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Northampton Town v Lincoln City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Jan, 14:00 BST, Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Saturday afternoon sees Jon Brady’s Northampton Town and Michael Skubala’s Lincoln City go head to head in a League One clash at the Sixfields Stadium. Form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all published below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping under 2.5 goals, but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We're anticipating a relatively tight affair here and, as such, are predicting under 2.5 goals. This means that we expect 2 goals or fewer will be scored in total as Northampton and Lincoln go head-to-head. Tight defences and clear heads will be required to deliver us a winner, but we trust both sides to deliver precisely that. The statistics and the odds below also suggest this is a strong tip.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 38% chance of Lincoln coming away with a win.

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Northampton
33%
3/1
25%
-
Draw
28%
12/5-
Lincoln
38%
19/20
11%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Lincoln 1-0
12%
5/1
20%
-
Northampton 1-0
11%
17/2
6%
-
Draw 0-0
10%
7/1
16%
-
Lincoln 2-1
8%
8/1
5%
-
Lincoln 2-0
7%
15/2
15%
-
Northampton 2-1
7%
14/1
25%
-
Northampton 2-0
6%
18/1
27%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
13%
-
Lincoln 3-1
3%
16/1
11%
-
Lincoln 3-0
3%
16/1
19%
-
Northampton 3-1
3%
33/1
31%
-
Northampton 3-0
2%
40/1
21%
-
Lincoln 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Northampton 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
5/4
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
8/13
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
46%
7/4
20%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
8/13
6%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
7/1
16%
-
BTTS - Yes
46%
1/1
11%
-
BTTS - No
54%
3/4
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
8/1
38%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
15/4-
Home/draw
62%
4/5
8%
-
Away/draw
67%
2/9
10%
-
Home/away
72%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
2/5
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
7/4
15%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
3/1
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
2/9
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
8/1
13%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
20/1
24%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/66
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/12
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/1
16%
-
Home DNB
53%
7/4
22%
-
Away DNB
58%
2/5
11%
-
Northampton win to nil
20%
11/2
18%
-
Lincoln win to nil
24%
2/1
20%
-
Northampton / Northampton
12%
6/1
27%
-
Northampton / Lincoln
3%
25/1-
Northampton / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Northampton
10%
7/1
14%
-
Draw / Lincoln
18%
15/4
14%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
5%
-
Lincoln / Northampton
2%
40/1
41%
-
Lincoln / Lincoln
26%
11/5
15%
-
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Northampton have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Northampton have conceded 36 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Northampton have played 11 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Lincoln lay in 12th place on 32 points in the League One league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lincoln have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Lincoln have played 13 away games, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Northampton
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham2316522453 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3F
Mar 8
2
Wycombe2515642351 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 25
l
 
2-3F
Mar 29
3
Wrexham2515641951 
Feb 15
l
 
4-1A
May 3
l
 
1-0A
4
Huddersfield2414551847 
Feb 1
w
 
1-3F
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
5
Barnsley251267642 
Jan 11
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 1
6
Reading241257641 
Apr 12
l
 
4-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
7
Stockport2510871038 
Mar 4
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
8
L Orient2411491037 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
9
Mansfield231148537 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
w
 
4-1F
-
10
Bolton241149-137 
l
 
2-4A
Jan 28
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
11
Charlton23977634 
l
 
0-5A
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
12
Lincoln Away25889-232 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
-
-
13
Rotherham24879031 
Apr 1
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
14
Stevenage23878-231 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
15
Exeter249411-331 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 1
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
16
Blackpool24798-330 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
17
Wigan237610-227 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
18
Northampton H256811-1526 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
19
Peterborough247413-525 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 5
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
20
Bristol R247413-1625 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
21
Crawley235513-1920 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 26
Mar 4
l
 
