Lincoln City vs Preston North End prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 13 February 2027, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
Lincoln City vs Preston North End
Championship · Saturday 13 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · LNER Stadium, Lincoln
Lincoln City vs Preston North End preview
Lincoln City host Preston North End in the Championship on Saturday 13 February 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at LNER Stadium in Lincoln. Lincoln City go into the round 17th, on 15 points from 14 games, while Preston North End go into the round 24th, on 5 points from 14 games.
Lincoln City come into the game with a L-L-W-D-L run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Preston North End's recent sequence reads L-L-D-L-L. Over their last 6, Lincoln City have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Preston North End average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
Head to head, Lincoln City have 1 win to Preston North End's 0 across 1 meeting, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 12 Sep 2026, ended Preston North End 0-1 Lincoln City.
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Form and table
- Lincoln CityLast five: L D W L L
- Preston North EndLast five: L L D L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Lincoln City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 15 | LDWLL |
| 24 | Preston North End | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 5 | LLDLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Lincoln City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
George Wickens, Deji Elerewe, Sonny Bradley, Andrei Coubiș, Yunus Konak, Ben House, Freddie Draper
Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)
Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny
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