- Bristol City have won three of their last five in all competitions (D1, L1), including two away games at Preston North End and Burnley.
- Lincoln City have won two of their last five in all competitions (D2, L1).
- Bristol City beat Lincoln City 3-1 in the League Cup three years ago.
Robins have the edge at home
Bristol City have a slight edge over Lincoln City in the betting at 26/25, but the Imps are too long at 59/25 here and the draw is also too big at 5/2. The Robins are on a three-game winning streak coming into this game and look to have the sharper edge of the two sides at Ashton Gate on Tuesday.
Michael Skubala has the Robins playing with more control, getting the ball wide quickly in transition with an aggressive work-rate in a 4-2-3-1 system. They have scored more than once in each of their three wins and Rio Cardines, who has four assists in five games, has provided the spark in the Championship 2026/2027.
Dominic Ballard is the top scorer for Bristol City with two goals in five, but Lincoln have their own targetman in Adam Reach, who has one goal in five games in this new division.
Imps are well drilled and dangerous in transition
Chris Cohen has the Imps pressing in a well-drilled way, moving in waves and covering the ball very well in their own half. They're very good at quick vertical runs in their DNA along with a set-piece game to go with it.
Lincoln have one win and one defeat from their two Championship 2026/2027 away games so far, although they have been slightly better away with only two goals conceded on the road.
The visitors drew 1-1 with Southampton in the Championship 2026/2027 last time out, but were then beaten 4-0 by Bournemouth in the EFL Cup earlier today. They could get caught in a similar fashion against Bristol City if they are not careful as the hosts are a good side on the break.
Take the hosts to win or over 1.5 goals
Bristol City are 5th in the Championship 2026/2027 with 10 points from five games and Lincoln City are 19th with five points from the same number of matches. We are taking the home side to edge this, but feel it is a lot closer than the odds suggest as the visitors are a well-drilled team and can be dangerous on the counter attack.
The home team have one win and one defeat from two home games so far, conceding 1.5 goals per game and we are going to use that as a guide for our main selection of Bristol City to win or over 1.5 goals.
