Lincoln vs Swansea prediction & probabilities (2026-09-19)

Lincoln vs Swansea: model prediction

Championship
Lincoln

WDDWW

Sat, 19 Sep 202619/915:00UK
Swansea

WWDLW

Model’s top convictions

73%

Draw or Swansea

72%

Over 1.5 goals

66%

Over 8.5 corners

Fairly pricedOutside trust zone (model prob 0.45, zone (0.45, 0.7)).

Model pick

Swansea44.9%

Win probability · fair 2.23

Top signals

Draw or SwanseaLikely72.5%Fair 1.38
Over 1.5 goalsLikely72.2%Fair 1.39
Over 8.5 cornersLikely66.0%Fair 1.52

Model read

Our engine prices Swansea at 45% for 19 September 2026. Favourites, yes; certainties, no. The numbers that frame it: • Notably, the model is warmer on Swansea than the market (38%). We flag disagreement rather than hide it. • Totals sit close to the fence: 46% for Over 2.5 with both teams to score at 51%. • Fatigue may matter, with Lincoln 4 days shorter on recovery than Swansea. As a promoted side, Lincoln carry exactly the structural uncertainty our priors were built for. • The run in: Lincoln arrive W3 D2 L1, Swansea W3 D2 L1. Discipline says sit it out: outside trust zone (model prob 0.45, zone (0.45, 0.7)).

Value & higher-risk angles

Outcomes the model rates higher than the obvious price suggests, plus a few long-shot scorelines that are simply possible. These are the least likely calls on the page, so treat them as such. They are not tips, and we do not beat the sharp bookmakers.

High risk

Over 2.5 goals46.0%@ 2.17
Over 10.5 corners44.9%@ 2.23
Swansea win44.9%@ 2.23
Medium risk

Over 9.5 corners55.4%@ 1.81
Lincoln or draw55.1%@ 1.81
Under 2.5 goals54.0%@ 1.85
Random finds

1-1 correct score13.1%@ 7.62
0-1 correct score11.0%@ 9.07
1-2 correct score9.0%@ 11.09

Model vs market

Lincoln

27.5%-6.4%

Draw

27.6%-0.3%

Swansea

44.9%+6.7%

ModelMarket

outside trust zone (model prob 0.45, zone (0.45, 0.7))

Goals

Over 1.5Strongest read · Likely72.2%Fair 1.39
Over 2.5Close call46.0%Fair 2.17
BTTS · YesClose call50.9%Fair 1.96

Corners

Over 8.5 cornersLikely66.0%Fair 1.52
Over 9.5 cornersClose call55.4%Fair 1.81
Over 10.5 cornersUnlikely44.9%Fair 2.23
Over 11.5 cornersUnlikely35.2%Fair 2.84
Most cornersLincoln56.9%Swansea32.7%

Shots

Over 22.5 shotsLikely63.8%Fair 1.57
Over 24.5 shotsClose call51.3%Fair 1.95
Over 26.5 shotsUnlikely39.0%Fair 2.56
Over 28.5 shotsLong shot28.0%Fair 3.57

Recent shot volume

Lincoln13.0 taken14.5 faced
Swansea13.2 taken11.8 faced

Shots taken and faced per game over each side’s last 6 matches, from real match data.

Totals line guide

0.5·1.572.2%2.546.0%3.5·4.5·
Recommended focusOver 1.572.2%

Discipline: Fairly priced. Outside trust zone (model prob 0.45, zone (0.45, 0.7)).

Form & head-to-head

LincolnWDDWW
SwanseaWWDLW

Season stats

Season 2026/27, real results only

LincolnSwansea
League position#6 of 27#4 of 27
Record W-D-L4-2-24-2-1
Current streakW3W1
Points per game1.752.00
Record, home vs away0-2-12-0-1
PPG, home vs away0.672.00
Goals scored per game0.881.57
Goals conceded per game0.750.71
Scored, home vs away0.672.00
Conceded, home vs away1.331.33
1st half goals per game0.291.00
2nd half goals per game0.570.57
Corners won per game4.44.7
Cards per game2.61.9
Fouls per game14.09.0
Red cards this season00
Shots per game12.612.3
Shots faced per game15.711.0
Shots on target per game2.95.0
Over 2.5 rate

25.0%57.1%

BTTS rate

37.5%42.9%

Clean sheets

62.5%57.1%

Rates this season:LincolnSwansea

League averages this season: 2.74 goals per match · Over 2.5 in 59% · BTTS in 64%. Full league tables & stats →

Bookmaker odds

Real bookmaker price (Bet365) next to our model fair price. Bookmaker prices include the bookmaker margin, so our margin-free fair price usually looks longer. We do not claim to beat the closing market.

