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Stockport County v Lincoln City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Apr, 15:00 BST, Edgeley Park, Stockport

Stockport County and their boss Dave Challinor will be aiming to beat Michael Skubala and his Lincoln City side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Edgeley Park in the League One. The predictions shown are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the biggest betting markets. Data shown and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included for all.


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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

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Stockport
53%
--
Draw
25%
--
Lincoln
23%
--
Stockport 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Stockport 2-0
10%
--
Stockport 2-1
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Lincoln 1-0
7%
--
Lincoln 2-1
6%
--
Stockport 3-0
5%
--
Stockport 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Lincoln 2-0
4%
--
Stockport 3-2
2%
--
Stockport 4-0
2%
--
Stockport 4-1
2%
--
Lincoln 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
47%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
40%
--
Stockport win to nil
30%
--
Lincoln win to nil
12%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Stockport have played 42 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below in the table, having won 21, drawn 10 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 16 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Stockport have outscored their opponents by 63 goals to 57 goals.

Home League Performance

Stockport have played 21 games at home winning 14, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 37 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Lincoln are in 12th position in the League One on 55 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 29 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 24 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Lincoln have conceded 30 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stockport
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham4029834495 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
1-0A
2
Wrexham42241082782 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
May 3
l
 
1-0A
3
Wycombe42231273081 
l
 
0-5A
May 3
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
4
Stockport Home42221192677 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
5
Charlton422210102076 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
6
Reading42191211869 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
7
L Orient42206161866 
l
 
1-4A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
8
Bolton4220616166 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
9
Huddersfield42197161064 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
10
Blackpool411515111060 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
11
Barnsley4216917-457 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-3A
12
Lincoln Away42141315855 
Apr 26
l
 
2-1F
-
-
13
Rotherham4215918-554 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
14
Stevenage41141017-652 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
15
Exeter42141018-1352 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
16
Peterborough4113919-1048 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
w
 
5-1F
d
 
1-1F
17
Wigan41111416-447 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
18
Mansfield4113820-1047 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-3F
19
Northampton42111417-1747 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
20
Burton41101219-1542 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
21
Bristol R4212624-2642 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1A
22
Crawley429924-3236 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-1A
l
 
3-0A
23
Cambridge4281123-2635 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
24
Shrewsbury427926-3430 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stockport 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Lincoln 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stockport since 2006
Stockport
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
SCT
1
LIN
3
League games at Lincoln since 2005
Lincoln
Stockport
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
3 / 5
SCT
1
D
2
LIN
2
Goal Statistics

Stockport County's defensive record is to be admired, D. Challinor's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive League One matches. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Lincoln City makes sense in this context.

Stockport 4th Lincoln 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Stockport will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Lincoln scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Stockport’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
Lincoln’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Stockport
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1.6
1
Attack rating
17%
better
SCT
LIN
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Games scored35
28
Failed to score7
14
Scored first26
17
Goals scored63
57
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
18%
better
SCT
LIN
view stats
Games conceded25
30
Clean sheets17
12
Conceded first14
20
Goals conceded37
49
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against0.9
1
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Stockport League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
381069
E PyeK WoottonK WoottonE Pye
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Wootton FWD41106
4
-
I Touray DEF383
8
-
E Pye DEF3812
8
1
O Norwood MID3713
3
-
I Olaofe FWD3773
4
-
W Collar MID3561
2
-
C Connolly MID3412
6
1
L Bate MID3225
5
-
J Diamond FWD3032
2
-
C Camps MID2712
6
-
O Bailey MID262
3
-
C Addai GLK24
-
F Horsfall DEF2411
7
1
K Knoyle DEF211
4
-
J Fevrier FWD2021
1
-
B Hinchliffe GLK19
1
-
M Southam-Hales DEF173
5
-
R Rydel DEF152
-
O Moxon MID12
1
-
B Hills DEF11
3
1
J Mingi MID8
1
-
N Powell MID71
-
B Andrésson FWD73
-
S Cosgrove FWD6
-
M. Hamilton FWD5
-
Lincoln League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
417613
S RoughanJ MakamaJ MakamaP O'Connor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Roughan DEF4112
3
-
T Darikwa DEF3953
7
-
J Makama FWD3876
5
-
C McGrandles MID37
9
-
P O'Connor DEF3635
11
2
B House FWD3652
10
-
D Jefferies MID3433
4
-
F Draper FWD334
3
-
G Wickens GLK31
4
-
T Bayliss MID2924
3
-
E Hamilton MID281
2
-
R Hackett FWD2832
4
-
E Erhahon  MID26
7
2
J Moylan MID252
1
-
A Jackson DEF2322
4
1
B Cadamarteri FWD235
1
-
E Ring FWD2012
-
T Hamer DEF1921
-
L Montsma  DEF1511
2
-
J Collins FWD157
2
-
Z Jeacock GLK11
1
-
S Clucas MID81
1
-
J. Gardner FWD71
1
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