Lincoln 4–0 Northampton: Result & Stats

Lincoln

FT

4 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Northampton

2/17/2026

League One · Round 33LNER stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 94+ matches

Lincoln53%

×Draw24%

Northampton22%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

LincolnExpected goals in this matchNorthampton

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.66

0.97

Lincoln

1.66

Northampton

0.97

Lincoln creates 71% more chances

Season form · 156 home / 94 away

1.53

creates per match

0.96

0.99

allows per match

1.78

creates per match

Lincoln

1.53

Northampton

0.96

allows per match

Lincoln

0.99

Northampton

1.78

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Lincoln+0.00on par

Northampton+0.00on par

Total goals

Under51
Over49

Close call

Both teams score

No50
Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Lincoln ↓

Northampton →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–112%

1–26%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–110%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

74%26%2.5

49%51%3.5

27%73%4.5

13%87%

Double chance

Lincoln or draw

78%

Lincoln or Northampton

76%

Draw or Northampton

47%

Winning margin

Lincoln wins by 2+

29%

Northampton wins by 2+

8%

Team goals

Lincoln 1+ goals

81%

Lincoln 2+ goals

49%

Lincoln 3+ goals

23%

Northampton 1+ goals

62%

Northampton 2+ goals

25%

Northampton 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Lincoln (draw refunded)

71%

Northampton (draw refunded)

29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

39%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Lincoln at home — creates 1.53, concedes 0.99 · 156 matches

Northampton away — creates 0.96, concedes 1.78 · 94 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Lincoln attack 1.53 + Northampton defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.66

Northampton attack 0.96 + Lincoln defence 0.99 → ÷2 → 0.97

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 53%?"

Lincoln scores more

53%

level

24%

Northampton scores more

22%

Lincoln at 53% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 53% does not mean "Lincoln will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff