England - ChampionshipThe DenData current as of October 14, 2026

Millwall vs Lincoln City: match statistics

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Millwall vs Lincoln City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Millwall plays Lincoln City in Championship (England). The game is scheduled for October 17, 2026. Venue: The Den.

Recent form

Millwall has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Lincoln City has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Millwall scores 1.60 goals per game and allows 1.60. Lincoln City scores 0.78 and allows 1.22. Games in this league average 2.88 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 40% of Millwall's games and 44% of Lincoln City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 70% and 44%, compared with league averages of 66% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Millwall has the higher season xG average, 1.49 to 1.31 per game. Millwall takes 13.9 shots per game, while Lincoln City takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Millwall leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.80 goals per game after halftime. Lincoln City leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

Millwall's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Lincoln City, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.88 goals. Both teams score in 66% of games, and 63% 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

(1.92)
(3.50)
(3.75)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

MillwallLincoln City
1.6Goals scored / game0.78
MillwallLincoln City
1.6Goals allowed / game1.22
MillwallLincoln City
46%Average possession37%
MillwallLincoln City
4Shots on target / game3
MillwallLincoln City

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.9Shots per game12.56
MillwallLincoln City
4Shots on target3
MillwallLincoln City
11.5%Shot conversion6.2%
MillwallLincoln City
46%Possession37%
MillwallLincoln City
1.49xG for1.31
MillwallLincoln City
1.47xG against1.62
MillwallLincoln City

Shooting quality

Millwall: BalancedLincoln City: Balanced
MillwallLincoln City
Accuracy (shots on target)29%24%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.26

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Lincoln City is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Millwall · 1.4 pts / game - Lincoln City

Millwall
LDDWL
Season result split
40% W20% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-4
1.40 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Lincoln City
DWWLL
Season result split
33% W22% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-4
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Millwall is 105% better for: goals scored per game.

1.6 goals / game - Millwall · 0.78 goals / game - Lincoln City

Lincoln City is 31% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.6 goals / game - Millwall · 1.22 goals / game - Lincoln City

Millwall scoring profile: strong

Millwall scores in 80% of games (8 of 10 games), while Lincoln City keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 games).

Lincoln City scoring profile: strong

Lincoln City scores in 78% of games (7 of 9 games), while Millwall keeps a clean sheet in 40% (4 of 10 games).

16Goals scored (season)7
MillwallLincoln City
16Goals conceded (season)11
MillwallLincoln City
3.2Average goals per game2
MillwallLincoln City
6Goals scored (last 5)4
MillwallLincoln City
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
MillwallLincoln City

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal78%
MillwallLincoln City
50%2 goals0%
MillwallLincoln City
20%3 goals0%
MillwallLincoln City
10%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal56%
MillwallLincoln City
50%2 goals44%
MillwallLincoln City
30%3 goals22%
MillwallLincoln City
10%4 goals0%
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* 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.

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time11%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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30%Scored in both halves0%
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BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
MillwallLincoln City
30%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
MillwallLincoln City
60%BTTS - last 540%
MillwallLincoln City

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
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30%Min. 2 goals before half-time11%
MillwallLincoln City
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
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2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
MillwallLincoln City
70%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
MillwallLincoln City
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MillwallLincoln City

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Millwall is 53% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.7 pts / game - Millwall · 1.11 pts / game - Lincoln City

Millwall - half-time state
50% leading20% draw30% trailing
Lincoln City - half-time state
22% leading44% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.7Points per game (1st half)1.11
MillwallLincoln City
0.8Goals scored (1st half)0.33
MillwallLincoln City
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
MillwallLincoln City
1.2Average goals (1st half)0.78
MillwallLincoln City
70%Clean sheet before half-time67%
MillwallLincoln City
40%No goal before half-time67%
MillwallLincoln City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per game (2nd half)1.44
MillwallLincoln City
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
MillwallLincoln City
1.2Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
MillwallLincoln City
2Average goals (2nd half)1.22
MillwallLincoln City
40%Clean sheet after half-time56%
MillwallLincoln City
50%No goal after half-time56%
MillwallLincoln City

Millwall - second-half results

40% W0% D60% L
17
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding80%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 40%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Lincoln City - second-half results

44% W11% D44% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 22% 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.

Millwall - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.60
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Lincoln City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game0.61.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Millwall
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
4
46-60
0
4
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Lincoln City
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
1
3
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Millwall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Lincoln City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.40
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.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MillwallLigaLincoln City
Average goals per game▲ 3.202.88▼ 2.00
Both teams scored▼ 40%66%▼ 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 70%63%▼ 44%
Clean sheets▲ 40%20%▲ 44%
Goal before half-time▲ 80%78%▼ 56%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%78%▲ 89%

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

2.88
Average goals per game
66%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / game
1.28
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Millwall and Lincoln City play?

Millwall face Lincoln City on October 17, 2026 in Championship at The Den. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Millwall vs Lincoln City?

Millwall score 1.60 goals per game on average and Lincoln City 0.78. The Championship average is 2.88 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Millwall's matches and 44% of Lincoln City's.

What form are Millwall and Lincoln City in?

Over the last 5 games Millwall have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Lincoln City 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

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