Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Derby County
Form comparisonLincoln City
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Derby County strong, Lincoln City mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 08 Aug 2026Derby1-2Lincoln
- 20 Jan 2024Lincoln0-0Derby
- 21 Dec 2023Derby3-1Lincoln
- 19 Sept 2023Derby2-0Lincoln
- 14 Feb 2023Derby1-1Lincoln
- 17 Oct 2026vsStoke City0-1L
- 14 Oct 2026vsQPR4-1L
- 10 Oct 2026vsWrexham1-1D
- 19 Sept 2026vsBurnley1-1D
- 12 Sept 2026vsBirmingham1-2L
- 17 Oct 2026vsMillwall2-2D
- 14 Oct 2026vsWest Ham0-6L
- 10 Oct 2026vsSheffield Utd3-0L
- 19 Sept 2026vsSwansea1-2L
- 15 Sept 2026vsBristol City0-1W
Derby County vs Lincoln City: form and season numbers
Derby County take a form score of 2.4 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 3.0 for Lincoln City. Derby County have 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Lincoln City have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in theirs. Across the season Derby County average 0.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Lincoln City 0.7 and 1.8. Derby County have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their matches this season, Lincoln City in 40%. In their last 6 meetings Derby County have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2. Derby County sit 23rd on 6 points, Lincoln City 18th on 12.
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