BookmakerOur fair
Lincoln win2.753.64
Draw3.303.62
Swansea win2.452.23
Over 2.5 goals1.912.17
Under 2.5 goals1.911.85

Model fair odds

Our calibrated probability as a decimal price (1 divided by probability). A fair model price, not a bookmaker quote.

Match result

Lincoln win3.63
Draw3.62
Swansea win2.23
Both teams to score1.96

Goals

Over 0.5 goals1.10
Over 1.5 goals1.38
Over 2.5 goals2.17
Over 3.5 goals4.07
Lincoln most3.63
Swansea most2.23

Corners

Over 7.5 corners1.26
Over 8.5 corners1.45
Over 9.5 corners1.75
Over 10.5 corners2.20
Lincoln most1.75
Swansea most3.06

Cards

Over 2.5 cards1.40
Over 3.5 cards1.97
Over 4.5 cards3.18
Over 5.5 cards5.84
Lincoln most2.65
Swansea most2.45

Shots on target

Over 6.5 SoT1.42
Over 7.5 SoT1.73
Over 8.5 SoT2.21
Over 9.5 SoT2.98
Lincoln most2.05
Swansea most2.61

Shots

Over 22.5 shots1.57
Over 24.5 shots1.95
Over 26.5 shots2.56
Over 28.5 shots3.57
Lincoln most1.63
Swansea most3.05

Fouls

Over 20.5 fouls1.54
Over 22.5 fouls2.02
Over 24.5 fouls2.89
All model outcomes · full market spectrum & player markets

Shots

Over 22.5 63.8% Over 24.5 51.3% Over 26.5 39.0% Over 28.5 28.0%
Most: Lincoln 61.2% Most: Swansea 32.8%
Lincoln Over 13.2 48.7% Swansea Over 13.2 28.8%

Shots on target

Over 6.5 70.4% Over 7.5 58.0% Over 8.5 45.3% Over 9.5 33.6%
Most: Lincoln 48.8% Most: Swansea 38.3%
Lincoln Over 4.2 44.0% Swansea Over 4.2 36.5%

Cards

Over 2.5 71.6% Over 3.5 50.8% Over 4.5 31.4%
Most: Lincoln 37.7% Most: Swansea 40.7%
Lincoln Over 1.8 54.2% Swansea Over 1.8 56.4%

Clean sheet & win to nil

Worked out from the scoreline grid above: a clean sheet is every scoreline where the other side fails to score. It is the model’s own percentage, scored against the result afterwards, and it is not a tip.

Lincoln clean sheet 23.6%
Swansea clean sheet 34.0%
Lincoln win to nil 14.9%
Swansea win to nil 25.3%

Full market spectrum · model probabilities

The model’s own percentages, with no odds attached. The smaller markets are here so you can see everything we hold a number on, not because we claim an advantage in them. The colour says how close our percentages have landed to reality on matches the model had never seen.

