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Tuesday, 03/11/2026 at 20:45

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Match preview · Championship

Watford – Lincoln City

Watford 20th in Championship Home 1.30 projected goals by the model
Lincoln City 18th in Championship Away 1.26 projected goals by the model

Model updated 21 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.30 1.26
Watford Lincoln City
Watford
35%
Draw
31%
Lincoln City
33%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Watford Draw Lincoln City
Fair odds 2.83 3.20 2.99
Total goals
2.57
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams to score
58%
Data coverage · partial

Both teams have at least 10 matches in the model window, but at least one has fewer than the full 20.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

35% Watford to win

Attack
19th vs 15th
Watford attack v Lincoln City defence
Defence
24th vs 18th
Watford defence v Lincoln City attack
Recent xG form
-0.84 vs -0.50
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.30 – 1.26
Watford v Lincoln City
How the model arrived here →

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 1.13 · 18th (better) 1.25 · 15th
xGA / match 1.88 · 24th (better) 1.37 · 12th
xGD / match -0.75 · 23rd (better) -0.13 · 13th
xPts / match 0.88 · 24th (better) 1.37 · 13th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.84 (better) -0.50

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

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

Watford clean sheet
25%
Watford 2+ goals
38%
Under 2.5 goals
52%
Both teams to score: no
42%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.0%
2:1
9.6%
1:2
9.3%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Watford sample
20 matches
Lincoln City sample
11 matches
Home xG sample · Watford
6 matches
Away xG sample · Lincoln City
6 matches
Computed
Wednesday, 21/10/2026 at 18:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.