Preston vs Lincoln stats and head-to-head

2026-27, Matchday 7. Sat, 12 Sept 2026

PrestonHome

01Full time, half-time 0–0

LincolnAway

Lincoln won by 1 goal.

WLLDLLeague form, oldest to newestDWWLL

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

Deepdale. Photo: Hudson6dogs, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Preston have 3 scored home results and Lincoln 2 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.00 points per match (3 measured matches); Lincoln away: 1.50 points per match (2 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 1.33 per home match (3 measured matches); Lincoln scored 1.00 away (2). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.42 per club appearance across 146 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 4 of 5 pooled club appearances (80.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. 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 half00

Second half01

The match in numbers

PrestonLincoln

11Shots9
3Shots on target3
0.59xG0.66
16Corners3
8Fouls9
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Preston

xG 0.59

Shots11
On target3
Goals0

27% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Lincoln

xG 0.66

Shots9
On target3
Goals1

33% of shots on target, 33% 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 away All matches

Preston at homeLLLWLL

Sat, 10 Octv Millwall0–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 12 Septv Lincoln0–1C 16–3 · Y 1–1
Sat, 5 Septv Blackburn2–1C 3–11 · Y 4–2
Tue, 1 Septv Bristol City1–3C 5–2 · Y 2–0
Wed, 26 Augv Everton0–4C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Augv Wolves1–3C 5–4 · Y 4–1

Lincoln awayWWLWWL

Sat, 10 Oct@ Sheffield United0–3C ––– · Y –––
Tue, 15 Sept@ Bristol City1–0C 4–13 · Y 5–2
Sat, 12 Sept@ Preston1–0C 3–16 · Y 1–1
Tue, 8 Sept@ Bournemouth0–4C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 29 Aug@ Bolton1–0C 2–14 · Y 3–0
Tue, 25 Aug@ Blackpool4–1C ––– · Y –––

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 away Overall

Preston at home, Lincoln away

40%
Both teams scored
League 67%
5 + 5 matches
100%
Over 0.5 goals
League 93%
5 + 5 matches
50%
Over 1.5 goals
League 79%
5 + 5 matches
50%
Over 2.5 goals
League 62%
5 + 5 matches
20%
Over 3.5 goals
League 34%
5 + 5 matches
0%
Over 4.5 goals
League 9%
5 + 5 matches
2.2
Avg total goals
League 2.85
5 + 5 matches
50%
1st half over 0.5
League 79%
5 + 5 matches
10%
1st half over 1.5
League 40%
5 + 5 matches
13.9
Corners per match
League 10.60
4 + 4 matches
88%
Corners over 8.5
League 71%
4 + 4 matches
75%
Corners over 9.5
League 59%
4 + 4 matches
63%
Corners over 10.5
League 49%
4 + 4 matches
3.6
Cards per match
League 3.92
4 + 4 matches
38%
Cards over 3.5
League 48%
4 + 4 matches
38%
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 away Overall

Preston at home, Lincoln away

Preston (home)		Lincoln (away)
24	Position	16
LLWLL	Last 5, oldest to newest	LWWWL
5	Played	5
0.60	Points per match	1.80
20%	Win %	60%
0.80	Scored / match	0.80
1.80	Conceded / match	1.00
2.60	Avg total goals	1.80
60%	Both scored	20%
0%	Clean sheets	60%
40%	Failed to score	20%
1.34	xG for	0.71
1.29	xG against	1.49

Half by half

PrestonLincoln

0.401st half scored / match0.20
0.401st half conceded / match0.20
0.402nd half scored / match0.60
1.402nd half conceded / match0.80
20%Leading at half-time20%
60%1st half over 0.540%
20%1st half over 1.50%
100%2nd half over 0.5100%
40%2nd half over 1.540%
0%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Preston at home, Lincoln away, this season.

Goals

PrestonLincoln

0.80Scored / match0.80
1.80Conceded / match1.00
2.60Match total / match1.80
60%Scored 1+80%
20%Scored 2+0%
100%Conceded 1+40%
40%Conceded 2+40%
60%Match over 1.540%
60%Match over 2.540%
40%Match over 3.50%

Shots and xG

PrestonLincoln

12.50Shots for9.00
12.25Shots against18.25
3.00On target for2.50
5.00On target against5.00
8%Shot conversion11%
1.34xG for0.71
1.29xG against1.49

Corners

PrestonLincoln

7.25Corners for3.50
5.00Corners against12.00
12.25Match total15.50
75%Over 7.5100%
75%Over 8.5100%
50%Over 9.5100%
50%Over 10.575%
50%Over 11.575%

Cards

PrestonLincoln

2.75Cards for2.75
1.00Cards against0.75
3.75Match total3.50
50%Over 2.550%
50%Over 3.525%
50%Over 4.525%
25%Over 5.525%
10.25Fouls committed13.75

Referee this season

S Martin

Matches

Cards / match

5.67

3 matches

Over 3.5 cards

67%

3 matches

Over 4.5 cards

67%

3 matches

Fouls / match

23.00

3 matches

The table, 2026-27

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
14	Sheffield United	9	1	12
15	Wrexham	9	-3	11
16	Lincoln	9	-4	11
17	Bolton	9	-5	10
18	Norwich	9	-2	9
22	Burnley	9	-4	7
23	Derby	9	-7	6
24	Preston	9	-8	4

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