Championship · Matchweek 5

Lincoln City FC vs Southampton FC Prediction

Match essentials

Kick-off (UK)
Sat 5 Sept, 12:30 (BST)
Competition
Championship
Round
Matchweek 5
Venue
To be confirmed

United Matchday prediction

Lincoln City FC win29%
Draw25%
Southampton FC win46%
Predicted score
1–1
Over 2.5 goals
53%
Under 2.5 goals
47%
BTTS yes
56%
Over 1.5 goals
77%
Over 3.5 goals
31%
BTTS no
44%
Expected goals
1.21 – 1.58

Low confidence

Why the model favours this outcome

Lincoln City FC have scored at a below-average rate at home, which limits the model's home goal expectation. Sample size is still small this season, so the model leans more heavily on longer-term ratings and lowers its confidence accordingly.

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–111.7%
  • 0–19.7%
  • 1–29.3%
  • 0–27.7%
  • 1–07.4%
  • 2–17.1%
  • 0–06.1%
  • 2–25.6%

Team comparison

StatisticLincoln City FCSouthampton FC
Matches played78
Points per match1.571.75
Goals per match0.862.38
Goals conceded per match0.861.25
Home / away goals scored34
Home / away goals conceded66
Last 5 points88
Last 5 goals scored410
Last 5 goals conceded36
Win percentage43%50%

Lincoln City FC recent form

DDWWL

Southampton FC recent form

DDWWL

Recent form

Lincoln City FC

1W 1D 1L in the last 3 · 2 scored, 3 conceded

  • Dvs Blackburn Rovers FC0–0
  • Wat Bolton Wanderers FC1–0
  • Lvs Portsmouth FC1–3

Southampton FC

3W 1D 1L in the last 5 · 12 scored, 6 conceded

  • Dat Birmingham City FC1–1
  • Wvs Millwall FC5–1
  • Wvs Stoke City FC3–1
  • Lat Watford FC1–2
  • Wvs Middlesbrough FC2–1

Model transparency

Model: UM Prediction Model v1.0
Generated: 23 August 2026
Last updated: 5 September 2026
Status: Locked

How predictions work

Prediction record

Matches predicted
510
1X2 accuracy
46.9%
BTTS accuracy
57.5%
Over 2.5 accuracy
58.8%
Exact score
10.6%

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