Lincoln City vs Stoke City prediction and preview

Championship · Wednesday 9 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Lincoln City vs Stoke City

Championship · Wednesday 9 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · LNER Stadium, Lincoln

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Lincoln City vs Stoke City preview

Lincoln City welcome Stoke City at LNER Stadium in Lincoln on Wednesday 9 December 2026 (19:45 UTC) in the Championship. Lincoln City go into the round 17th, on 15 points from 14 games, while Stoke City go into the round 4th, on 26 points from 14 games.

Recent form: Lincoln City L-L-W-D-L, Stoke City W-W-D-W-L (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. Stoke City average 1.5 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

At home this season Lincoln City have 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 7 matches; on the road Stoke City have 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from 7.

Across the Championship this season, 165 matches have produced 2.9 goals per game; home sides have won 42% and 26% have been drawn.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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4Stoke City148242217+526LWDWW
17Lincoln City144371424-1015LDWLL

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Lincoln City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

George Wickens, Deji Elerewe, Sonny Bradley, Andrei Coubiș, Yunus Konak, Ben House, Freddie Draper

Stoke City expected line-up (3-4-3)

Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Jack McGlynn, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Luca Bombino, Justin Devenny, Lamine Cissé

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