ChampionshipSaturday 22 August 2026 · 11:30

Lincoln vs Portsmouth result and stats

Lincoln

40%

pre-match home win

1–3

full time

27%

draw

Portsmouth

33%

pre-match away win

Win probability: home 40%, draw 27%, away 33%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Portsmouth won 3–1 away at Lincoln in the Championship on Saturday 22 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Lincoln 40%, the draw 27% and Portsmouth 33%, so an away win had a 33% chance. It was an upset by GossipBall's numbers.

On expected goals it finished Lincoln 2.33, Portsmouth 1.21, so Lincoln created the better chances. Lincoln had 15 shots (4 on target) to Portsmouth's 13 (7 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

LIPO

2.33

Expected goals

1.21

Shots

On target

Corners

Fouls

Yellow cards

Red cards

Half-time goals

Referee: T Harrington

Recent form

Lincoln

L @ Middlesbrough1–2 · 15 Aug

Portsmouth

L v QPR1–3 · 15 Aug

D v Birmingham1–1 · 2 May

W @ Stoke3–1 · 25 Apr

L @ Coventry1–5 · 21 Apr

W v Leicester1–0 · 18 Apr

Head to head

These teams haven't met in this league in the last five seasons.

Season averages per game

LIPO

1.08

Goals

1.33

1.67

Conceded

1.25

1.32

1.31

1.46

xG against

1.14

12.3

Shots

14.6

3.1

On target

3.9

3.5

Corners

5.9

2.33

Yellow cards

1.50

33%

Clean sheets

25%

50%

Both score

58%

3+ goals

50%