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Middlesbrough v Lincoln, EFL Championship, Sat, 15 Aug 2026: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Matchday 1. Sat, 15 Aug 2026

MiddlesbroughHome
21Full time, half-time 0–1
LincolnAway

Middlesbrough won by 1 goal.

WWDDWLeague form, oldest to newestDWWLL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Riverside Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Middlesbrough have 0 scored home results and Lincoln 0 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: unavailable (no measured PPG sample); Lincoln away: unavailable (no measured PPG sample). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01
Second half20

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughLincoln
  • 23Shots10
  • 7Shots on target2
  • 2.23xG0.57
  • 5Corners5
  • 12Fouls12
  • 0Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

xG 2.23
  • Shots23
  • On target7
  • Goals2

30% of shots on target, 29% of those scored.

Lincoln

xG 0.57
  • Shots10
  • On target2
  • Goals1

20% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

No valid scored meetings are available in this bounded stored window.

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Middlesbrough at homeWWWWDW
Lincoln awayWWLWWL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Lincoln away
  • 50%
    Both teams scored
    League 67%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 60%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 79%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 60%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 62%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 30%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 34%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 10%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 2.8
    Avg total goals
    League 2.85
    5 + 5 matches
  • 50%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 79%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 20%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 40%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 13.5
    Corners per match
    League 10.60
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 71%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 59%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 49%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 2.8
    Cards per match
    League 3.92
    4 + 4 matches
  • 13%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 48%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 13%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 36%
    4 + 4 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Lincoln away
Middlesbrough (home)Lincoln (away)
2Position16
WWWDWLast 5, oldest to newestLWWWL
5Played5
2.60Points per match1.80
80%Win %60%
2.40Scored / match0.80
1.40Conceded / match1.00
3.80Avg total goals1.80
80%Both scored20%
20%Clean sheets60%
0%Failed to score20%
2.07xG for0.71
1.32xG against1.49

Half by half

MiddlesbroughLincoln
  • 0.601st half scored / match0.20
  • 0.801st half conceded / match0.20
  • 1.802nd half scored / match0.60
  • 0.602nd half conceded / match0.80
  • 20%Leading at half-time20%
  • 60%1st half over 0.540%
  • 40%1st half over 1.50%
  • 100%2nd half over 0.5100%
  • 80%2nd half over 1.540%
  • 20%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Lincoln away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughLincoln
  • 2.40Scored / match0.80
  • 1.40Conceded / match1.00
  • 3.80Match total / match1.80
  • 100%Scored 1+80%
  • 80%Scored 2+0%
  • 80%Conceded 1+40%
  • 40%Conceded 2+40%
  • 80%Match over 1.540%
  • 80%Match over 2.540%
  • 60%Match over 3.50%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughLincoln
  • 19.25Shots for9.00
  • 11.50Shots against18.25
  • 6.50On target for2.50
  • 3.75On target against5.00
  • 14%Shot conversion11%
  • 2.07xG for0.71
  • 1.32xG against1.49

Corners

MiddlesbroughLincoln
  • 7.25Corners for3.50
  • 4.25Corners against12.00
  • 11.50Match total15.50
  • 100%Over 7.5100%
  • 75%Over 8.5100%
  • 75%Over 9.5100%
  • 50%Over 10.575%
  • 50%Over 11.575%

Cards

MiddlesbroughLincoln
  • 0.75Cards for2.75
  • 1.25Cards against0.75
  • 2.00Match total3.50
  • 25%Over 2.550%
  • 0%Over 3.525%
  • 0%Over 4.525%
  • 0%Over 5.525%
  • 10.75Fouls committed13.75
Referee this season
R Madley
Matches
4
Cards / match
3.50
4 matches
Over 3.5 cards
50%
4 matches
Over 4.5 cards
25%
4 matches
Fouls / match
22.25
4 matches

The table, 2026-27

#ClubPGDPts
1Swansea9820
2Middlesbrough9518
3West Ham91116
4Stoke9216
14Sheffield United9112
15Wrexham9-311
16Lincoln9-411
17Bolton9-510
18Norwich9-29
Full table →

Where to watch

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