Match result & goals calibrated
1×2
home 27.5% draw 27.6% away 44.9%
double_chance
1X 55.1% 12 72.4% X2 72.5%
dnb
home 38.0% away 62.0%
btts
yes 50.9% no 49.1%
clean_sheet
home 23.7% away 34.2%
win_to_nil
home 15.0% away 25.5%
winning_margin
home_by_1 16.8% home_by_2 7.6% home_by_3plus 3.2%
away_by_1 22.7% away_by_2 13.7% away_by_3plus 8.5%
correct_score
0-0 8.7% 0-1 11.0% 0-2 8.4%
0-3 4.0% 0-4 1.5% 0-5 0.4%
1-0 8.1% 1-1 13.1% 1-2 9.0%
1-3 4.3% 1-4 1.6% 1-5 0.4%
2-0 4.7% 2-1 6.7% 2-2 4.9%
2-3 2.3% 2-4 0.8% 2-5 0.2%
3-0 1.7% 3-1 2.4% 3-2 1.7%
3-3 0.8% 3-4 0.3% 3-5 0.1%
4-0 0.4% 4-1 0.7% 4-2 0.5%
4-3 0.2% 4-4 0.1% 4-5 0.0%
5-0 0.1% 5-1 0.1% 5-2 0.1%
5-3 0.1% 5-4 0.0% 5-5 0.0%
other 0.4%
likeliest_score
h 100.0% a 100.0% p 13.1%
Goals: totals / handicap / exact calibrated
total
over_0.5 91.3% under_0.5 8.7% over_1.5 72.2%
under_1.5 27.8% over_2.5 46.0% under_2.5 54.0%
over_3.5 24.6% under_3.5 75.4% over_4.5 11.1%
under_4.5 88.9% over_5.5 4.3% under_5.5 95.7%
odd_even
odd 48.4% even 51.6%
team_home
over_0.5 65.9% under_0.5 34.2% over_1.5 29.2%
under_1.5 70.8% over_2.5 9.5% under_2.5 90.6%
team_away
over_0.5 76.4% under_0.5 23.7% over_1.5 42.3%
under_1.5 57.8% over_2.5 17.7% under_2.5 82.3%
most
home 27.5% draw 27.6% away 44.9%
handicap
home_-2.5 3.2% away_+2.5 96.8% home_-1.5 10.8%
away_+1.5 89.2% home_-0.5 27.5% away_+0.5 72.5%
home_+0.5 55.1% away_-0.5 44.9% home_+1.5 77.8%
away_-1.5 22.2% home_+2.5 91.5% away_-2.5 8.5%
total_exact
exact_0 8.7% exact_1 19.1% exact_2 26.2%
exact_3 21.4% exact_4 13.5% exact_5 6.8%
exact_6 2.9% exact_7plus 1.5%
First half range, not a point
1×2
home 24.8% draw 49.5% away 25.7%
total
over_0.5 59.1% under_0.5 40.9% over_1.5 22.5%
under_1.5 77.5% over_2.5 6.2% under_2.5 93.8%
btts
yes 13.0% no 87.0%
total_exact
exact_0 40.9% exact_1 36.6% exact_2 16.3%
exact_3 4.9% exact_4plus 1.3%
Second half range, not a point
1×2
home 32.5% draw 43.1% away 24.4%
total
over_0.5 68.1% under_0.5 32.0% over_1.5 31.6%
under_1.5 68.4% over_2.5 10.8% under_2.5 89.2%
btts
yes 18.7% no 81.3%
Half-time / full-time range, not a point
H/H 19.7% H/D 4.0% H/A 1.1%
D/H 16.1% D/D 21.3% D/A 12.1%
A/H 1.9% A/D 5.2% A/A 18.6%
Corners range, not a point
total
over_7.5 79.1% under_7.5 20.9% over_8.5 68.7%
under_8.5 31.3% over_9.5 57.2% under_9.5 42.8%
over_10.5 45.5% under_10.5 54.5% over_11.5 34.5%
under_11.5 65.5% over_12.5 25.0% under_12.5 75.0%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 78.9% under_3.5 21.1% over_4.5 65.0%
under_4.5 35.0% over_5.5 50.0% under_5.5 50.0%
team_away
over_3.5 64.0% under_3.5 36.0% over_4.5 46.9%
under_4.5 53.1% over_5.5 31.6% under_5.5 68.4%
most
home 57.1% draw 10.2% away 32.7%
handicap
home_-3.5 26.6% away_+3.5 73.4% home_-1.5 46.4%
away_+1.5 53.7% home_-0.5 57.1% away_+0.5 43.0%
home_+0.5 67.3% away_-0.5 32.7% home_+1.5 76.4%
away_-1.5 23.6% home_+3.5 89.5% away_-3.5 10.5%
Shots range, not a point
total
over_22.5 63.8% under_22.5 36.2% over_24.5 51.3%
under_24.5 48.7% over_26.5 39.0% under_26.5 61.0%
