Lincoln City vs Bolton Wanderers prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Lincoln City vs Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 17 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · LNER Stadium, Lincoln

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Lincoln City vs Bolton Wanderers preview

Lincoln City host Bolton Wanderers in the Championship on Saturday 17 April 2027, kick-off 14:00 UTC at LNER Stadium in Lincoln. Lincoln City go into the round 17th, on 15 points from 14 games, while Bolton Wanderers go into the round 16th, on 17 points from 14 games.

Recent form: Lincoln City L-L-W-D-L, Bolton Wanderers W-L-L-D-W (most recent first). 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. Bolton Wanderers average 1.3 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Lincoln City won 2, 3 games were drawn and Bolton Wanderers won 5. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 29 Aug 2026, ended Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Lincoln City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
16Bolton Wanderers145271926-717WDLLW
17Lincoln City144371424-1015LDWLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Lincoln City 2, draws 3, Bolton Wanderers 5.

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

Bolton Wanderers expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gavin Bazunu, Akin Famewo, Eoin Toal, Josh Sheehan, Atsuki Ito, Xavier Simons, Samuel Iling-Junior, Sam Dalby

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