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
Watford
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: Watford 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.
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Watford vs Lincoln City: form and season numbers
Watford take a form score of 3.2 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 4.7 for Lincoln City. Watford have 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5, while Lincoln City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in theirs. Across the season Watford average 0.9 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Lincoln City 1.1 and 1.3. Watford have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their matches this season, Lincoln City in 40%. Watford sit 20th on 8 points, Lincoln City 12th on 11.
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