- Preston have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions (D0).
- Lincoln are unbeaten in 2 (W1, D1), following up their 1-0 win at Bolton Wanderers with back-to-back home draws against Blackburn Rovers and Southampton in the Championship 2026/2027.
- Preston have won 1 and lost 2 of their 3 home games in the Championship 2026/2027, scoring 1.33 goals per game and conceding 2.33.
Imps could nick it at Deepdale
Preston North End enter the Championship 2026/2027 weekend in 23rd place with just 3 points from 5 games, so Paul Heckingbottom's Lilywhites are already in trouble while Lincoln City are 17th with 5 points from 5 matches, just keeping their heads above the early season skirmish.
Preston did get back to a win with a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers at home in the Championship 2026/2027 yesterday, but momentum isn't really on their side and there's not much to recommend them at a shade of odds-on here.
Heckingbottom has a solid structure, width from his wing-backs and a good control of tempo to his side, but they'll still need to be at their best to see off a well-organised Lincoln team.
Preston have the firepower to get the ball in the back of the net
Callum Lang has been the Lilywhites' spark in the Championship 2026/2027 season to date, scoring 2 goals in 5 appearances, and Delano Burgzorg has also added some end product with 2 assists in the same 5 matches.
Preston's 3-at-the-back system should ensure they smother the middle of the pitch and force Lincoln wide, where the Imps will hope to be at their most dangerous.
Chris Cohen has an organised, compact Imps team which can also hurt with a few vertical bursts when they've got the press right. Adam Reach has shown good signs of being Lincoln's biggest attacking threat, with 1 goal in 5 appearances in the Championship 2026/2027 to date.
Close affair predicted
It's looking like a close one and the home edge gives the slight favourites the edge to edge it, but we're not going to put much in Preston's direction at 5/4 when Lincoln are as big as 97/50 and the draw is 5/2.
Both teams to score at 13/20 looks the sharp alternative market for this game, which should be a lively, but tight affair. The Imps can nick it if they're on form and they've already shown that they can do that in this matchup, winning 1-0 away from home in the one prior clash, a Friendly Club Match in 2026.
