (50%)
CS
  • Yes · 3 (30%)
  • No · 7 (70%)
BTTS
  • Yes · 4 (40%)
  • No · 6 (60%)