England - ChampionshipLNER StadiumData current as of August 30, 2026

Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers: match statistics

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Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Lincoln City plays Blackburn Rovers in Championship (England). The game is scheduled for September 1, 2026. Venue: LNER Stadium.

Recent form

Lincoln City has 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Blackburn Rovers has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 1.33 points per game.

Scoring records

Lincoln City scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.67. Blackburn Rovers scores 1.67 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 3.03 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Lincoln City's games and 100% of Blackburn Rovers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 100%, compared with league averages of 78% for BTTS and 75% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Lincoln City has the higher season xG average, 1.19 to 1.16 per game. Lincoln City takes 11.0 shots per game, while Blackburn Rovers takes 9.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Lincoln City leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. Blackburn Rovers leads at halftime in 0% and scores 1.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Lincoln City's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Blackburn Rovers, it is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 3.03 goals. Both teams score in 78% of games, and 75% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.21)
(3.40)
(3.00)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1Goals scored / game1.67
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1.67Goals allowed / game1.67
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
31%Average possession43%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
2.67Shots on target / game4
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11Shots per game9.33
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
2.67Shots on target4
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
9.1%Shot conversion17.9%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
31%Possession43%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1.19xG for1.16
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
2.17xG against1.98
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

Shooting quality

Lincoln City: BalancedBlackburn Rovers: Counter-attacking
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)24%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Blackburn Rovers is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Lincoln City · 1.33 pts / game - Blackburn Rovers

Lincoln City
LLW
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 2.17BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%
Blackburn Rovers
DWL
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.98BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Blackburn Rovers is 67% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Lincoln City · 1.67 goals / game - Blackburn Rovers

Lincoln City scoring profile: very strong

Lincoln City scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Blackburn Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Blackburn Rovers scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Lincoln City keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

3Goals scored (season)5
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
5Goals conceded (season)5
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
2.67Average goals per game3.33
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
3Goals scored (last 5)5
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%2 goals67%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%3 goals0%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%4 goals0%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal100%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
67%2 goals67%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
33%3 goals0%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%4 goals0%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

78%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%BTTS in both halves33%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%Scored in both halves33%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
67%BTTS - last 5100%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lincoln City is 99% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Lincoln City · 0.67 pts / game - Blackburn Rovers

Lincoln City - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Blackburn Rovers - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)0.67
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1.33Average goals (1st half)1
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
67%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
33%No goal before half-time67%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.33
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)1.33
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1.33Average goals (2nd half)2.33
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
33%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
67%No goal after half-time0%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

Lincoln City - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Blackburn Rovers - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
2
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Lincoln City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.331.00
Goals scored / game0.70.3
Goals allowed / game0.71.0
Average goals per game1.31.3
1 goal67%100%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal33%67%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2
Blackburn Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.671.33
Goals scored / game0.31.3
Goals allowed / game0.71.0
Average goals per game1.02.3
1 goal67%100%
2 goals33%100%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet33%33%
No goal67%0%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Lincoln City
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
2
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Blackburn Rovers
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
4
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
84%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Lincoln City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.98
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Blackburn Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Lincoln CityLigaBlackburn Rovers
Average goals per game 2.673.03 3.33
Both teams scored 67%78% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%75% 100%
Clean sheets 33%15% 0%
Goal before half-time 67%78% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%81% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.03
Average goals per game
78%
Both teams scored
75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
15%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / game
1.39
Away goals / game
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers play?

Lincoln City face Blackburn Rovers on September 1, 2026 in Championship at LNER Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?

Lincoln City score 1.00 goals per game on average and Blackburn Rovers 1.67. The Championship average is 3.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 75% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Lincoln City's matches and 100% of Blackburn Rovers's.

What form are Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Lincoln City have a 1-0-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Blackburn Rovers 1-1-1 (1.33 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.