Stockport County vs Lincoln City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Stockport County play Lincoln City in EFL League One (England). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Stockport County: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Lincoln City: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stockport County scores 1.53 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Lincoln City scores 1.93 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stockport County 59%, Lincoln City 50%. Over 2.5: Stockport County 59%, Lincoln City 54%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Stockport County has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.45. Stockport County: 12.9 shots per match, Lincoln City: 12.6.

Match halves

Stockport County: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.80. Lincoln City: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 0.93.

Goals by minute

Stockport County: 76-90+ (19 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 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
Stockport CountyLincoln City
12Shots21
Stockport CountyLincoln City
5Shots on target5
Stockport CountyLincoln City
1.46xG2.2
Stockport CountyLincoln City
3Corners3
Stockport CountyLincoln City
48Dangerous attacks73
Stockport CountyLincoln City
14Fouls9
Stockport CountyLincoln City
2Cards2
Stockport CountyLincoln 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.

Stockport CountyLincoln City
1.53Goals scored / match1.93
Stockport CountyLincoln City
1.27Goals conceded / match0.89
Stockport CountyLincoln City
55%Average possession42%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
4.73Shots on target / match4.65
Stockport CountyLincoln City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.94Shots per match12.57
Stockport CountyLincoln City
4.73Shots on target4.65
Stockport CountyLincoln City
11.8%Shot conversion15.4%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
55%Possession42%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
1.5xG for1.45
Stockport CountyLincoln City
1.29xG against1.28
Stockport CountyLincoln City

Shooting quality

Stockport County: BalancedLincoln City: Counter-attacking
Stockport CountyLincoln City
Accuracy (shots on target)37%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.42

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 44% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Stockport County · 2.6 pts / match - Lincoln City

Stockport County
LWWWL
Season result split
49% W22% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-11-14
1.69 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-4-6
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
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 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1.53 goals / match - Stockport County · 1.93 goals / match - Lincoln City

Lincoln City is 43% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.27 goals / match - Stockport County · 0.89 goals / match - Lincoln City

Stockport County scoring profile: strong

Stockport County scores in 84% of matches (41 of 49 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 Stockport County keeps a clean sheet in 29% (14 of 49 matches).

75Goals scored (season)89
Stockport CountyLincoln City
62Goals conceded (season)41
Stockport CountyLincoln City
2.8Average goals in match2.83
Stockport CountyLincoln City
8Goals scored (last 5)12
Stockport CountyLincoln City
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
Stockport CountyLincoln City

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal89%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
47%2 goals65%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
18%3 goals26%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
4%4 goals11%
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How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal59%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
35%2 goals24%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
16%3 goals7%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
4%4 goals0%
Stockport CountyLincoln 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.

59%
Stockport County - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.29 of 49 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time17%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
10%BTTS in both halves2%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
31%Scored in both halves50%
Stockport CountyLincoln City

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
60%BTTS - last 560%
Stockport CountyLincoln 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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Stockport CountyLincoln City

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Stockport CountyLincoln 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 57% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / match - Stockport County · 2.24 pts / match - Lincoln City

Stockport County - half-time state
33% leading45% draw22% trailing
Lincoln City - half-time state
67% leading22% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)2.24
Stockport CountyLincoln City
0.73Goals scored (1st half)1
Stockport CountyLincoln City
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
Stockport CountyLincoln City
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.35
Stockport CountyLincoln City
55%Clean sheet before half-time76%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
45%No goal before half-time22%
Stockport CountyLincoln City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.49Points per match (2nd half)1.67
Stockport CountyLincoln City
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
Stockport CountyLincoln City
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
Stockport CountyLincoln City
1.51Average goals (2nd half)1.48
Stockport CountyLincoln City
49%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Stockport CountyLincoln City
41%No goal after half-time39%
Stockport CountyLincoln City

Stockport County - second-half results

43% W20% R37% P
70
Half-time points
36
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
73
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 49%. 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.

Stockport County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
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.

Stockport County
ScoredConceded
10
7
0-15
14
9
16-30
12
11
31-45
10
10
46-60
10
11
61-75
19
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

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

2.81
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+42%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Stockport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

Stockport CountyLigaLincoln City
Average goals in match 2.802.62 2.83
Both teams scored 59%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%51% 54%
Clean sheets 29%27% 41%
Goal before half-time 76%70% 85%
Goal after half-time 88%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: Stockport County 0 - 0 - 1 Lincoln City. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Stockport County vs Lincoln City?

The EFL League One match finished Stockport County 1:2 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 Stockport County vs Lincoln City?

Stockport County score 1.53 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 59% of Stockport County's matches and 50% of Lincoln City's.

What form are Stockport County and Lincoln City in?

Over the last 5 games Stockport County have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Lincoln City 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.