England - EFL League OneData current as of 23 July 2026

Stevenage vs Lincoln City: match statistics

Stevenage crest
Stevenage
2 : 2half-time 2:1
Lincoln City crest
Lincoln City

Stevenage vs Lincoln City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Stevenage play Lincoln City in EFL League One (England). The match date is 18 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Stevenage: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Lincoln City: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stevenage scores 1.02 and concedes 1.02 goals per match. Lincoln City scores 1.93 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stevenage 44%, Lincoln City 50%. Over 2.5: Stevenage 35%, Lincoln City 54%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Lincoln City has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.20. Stevenage: 10.0 shots per match, Lincoln City: 12.6.

Match halves

Stevenage: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.58. Lincoln City: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 0.93.

Goals by minute

Stevenage: 16-30 (10 goals). Lincoln City: 31-45+ (21 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Lincoln City are the favorites: they sit 1st and have 79 goals this season versus Stevenage’s 44. In the last 5 matches the visitors scored 10 goals and won 4 of 5 (2.0 goals per match), while the hosts scored 4 and won 3 of 5 (0.8 goals per match). Stevenage at home concede only 0.55 goals on average and have 55% clean sheets, whereas Lincoln concede 0.95 on the road and keep 45% clean sheets, giving a defensive edge to the hosts. Lincoln are, however, more efficient in attack (conversion 14% vs 11%) and average 1.5 goals away compared to Stevenage’s 1.15 at home; xG shows similar chance creation (1.2 for Lincoln away vs 1.31 for Stevenage at home). Considering the season goal differential (79 vs 44), better form, higher efficiency and higher average points per match in the last 5 (2.6 vs 2.0), I forecast a win for the visitors, albeit with a relatively narrow margin.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
StevenageLincoln City
7Shots7
StevenageLincoln City
3Shots on target4
StevenageLincoln City
0.95xG1.12
StevenageLincoln City
2Corners8
StevenageLincoln City
40Dangerous attacks54
StevenageLincoln City
11Fouls17
StevenageLincoln City
1Cards3
StevenageLincoln City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

StevenageLincoln City
1.02Goals scored / match1.93
StevenageLincoln City
1.02Goals conceded / match0.89
StevenageLincoln City
45%Average possession42%
StevenageLincoln City
3.54Shots on target / match4.65
StevenageLincoln City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.98Shots per match12.57
StevenageLincoln City
3.54Shots on target4.65
StevenageLincoln City
10.2%Shot conversion15.4%
StevenageLincoln City
45%Possession42%
StevenageLincoln City
1.2xG for1.45
StevenageLincoln City
1.16xG against1.28
StevenageLincoln City

Shooting quality

Stevenage: BalancedLincoln City: Counter-attacking
StevenageLincoln City
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.42

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lincoln City is 86% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Stevenage · 2.6 pts / match - Lincoln City

Stevenage
WDWLL
Season result split
44% W25% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-12-15
1.56 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-7-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
Lincoln City
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
67% W22% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
31-10-5
2.24 pts / match · goal difference +48
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
13-6-4
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Lincoln City is 89% better for: goals scored per match.

1.02 goals / match - Stevenage · 1.93 goals / match - Lincoln City

Lincoln City is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.02 goals / match - Stevenage · 0.89 goals / match - Lincoln City

Stevenage scoring profile: strong

Stevenage scores in 73% of matches (35 of 48 matches), while Lincoln City keeps a clean sheet in 41% (19 of 46 matches).

Lincoln City scoring profile: very strong

Lincoln City scores in 89% of matches (41 of 46 matches), while Stevenage keeps a clean sheet in 40% (19 of 48 matches).

49Goals scored (season)89
StevenageLincoln City
49Goals conceded (season)41
StevenageLincoln City
2.04Average goals in match2.83
StevenageLincoln City
3Goals scored (last 5)12
StevenageLincoln City
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
StevenageLincoln City

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal89%
StevenageLincoln City
23%2 goals65%
StevenageLincoln City
6%3 goals26%
StevenageLincoln City
0%4 goals11%
StevenageLincoln City

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal59%
StevenageLincoln City
27%2 goals24%
StevenageLincoln City
10%3 goals7%
StevenageLincoln City
2%4 goals0%
StevenageLincoln City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time17%
StevenageLincoln City
4%BTTS in both halves2%
StevenageLincoln City
10%Scored in both halves50%
StevenageLincoln City

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
StevenageLincoln City
2%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
StevenageLincoln City
20%BTTS - last 560%
StevenageLincoln City

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
StevenageLincoln City
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
StevenageLincoln City
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
StevenageLincoln City

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
StevenageLincoln City
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
StevenageLincoln City
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
StevenageLincoln City

Match 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 74% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / match - Stevenage · 2.24 pts / match - Lincoln City

Stevenage - half-time state
23% leading60% draw17% trailing
Lincoln City - half-time state
67% leading22% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)2.24
StevenageLincoln City
0.44Goals scored (1st half)1
StevenageLincoln City
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
StevenageLincoln City
0.85Average goals (1st half)1.35
StevenageLincoln City
67%Clean sheet before half-time76%
StevenageLincoln City
63%No goal before half-time22%
StevenageLincoln City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per match (2nd half)1.67
StevenageLincoln City
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
StevenageLincoln City
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
StevenageLincoln City
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.48
StevenageLincoln City
54%Clean sheet after half-time52%
StevenageLincoln City
54%No goal after half-time39%
StevenageLincoln City

Stevenage - second-half results

29% W40% R31% P
62
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
61
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding191%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lincoln City - second-half results

46% W30% R24% P
103
Half-time points
46
Half-time goals
+30
Goal difference (1st half)
77
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Stevenage - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Lincoln City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.80
Goals scored / match1.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+5+1
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Stevenage
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
10
9
16-30
7
4
31-45
10
6
46-60
9
13
61-75
9
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Lincoln City
ScoredConceded
12
5
0-15
13
4
16-30
21
7
31-45
9
6
46-60
15
7
61-75
19
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (21 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.43
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-59%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Stevenage

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Lincoln City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
168%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

StevenageLigaLincoln City
Average goals in match 2.042.62 2.83
Both teams scored 44%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%51% 54%
Clean sheets 40%27% 41%
Goal before half-time 50%70% 85%
Goal after half-time 69%81% 83%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Stevenage 0 - 0 - 1 Lincoln City. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Lincoln City FC
1 : 0
Stevenage FC

FAQ

What was the result of Stevenage vs Lincoln City?

The EFL League One match finished Stevenage 2:2 Lincoln City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Stevenage score 1.02 goals per game on average and Lincoln City 1.93. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Stevenage's matches and 50% of Lincoln City's.

What form are Stevenage and Lincoln City in?

Over the last 5 games Stevenage have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Lincoln City 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

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