Bristol City vs Lincoln Prediction - September 15, 2026
Alternative:1-0
Goals: Under 3.51.37
What is the prediction for Bristol City vs Lincoln?
The model's leading scoreline is 1 - 1, with 1-0 as the alternative. Recent form is the clearest supporting signal: Bristol City are in better form heading into this match. The result can differ because recent matches may not reflect either team's level today.
Match analysis
Bristol City have not won a match by more than two goals in their last five outings, and Superior thinks that control holds again against Lincoln on 15 September: Under 3.5 goals at 1.37, backed at 76 percent. Lincoln have been held scoreless twice in that same stretch, so neither side arrives searching for an open, high-scoring game.
Bristol City have not won by more than two goals in five games
Bristol City's last five results read three wins, a draw and one defeat, and every win has arrived by a single goal or two, never a rout. The one loss in that run was a 2-0 shutout at home, which says something about how contained this side has been at both ends. Lincoln have failed to score in two of their last five and have won only once away from home in that stretch. Superior's model reads Bristol's control and Lincoln's inconsistent away output as a combination that keeps this one under the total rather than over it.
Lincoln have been involved in two five-plus goal games this run
The way this loses is Lincoln repeating one of their two recent high-scoring games, a 0-4 defeat and a 4-1 win, both inside their last five matches. If Lincoln's attack turns up the way it did in that 4-1 win, or their defence slips the way it did in the 0-4 loss, four goals arrives quickly. Bristol City average 1.8 goals a game at home, so a routine Bristol goal on top of either Lincoln scenario is enough to push this over the line, even though neither side has shown that combination happening in the same match recently.
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| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | +11 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 6 | +3 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 6 | +4 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 6 | +3 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 5 | +3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | +2 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 6 | +1 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | +3 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 6 | -1 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 6 | -1 | 7 | ||
| 16 | 7 | -4 | 7 | ||
| 17 | 5 | -1 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 6 | -2 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 5 | -2 | 5 | ||
| 20 | 6 | -3 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 6 | -6 | 4 | ||
| 22 | 6 | -6 | 4 | ||
| 23 | 6 | -6 | 3 | ||
| 24 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
| 2 | West Brom | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| 3 | Swansea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | QPR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Charlton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |
| 9 | Norwich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 11 | Wolves | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | |
| 12 | Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 14 | Birmingham | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 7 | |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 | |
| 18 | Blackburn | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | |
| 19 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 | |
| 20 | Cardiff | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | |
| 21 | Bolton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 | |
| 22 | Derby | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 | |
| 23 | Burnley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 3 | |
| 24 | Preston | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 3 |
