Bolton
vs
Lincoln
Championship prediction
The model makes it 56% Bolton, 24% draw, 20% Lincoln — fair odds of 1.79, 4.17 and 5.00. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
Expected goals: Bolton 1.84, Lincoln 1.02.
Both teams to score: 54%. Over 2.5 goals: 54%, under 2.5: 46%.
Model confidence: High.
Model insights
Head-to-head: Bolton vs Lincoln
- 14 February 2026Lincoln 1–1 BoltonLeague One
- 23 August 2025Bolton 1–1 LincolnLeague One
- 21 April 2025Lincoln 4–2 BoltonLeague One
- 14 January 2025Lincoln 0–1 BoltonEFL Trophy
- 29 December 2024Bolton 3–0 LincolnLeague One
- 26 December 2023Lincoln 0–1 BoltonLeague One
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Bolton carry a model rating of 6.85 against 6.7 for Lincoln. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.84 goals for Bolton and 1.02 for Lincoln. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Bolton rate 0.86 in attack and 0.88 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Lincoln rate 0.83 and 1.13.
That points to 54% for over two and a half goals and 54% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 1-1 (11%), 1-0 (10%), 2-1 (10%).
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 350 correct results out of 734 settled predictions (48%), with 70 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Bolton the highest probability at 56%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.84 expected goals for Bolton against 1.02 for Lincoln. Bolton's attack/defence rating is 0.86/0.88 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.83/1.13 for Lincoln.