England - EFL League OneData current as of 23 July 2026

Lincoln City vs Rotherham United: match statistics

175%(1.39)
X17%(4.40)
28%(8.00)

Lincoln City is displaying dominant form, occupying 1st place in the table with an impressive record of 24 wins and just 5 defeats this season. The hosts have won 4 of their last 5 matches, scoring 12 goals and conceding only 3, which confirms their excellent disposition. In home matches, Lincoln wins a staggering 74% of their games, averaging 2.26 goals scored and maintaining a +27 goal difference. Rotherham United is in the last, 22nd position in the table, with a disastrous away record: 72% losses, just 0.72 goals per game, and 56% of matches without a scored goal. Given such a drastic difference in form, table position, and effectiveness, a decisive home victory is the most likely scenario for this encounter.

Lincoln City vs Rotherham United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lincoln City play Rotherham United in EFL League One (England). The match date is 21 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Lincoln City: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Rotherham United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lincoln City scores 1.93 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Rotherham United scores 0.89 and concedes 1.54. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lincoln City 50%, Rotherham United 41%. Over 2.5: Lincoln City 54%, Rotherham United 52%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Lincoln City has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.18. Lincoln City: 12.6 shots per match, Rotherham United: 10.3.

Match halves

Lincoln City: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 0.93. Rotherham United: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.48.

Goals by minute

Lincoln City: 31-45+ (21 goals). Rotherham United: 16-30 (8 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 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Lincoln City is displaying dominant form, occupying 1st place in the table with an impressive record of 24 wins and just 5 defeats this season. The hosts have won 4 of their last 5 matches, scoring 12 goals and conceding only 3, which confirms their excellent disposition. In home matches, Lincoln wins a staggering 74% of their games, averaging 2.26 goals scored and maintaining a +27 goal difference. Rotherham United is in the last, 22nd position in the table, with a disastrous away record: 72% losses, just 0.72 goals per game, and 56% of matches without a scored goal. Given such a drastic difference in form, table position, and effectiveness, a decisive home victory is the most likely scenario for this encounter.

Half-by-half

3 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
Lincoln CityRotherham United
17Shots5
Lincoln CityRotherham United
6Shots on target1
Lincoln CityRotherham United
1.86xG0.69
Lincoln CityRotherham United
7Corners4
Lincoln CityRotherham United
51Dangerous attacks40
Lincoln CityRotherham United
11Fouls4
Lincoln CityRotherham United
0Cards1
Lincoln CityRotherham United

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 CityRotherham United
1.93Goals scored / match0.89
Lincoln CityRotherham United
0.89Goals conceded / match1.54
Lincoln CityRotherham United
42%Average possession46%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
4.65Shots on target / match3.13
Lincoln CityRotherham United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.57Shots per match10.33
Lincoln CityRotherham United
4.65Shots on target3.13
Lincoln CityRotherham United
15.4%Shot conversion8.6%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
42%Possession46%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
1.45xG for1.18
Lincoln CityRotherham United
1.28xG against1.45
Lincoln CityRotherham United

Shooting quality

Lincoln City: Counter-attackingRotherham United: Balanced
Lincoln CityRotherham United
Accuracy (shots on target)37%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.28

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 225% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Lincoln City · 0.8 pts / match - Rotherham United

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 at home (W-D-L)
18-4-1
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Rotherham United
LWLDL
Season result split
22% W24% R54% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-25
0.89 pts / match · goal difference -30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-17
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 117% better for: goals scored per match.

1.93 goals / match - Lincoln City · 0.89 goals / match - Rotherham United

Lincoln City is 73% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Lincoln City · 1.54 goals / match - Rotherham United

Lincoln City scoring profile: very strong

Lincoln City scores in 89% of matches (41 of 46 matches), while Rotherham United keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

Rotherham United scoring profile: mixed

Rotherham United scores in 57% of matches (26 of 46 matches), while Lincoln City keeps a clean sheet in 41% (19 of 46 matches).

89Goals scored (season)41
Lincoln CityRotherham United
41Goals conceded (season)71
Lincoln CityRotherham United
2.83Average goals in match2.43
Lincoln CityRotherham United
12Goals scored (last 5)5
Lincoln CityRotherham United
6Goals conceded (last 5)9
Lincoln CityRotherham United

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal57%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
65%2 goals26%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
26%3 goals4%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
11%4 goals2%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal78%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
24%2 goals46%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
7%3 goals24%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
0%4 goals4%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

* 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.

41%
Rotherham United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.19 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time4%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
2%BTTS in both halves2%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
50%Scored in both halves11%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
60%BTTS - last 540%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

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 102% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.24 pts / match - Lincoln City · 1.11 pts / match - Rotherham United

Lincoln City - half-time state
67% leading22% draw11% trailing
Rotherham United - half-time state
28% leading26% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.24Points per match (1st half)1.11
Lincoln CityRotherham United
1Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Lincoln CityRotherham United
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Lincoln CityRotherham United
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.11
Lincoln CityRotherham United
76%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
22%No goal before half-time67%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1
Lincoln CityRotherham United
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.48
Lincoln CityRotherham United
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
Lincoln CityRotherham United
1.48Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Lincoln CityRotherham United
52%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Lincoln CityRotherham United
39%No goal after half-time65%
Lincoln CityRotherham United

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.

Rotherham United - second-half results

22% W35% R43% P
51
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding79%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 22%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

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 - 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
Rotherham United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.81.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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
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.

Rotherham United
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
8
11
16-30
6
12
31-45
7
13
46-60
8
11
61-75
7
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
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.
+0.17
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.
130%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
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%

Rotherham United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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

Lincoln CityLigaRotherham United
Average goals in match 2.832.62 2.43
Both teams scored 50%52% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%51% 52%
Clean sheets 41%27% 22%
Goal before half-time 85%70% 78%
Goal after half-time 83%81% 72%

^ 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: Lincoln City 0 - 0 - 1 Rotherham United. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Rotherham United FC
3 : 0
Lincoln City FC

FAQ

What was the result of Lincoln City vs Rotherham United?

The EFL League One match finished Lincoln City 3:0 Rotherham United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Lincoln City vs Rotherham United?

Lincoln City score 1.93 goals per game on average and Rotherham United 0.89. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Lincoln City's matches and 41% of Rotherham United's.

What form are Lincoln City and Rotherham United in?

Over the last 5 games Lincoln City have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Rotherham United 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Lincoln City vs Rotherham United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.