EFL Championship · Matchday 2
Lincoln City v Portsmouth
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCLNER StadiumMatchday 2
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Lincoln City 41%Draw 29%Portsmouth 30%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Lincoln CityPortsmouth
39Possession61
2.29Expected goals (xG)1.15
15Shots13
5Shots on target7
6Shots off target2
4Blocked shots4
11Shots inside box8
4Shots outside box5
8Corners3
9Offsides2
17Fouls15
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Saves4
219Passes369
140Accurate passes271
64Pass accuracy73
Match events
- 16′Adrian Segecic
- 32′Reeco Hackett-Fairchild · penalty
- 34′Frederick Draper
- 55′Tendayi Darikwa → Andrei Coubiș
- 55′Rocco Shein
- 58′Rocco Shein ← Ebrima Adams
- 66′Ivan Varfolomieiev → Tom Bayliss
- 66′Dominic Jefferies → Rob Street
- 68′Tom Bayliss
- 69′Ebrima Adams
- 71′Tom Hamer
- 75′Benjamin House → Mason Melia
- 75′Frederick Draper → Isaac Olaofe
- 77′Josh Murphy ← Marko Milovanović
- 86′Abu Kamara ← Luke Brooke-Smith
- 86′Marlon Pack ← Josh Knight
Lincoln City · Portsmouth
This timeline is incomplete — our data source is missing at least one goal. It accounts for 1–2 of a 1–3 result.
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Lincoln City36.3Reach
146.3McGrandles
26.3↓55'Darikwa
226.0Hamer
77.3Hackett-Fairchild
166.3↓66'Jefferies
186.3↓75'House
256.3Elerewe
346.0↓75'Draper
15.9Wickens
246.3↓66'Varfolomieiev
Portsmouth16.8Schmid
26.8Arthur
66.8Shaughnessy
76.8↓86'Pack
107.8Segecic
196.5↓58'Shein
226.8Swanson
246.8Devlin
96.8Bishop
116.8↓86'Kamara
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Lincoln City
- 3Adam Reach6.3
- 14Conor McGrandles6.3
- 2Tendayi Darikwa6.3
- 22Tom Hamer6.0
- 7Reeco Hackett-Fairchild7.3
- 16Dominic Jefferies6.3
- 18Benjamin House6.3
- 25Deji Elerewe6.3
- 34Frederick Draper6.0
- 1George Wickens5.9
- 24Ivan Varfolomieiev6.3
Portsmouth
- 9Colby Bishop6.8
- 7Marlon Pack6.8
- 6Conor Shaughnessy6.8
- 22Zak Swanson6.8
- 10Adrian Segecic7.8
- 11Abu Kamara6.8
- 24Terry Devlin6.8
- 1Nicolas Schmid6.8
- 19Rocco Shein6.5
- 2Benjamin Arthur6.8
Lincoln CityTale of the tapePortsmouth
2-5-3Formation—
12 ptsTable15 pts
-10Goal difference+0
LFormLDWLW
41%Win chance30%
Head to head
First meeting
Lincoln City and Portsmouth have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Lincoln City
L- @Middlesbrough1-2
Portsmouth
LDWLW- vsQueens Park Rangers1-3
- vsBirmingham City1-1
- @Stoke City3-1
- @Coventry City1-5
- vsLeicester City1-0
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +0 | 15 |