3-0A
22
Shrewsbury244515-2017 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
23
Cambridge244515-2117 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
24
Burton242814-1814 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
9
Lincoln have not won in 9 consecutive away league games
4
Lincoln have failed to score in 4 consecutive league games
Northampton 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Northampton0 - 0Stevenage
Northampton0 - 5Charlton
Northampton2 - 1Peterborough
Northampton0 - 0Cambridge
Northampton3 - 0Crawley
Northampton1 - 0L Orient
Northampton2 - 4Bolton
Northampton0 - 2Mansfield
Northampton1 - 2Wycombe
Northampton0 - 0Burton
Northampton2 - 1Exeter
Northampton1 - 2Exeter
Northampton2 - 0Carlisle
Northampton2 - 0Port Vale
Northampton1 - 0Derby
Northampton0 - 1Blackpool
Northampton1 - 1Charlton
Northampton3 - 1Bristol R
Northampton1 - 1Bolton
Northampton0 - 2Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANorthampton1 - 0Burton
HNorthampton0 - 0Stevenage
ANorthampton1 - 1Shrewsbury
ANorthampton1 - 4Reading
HNorthampton0 - 5Charlton
ANorthampton0 - 3Rotherham
HNorthampton2 - 1Peterborough
ANorthampton0 - 2Stevenage
ANorthampton1 - 2Wigan
HNorthampton0 - 0Cambridge
ANorthampton0 - 0Blackpool
ANorthampton1 - 1Birmingham
ANorthampton1 - 2Lincoln
HNorthampton3 - 0Crawley
ANorthampton1 - 1Stockport
HNorthampton1 - 0L Orient
ANorthampton1 - 4Wrexham
HNorthampton2 - 4Bolton
HNorthampton0 - 2Mansfield
ANorthampton3 - 1Huddersfield
Lincoln 12TH
20 league games
Away
9
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton3 - 0Lincoln
Shrewsbury1 - 0Lincoln
Huddersfield2 - 2Lincoln
Rotherham2 - 1Lincoln
Wrexham1 - 0Lincoln
Exeter0 - 0Lincoln
Bristol R1 - 1Lincoln
Crawley3 - 0Lincoln
Blackpool1 - 1Lincoln
Cambridge0 - 2Lincoln
Peterborough1 - 1Lincoln
Stevenage0 - 1Lincoln
Burton2 - 3Lincoln
Cheltenham1 - 2Lincoln
Oxford Utd0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 1Lincoln
Carlisle1 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 5Lincoln
Port Vale0 - 2Lincoln
Charlton1 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLincoln0 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln0 - 1Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 3Bolton
ALincoln0 - 1Shrewsbury
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
ALincoln2 - 2Huddersfield
HLincoln0 - 0Charlton
ALincoln1 - 2Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 1Wrexham
HLincoln2 - 3Wycombe
ALincoln0 - 0Exeter
ALincoln1 - 1Bristol R
HLincoln2 - 1Northampton
HLincoln2 - 1Stockport
ALincoln0 - 3Crawley
HLincoln1 - 3Birmingham
HLincoln2 - 1L Orient
ALincoln1 - 1Blackpool
ALincoln2 - 0Cambridge
HLincoln0 - 0Wigan
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Northampton since 2005
Northampton
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
7
9
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
NHT
3
D
2
LIN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Northampton
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 4Lincoln
0 - 1Lincoln
Northampton2 - 1
Northampton1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Northampton1 - 0
League games at Lincoln since 2004
Lincoln
Northampton
Goals: Scored
11
11
Games: Scored
7 / 8
8 / 8
Clean sheets
0 / 8
1 / 8
NHT
2
D
3
LIN
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
Lincoln2 - 1
1 - 2Northampton
Lincoln2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Northampton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Lincoln3 - 2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Northampton Town of late. It has been 6 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Lincoln City.

Northampton 18th Lincoln 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Northampton will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Northampton have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Lincoln’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Northampton
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1.1
1.2
Attack rating
NHT
LIN
7%
better
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Games scored16
16
Failed to score9
9
Scored first7
9
Goals scored24
28
Avg. goals scored1
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for0.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
NHT
LIN
7%
better
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Games conceded18
18
Clean sheets7
7
Conceded first14
12
Goals conceded39
30
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
1
KickOff rating
+7%

Northampton v Lincoln League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Northampton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24747
M PinnockC McGeehan M PinnockC McGeehan 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pinnock FWD2524
3
-
J Guthrie DEF2412
4
-
A Odimayo DEF22
3
1
C McGeehan  MID2271
7
-
S. Chouchane MID202
3
-
S Hoskins FWD2021
5
-
W Hondermarck MID19
2
-
L Burge GLK17
-
A McGowan DEF171
1
-
T Fosu FWD1733
1
-
L McCarron DEF161
-
J Baldwin DEF161
3
-
T Roberts MID162
3
1
T Eaves FWD153
2
1
B Fox MID12
3
-
J Sowerby MID10
1
-
N Tzanev GLK9
-
J Willis DEF8
-
T Magloire DEF71
-
C Morton FWD711
-
L Mbete DEF6
2
-
P Brough DEF3
1
-
J Wilson FWD3
-
A Koiki DEF2
-
H Lintott DEF1
-
M Dibley-Dias MID1
-
Lincoln League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25538
S RoughanB CadamarteriT DarikwaP O'Connor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Roughan DEF2512
2
-
G Wickens GLK24
3
-
T Darikwa DEF2433
7
-
P O'Connor DEF2423
7
1
J Moylan MID242
1
-
E Erhahon  MID22
5
1
B Cadamarteri FWD225
1
-
J Makama FWD2222
2
-
C McGrandles MID21
5
-
F Draper FWD212
3
-
B House FWD2051
7
-
D Jefferies MID182
2
-
E Hamilton MID15
1
-
T Bayliss MID133
-
E Ring FWD1311
-
J McKiernan MID12
-
R Hackett FWD1212
2
-
T Hamer DEF1121
-
L Montsma  DEF111
2
-
A Jackson DEF1121
2
1
D Duffy MID8
2
-
R Street FWD6
-
Z Jeacock GLK2
-