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Lincoln City vs Southampton Prediction: Imps Face Early Test Against Injury-Hit Saints
Lincoln City host Southampton at the LNER Stadium on 5 September 2026 in Matchweek 5 of the Championship, with both clubs sitting in the bottom half after modest starts. Lincoln are 17th on four points, Southampton 18th on three, the…
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- Matchweek 5 of the 2026-2027 Championship brings Lincoln City against Southampton on 2026-09-05 (kick-off 12:30 GMT).
- In their last 10 matches, Referee A. Kitchen averaged 2-3 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 19 fouls.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Tom Shaw and Tonda Eckert.
- Lincoln City have accumulated 4 points to lie 17th whereas Southampton have 3 points to sit 18th.
- Lincoln City misses 2 players: T. Darikwa (Knee Injury), S. Bradley (Knock) but Southampton misses 1 player: C. Jander (Lacking Match Fitness).
- Forecasting a three-man defense for Lincoln City (3-4-3), while Southampton are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw T. Bayliss lead Lincoln City with a 8.6 TheyScored rating, and L. Scienza top-rating for Southampton at 7.3.
- No winners or losers: Lincoln City drew 0-0 vs. Blackburn Rovers, as did Southampton with Birmingham City: 1-1.
- Neither side is flying – Lincoln City 2-1-2 and Southampton 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
- Southampton lead this rivalry - 1 win from 1 match versus Lincoln City (who've won just 0 games), alongside 0 draws.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Southampton to win 2-1, despite Lincoln City's 0-1-1 home form - Southampton's strong 0-1-1 record away with 4.00 goals/game does the trick.
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| 43' | C. McGrandles | ||
| 44' | 0 - 1 | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
| 54' | T. Shaw | ||
| 56' | I. Varfolomeev | ||
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| 75' | F. Draper | ||
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| 87' | 1 - 1 | ||
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Lincoln is going head to head with Southampton on 5/9/2026 11:30 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Lincoln v Southampton H2H statistics!