over_28.5 28.0% under_28.5 72.0%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_10.5 73.4% under_10.5 26.6% over_12.5 57.1%
under_12.5 42.9% over_14.5 40.7% under_14.5 59.4%
team_away
over_10.5 54.8% under_10.5 45.2% over_12.5 36.6%
under_12.5 63.4% over_14.5 22.0% under_14.5 78.0%
most
home 61.2% draw 6.0% away 32.8%
handicap
home_-4.5 36.2% away_+4.5 63.8% home_-2.5 48.6%
away_+2.5 51.4% home_-0.5 61.2% away_+0.5 38.8%
home_+0.5 67.2% away_-0.5 32.8% home_+2.5 77.8%
away_-2.5 22.3% home_+4.5 86.0% away_-4.5 14.0%
Shots on target range, not a point
total
over_6.5 70.4% under_6.5 29.6% over_7.5 58.0%
under_7.5 42.0% over_8.5 45.3% under_8.5 54.7%
over_9.5 33.6% under_9.5 66.4%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 61.6% under_3.5 38.4% over_4.5 44.0%
under_4.5 56.0% over_5.5 28.8% under_5.5 71.2%
team_away
over_3.5 54.3% under_3.5 45.7% over_4.5 36.5%
under_4.5 63.5% over_5.5 22.3% under_5.5 77.7%
most
home 48.8% draw 12.9% away 38.3%
handicap
home_-2.5 24.9% away_+2.5 75.1% home_-0.5 48.8%
away_+0.5 51.2% home_+0.5 61.7% away_-0.5 38.3%
home_+2.5 82.8% away_-2.5 17.2%
Cards calibrated
total
over_2.5 71.6% under_2.5 28.4% over_3.5 50.8%
under_3.5 49.2% over_4.5 31.4% under_4.5 68.6%
over_5.5 17.1% under_5.5 82.9%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_1.5 54.2% under_1.5 45.8% over_2.5 27.4%
under_2.5 72.6%
team_away
over_1.5 56.4% under_1.5 43.6% over_2.5 29.4%
under_2.5 70.6%
most
home 37.7% draw 21.6% away 40.8%
handicap
home_-1.5 19.7% away_+1.5 80.3% home_-0.5 37.7%
away_+0.5 62.3% home_+0.5 59.3% away_-0.5 40.8%
home_+1.5 78.0% away_-1.5 22.0%
Fouls calibrated
total
over_20.5 64.9% under_20.5 35.1% over_22.5 49.5%
under_22.5 50.5% over_24.5 34.7% under_24.5 65.4%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_9.5 74.1% under_9.5 25.9% over_11.5 53.6%
under_11.5 46.5% over_13.5 33.3% under_13.5 66.7%
team_away
over_9.5 60.1% under_9.5 39.9% over_11.5 37.6%
under_11.5 62.4% over_13.5 19.8% under_13.5 80.2%
most
home 57.3% draw 7.5% away 35.2%
handicap
home_-3.5 34.3% away_+3.5 65.7% home_-0.5 57.3%
away_+0.5 42.7% home_+2.5 78.1% away_-2.5 21.9%
Red card range, not a point
any
yes 6.5% no 93.5%
home
yes 1.6% no 98.5%
away
yes 5.0% no 95.0%

How this works (honestly)

We are transparent about our method, our limits and how we measure performance.

What we use

Results, odds & closing prices, xG, shots, lineups, referee and schedule load.

Our method

Dixon-Coles + an xG strength model + champion/challenger selection + probability calibration + a trust gate.

What we don’t do

We do not beat the sharp market. The value is honest probabilities, No-bet calls and CLV.

Performance snapshot

Top-pick hit rate 47.7% (reliability, not edge). Calibration error 0.0095 (55416 matches).

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Not financial advice. No model beats the sharp closing market on public data. The value here is honest probabilities, No-bet calls, and CLV history.

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