Lincoln City vs Watford prediction and preview

Championship · Tuesday 26 January 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Lincoln City vs Watford

Championship · Tuesday 26 January 2027, 19:45 UTC · LNER Stadium, Lincoln

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Lincoln City vs Watford preview

Lincoln City welcome Watford at LNER Stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday 26 January 2027 (19:45 UTC) in the Championship. Lincoln City go into the round 17th, on 15 points from 14 games, while Watford sit 20th on 14 points after 14 matches.

Lincoln City have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Watford have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. 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. Watford average 1.0 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Lincoln City won 0, 0 games were drawn and Watford won 1. 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 3 Nov 2026, ended Watford 1-0 Lincoln City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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17Lincoln City144371424-1015LDWLL
20Watford144281323-1014LWLLW

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Head-to-head

1 meetings: Lincoln City 0, draws 0, Watford 1.

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

Watford expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Federico Ravaglia, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Marc Bola, Hector Kyprianou, Edo Kayembe, Iker Bravo, Myron Boadu

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