England - ChampionshipLNER StadiumData current as of 30 August 2026

Lincoln City vs Blackburn Rovers: match statistics

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

Key match information

Lincoln City play Blackburn Rovers in Championship (England). The match date is 1 September 2026. Venue: LNER Stadium.

Current form

Lincoln City: 1-0-2, 1.00 points/match. Blackburn Rovers: 1-1-1, 1.33 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lincoln City scores 1.00 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. Blackburn Rovers scores 1.67 and concedes 1.67. League average: 3.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lincoln City 67%, Blackburn Rovers 100%. Over 2.5: Lincoln City 67%, Blackburn Rovers 100%. League level: BTTS 78%, Over 2.5 75%.

xG, shots and style

Lincoln City has higher xG: 1.19 vs 1.16. Lincoln City: 11.0 shots per match, Blackburn Rovers: 9.3.

Match halves

Lincoln City: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33. Blackburn Rovers: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.33.

Goals by minute

Lincoln City: 0-15 (1 goals). Blackburn Rovers: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 3.03 goals per match, BTTS 78%, Over 2.5 75%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.21)
(3.40)
(3.00)

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.

Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1Goals scored / match1.67
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
1.67Goals conceded / match1.67
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
31%Average possession43%
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
2.67Shots on target / match4
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11Shots per match9.33
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Lincoln City
LLW
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Lincoln City scoring profile: very strong

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

Blackburn Rovers scoring profile: very strong

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

3Goals scored (season)5
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
5Goals conceded (season)5
Lincoln CityBlackburn Rovers
2.67Average goals in match3.33
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.33 pts / match - Lincoln City · 0.67 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lincoln City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.331.00
Goals scored / match0.70.3
Goals conceded / match0.71.0
Average goals in match1.31.3
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.671.33
Goals scored / match0.31.3
Goals conceded / match0.71.0
Average goals in match1.02.3
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 (Championship).

Teams vs league

Lincoln CityLigaBlackburn Rovers
Average goals in match 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 match
78%
Both teams scored
75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
15%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence 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 1 September 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.