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Match preview · Championship

Watford – Lincoln City

Watford Home 21st in Championship
1.24
Lincoln City Away 15th in Championship
1.31 Projected xG
Watford
33%
Fair 3.07
Draw
31%
Fair 3.19
Lincoln City
36%
Fair 2.77

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Data coverage · partial
  • Watford 20/20
  • Lincoln City 12/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 03:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Watford xG 1.00 xGA 1.95
  • L 0.39 created, 1.50 conceded against Stoke City
  • L 0.57 created, 1.47 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 0.64 created, 1.94 conceded against Burnley
  • L 1.46 created, 3.67 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 2.78 created, 1.25 conceded against Charlton Athletic
  • L 0.13 created, 1.84 conceded against Wolverhampton
Lincoln City xG 1.17 xGA 1.75
  • W 0.53 created, 1.53 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 2.11 created, 0.92 conceded against Swansea City
  • L 1.39 created, 0.68 conceded against Sheffield United
  • L 0.35 created, 3.20 conceded against West Ham United
  • D 0.73 created, 1.84 conceded against Millwall
  • W 1.90 created, 2.35 conceded against Burnley

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.55
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams to score
58%
Lincoln City 2+ goals
38%
Lincoln City clean sheet
26%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

1:1
16.1%
1:2
9.7%
2:1
9.1%

Why the model leans Lincoln City, but not by much

Attack, defence and recent form all point to Lincoln City.

Attack
Favours Lincoln City
17th vs 23rd
Lincoln City attack v Watford defence
Defence
Favours Lincoln City
14th vs 22nd
Lincoln City defence v Watford attack
Recent xG form
Favours Lincoln City
-0.59 vs -0.95
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Watford and Lincoln City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Watford Lincoln City
xG / match 1.05 · 20th (better) 1.30 · 15th
xGA / match 1.88 · 23rd (better) 1.45 · 12th
xGD / match -0.83 · 24th (better) -0.15 · 15th
xPts / match 0.82 · 24th (better) 1.35 · 13th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.95 (better) -0.59

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What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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