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Championship10/24/2026, 02:00 PM

Lincoln City – Burnley4 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Lincoln City
1.32
Total xG
2.68
Burnley
1.36
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorLincoln CityBurnley
High-scoring league (2.9 goals/match)+0.40+0.40
Small sample (5 matches), regression to mean−0.20
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.17
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.2 season average)+0.17
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)−0.03
Small sample (5 matches), regression to mean+0.00
Freddie Draper not in squad (2 goals, 0 assists)
Jacob Bruun Larsen not in squad (2 goals, 3 assists)
Zeki Amdouni not in squad (3 goals, 1 assists)
48% of goal output missing (only 71% available)
Strong home record (1.8 vs 0.9 goals/match)

Key factors

  • xG: Lincoln averages 1.41 xG per match in 11 league matches, Burnley 1.30 xG per match
  • Table: Lincoln sit 18th with 12 points from 11 matches, Burnley 22nd with 8 points in 11 matches

Risks

  • Home/Away: Burnley score 1.6 goals per match in 5 away matches, Lincoln concede 2.4 per match in 5 home matches
  • Shots: Burnley average 4.8 shots on target per match in the last 5 matches, Lincoln 2.6 per match

All probabilities

Result
Lincoln City34%
Draw29%
Burnley37%
Double chance
Lincoln City or draw63%
Burnley or draw66%
No draw71%
Goals
Over 1.576%
Under 1.524%
Over 2.550%
Under 2.550%
Over 3.528%
Under 3.572%
Both teams score
Yes56%
No44%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.32 : 1.36, rounded up only from .914% probability

Other likely scores

1:2
8%
2:1
8%
0:2
6%
2:0
6%
4:1
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Burnley: dropped a lead in 6 of 7 games (15 points lost)
  2. Lincoln City: 2.9 cards per game (31 yellows, 4 reds in 12 games)
  3. Lincoln City: dropped a lead in 4 of 7 games (10 points lost)

Lineups

Lincoln City 4-2-3-1 · Burnley 4-2-3-1

Lincoln City
  • 1 G. Wickens
  • 4 A. Coubis
  • 25 D. Elerewe
  • 15 S. Bradley
  • 3 A. Reach
  • 26 Y. Konak
  • 14 C. McGrandles
  • 7 R. Hackett-Fairchild
  • 18 B. House
  • 16 D. Jeffries
  • 11 M. Riis Ladefoged
Burnley
  • 37 G. Coudert
  • 2 K. Walker
  • 18 H. Ekdal
  • 44 I. dos Santos de Paulo
  • 23 L. Pires Silva
  • 3 M. Alleyne
  • 5 R. Hatate
  • 19 L. Ramazani
  • 29 J. Laurent
  • 12 D. Satpaev
  • 27 A. Broja
Substitutes
  • 6 R. Towler
  • 17 R. Street
  • 24 I. Varfolomeev
  • 8 T. Bayliss
  • 19 I. Olaofe
  • 27 C. Ogbene
  • 46 J. Gauci
  • 20 C. Elder
  • 33 D. Oyegoke
  • 17 A. Hountondji
  • 8 U. Raghouber
  • 14 C. Roberts
  • 10 M. Edwards
  • 1 M. Weiß
  • 22 O. Sonne
  • 41 G. Brierley
  • 48 E. Atta Agyei
  • 9 J. Vardy
  • 30 L. Castell Solé

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