LincolnLincoln vs Portsmouth — Championship
1-3
PortsmouthSincil Bank, Lincoln
Going into the match, Lincoln had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.3 goals a game; Portsmouth had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.4. Lincoln are 18th in the Championship on 12 points; Portsmouth are 13th on 14.
Match report
Home form going in: Lincoln
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (L W W W W). 2.3 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Middlesbrough · 15 Aug 2026
- W 0-2 at Port Vale · 2 May 2026
- W 0-2 at Port Vale · 2 May 2026
- W 4-3 vs Wycombe · 25 Apr 2026
- W 4-3 vs Wycombe · 25 Apr 2026
- W 0-2 at Doncaster · 21 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Portsmouth
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (L D W L W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-3 vs QPR · 15 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 vs Birmingham · 2 May 2026
- W 1-3 at Stoke · 25 Apr 2026
- L 5-1 at Coventry · 21 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Leicester · 18 Apr 2026
- W 2-0 vs Ipswich · 14 Apr 2026
How it unfolded
- 7' Normal Goal — Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth)
- 16' Normal Goal — Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth)
- 32' Penalty — Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln)
- 69' Normal Goal — Ebou Adams (Portsmouth)
Match statistics
| Lincoln | Metric | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 39 | Ball possession | 61 |
| 2.32 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.21 |
| 15 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 9 | Offsides | 2 |
| 220 | Total passes | 370 |
| 144 | Accurate passes | 272 |
| 65 | Pass accuracy | 74 |
| 9 | Key passes | 8 |
| 123 | Duels | 123 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |