Lincoln
vs
West Ham
Championship prediction
Our model says: Lincoln 0–1 West Ham
The model makes it 34% Lincoln, 31% draw, 35% West Ham — fair odds of 2.94, 3.23 and 2.86. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 0-1.
Expected goals: Lincoln 1.07, West Ham 1.11.
Both teams to score: 45%. Over 2.5 goals: 37%, under 2.5: 63%.
Model confidence: Low.
A tight game: Lincoln and West Ham are within 3 points of each other, so the draw is a real outcome here.
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Key facts
- Lincoln are 12th on 11 points from 8 games; West Ham are 2nd on 15 points from 8 games — Championship.
- Lincoln have won 2 of their last 5, most recently a 1-2 defeat at home to Swansea.
- West Ham are unbeaten in their last 5 (4 won), most recently a 2-2 draw away to Millwall.
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Live win probability
From kick-offThese update every few seconds once the match kicks off, as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards. The second figure is fair odds — 100 ÷ probability, the price with no margin in it.
Model insights: Lincoln vs West Ham
Has the model earned this number?
It puts West Ham at 35% here. Across 2,959 settled matches (as of 3 October 2026), 2,313 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Lincoln vs West Ham
Lincoln
- L1-2Swansea19 September 2026
- W1-0away to Bristol City15 September 2026
- W1-0away to Preston12 September 2026
- D1-1Southampton5 September 2026
- D0-0Blackburn1 September 2026
West Ham
- D2-2away to Millwall19 September 2026
- W6-0Wrexham11 September 2026
- W3-2away to Bolton8 September 2026
- W3-0Derby5 September 2026
- W4-2Wolves1 September 2026
What these results say
- Lincoln scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- 4 of these 5 matches for Lincoln had two goals or fewer.
- West Ham went unbeaten through these 5 matches.
- West Ham scored in every one of these 5 matches.
- Every one of these 5 matches for West Ham had three goals or more.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 15 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
Head-to-head: Lincoln vs West Ham
- 27 September 2023Lincoln 0–1 West HamLeague Cup
Leading scorers: Lincoln and West Ham
Lincoln
No player in Championship's leading scorers — 7 league goals as a side.
West Ham
- J. Bowen4 goals3 assists
- K. Mavropanos4 goals
- M. Kanté3 goals
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Lincoln carry a model rating of 6.66 against 6.78 for West Ham. 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 1.07 goals for Lincoln and 1.11 for West Ham. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Lincoln rate 0.66 in attack and 1.01 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; West Ham rate 0.93 and 1.08.
The rest of the season
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Lincoln a 2.5% chance of the title and West Ham 29.3%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,381 correct results out of 2,964 settled predictions (47%), with 285 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
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 West Ham the highest probability at 35%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.07 expected goals for Lincoln against 1.11 for West Ham. Lincoln's attack/defence rating is 0.66/1.01 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.93/1.08 for West Ham.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Lincoln at home · West Ham away
League matches only, Championship, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Championship matches this season: Lincoln 8, West Ham 8.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 5 matches, by difficulty
Lincoln
- at Millwall17 Oct · Championshipwin 31%
- vs Burnley24 Oct · Championshipwin 36%
- vs Birmingham31 Oct · Championshipwin 40%
- at Watford3 Nov · Championshipwin 37%
West Ham
- at Swansea17 Oct · Championshipwin 35%
- vs Southampton24 Oct · Championshipwin 40%
- vs West Brom31 Oct · Championshipwin 47%
- at Cardiff4 Nov · Championshipwin 43%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.