Stockport County vs Lincoln City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

26/12/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Edgeley Park (Stockport).

League One - Round 22
Referee: Byrne A. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+
Usa	Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.51	1.80
Ball Possession
52%	48%
Total shots
11	20
Shots on target
5	5
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
3	3
Passes
69% (274/398)	68% (247/361)
Yellow Cards
2	2
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51	1.80
xG on target (xGOT)
1.79	1.06
Total shots
11	20
Shots on target
5	5
Shots off target
4	6
Blocked Shots
2	9
Shots inside the Box
7	13
Shots outside the Box
4	7
Hit the Woodwork
0	1
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
3	3
Touches in opposition box
23	37
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	4
Free Kicks
9	14
Passes
69% (274/398)	68% (247/361)
Long passes
37% (32/86)	27% (23/86)
Passes in final third
54% (79/147)	62% (97/157)
Crosses
20% (4/20)	32% (7/22)
Expected assists (xA)
0.88	1.02
Throw-ins
23	30
Fouls
14	9
Tackles
63% (10/16)	58% (7/12)
Duels won
69	58
Clearances
47	36
Interceptions
8	13
Errors leading to shot
1	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
3	4
xGOT faced
1.06	1.79
Goals prevented
-0.94	0.79

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
26', Hackett-Fairchild R. 🟨,
28', 0 - 1, Hackett-Fairchild R. ⚽, Street R. (A),
30', Onyango T. 🟨,
45+6', Onyango T. ↓, Fevrier J. ↑,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', Bayliss T. ↓, Varfolomeev I. ↑,
50', Hamer T. 🟨,
52', Norwood O. (Penalty Awarded),
52', 1 - 1, Fevrier J. ⚽,
63', Norwood O. 🟨,
74', Draper F. ↓, Jefferies D. ↑,
78', Lowe N. ↓, Mothersille M. ↑,
78', Dodgson O. ↓, Edun T. ↑,
78', Olowu J. ↓, Hunt J. ↑,
88', Moylan J. ↓, Obikwu J. ↑,
90+2', 1 - 2, Street R. (Penalty Awarded),
90+3', Street R. ↓, Towler R. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Stockport County
41.7%

Draw
28.1%

Lincoln City
30.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

44.1%

26.4%

29.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

44.2%

26.3%

29.4%

Stockport County - Lincoln City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.25 ↑ (2.12)	3.34 ↓ (3.54)	3.09 ↓ (3.17)	6.8% (7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Stockport County - Lincoln City?

Users Predictions: 18 users predict this event. Stockport will win (votes: 8 - 44.4%). Lincoln will win (votes: 6 - 33.3%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 22.2%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Stockport: 21.4% – 67.4%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Stockport (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 5 in the zone Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: ) and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Stockport won 2.
Recent performances by Stockport have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Lincoln is currently in excellent shape (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Recently, Lincoln has had a series of home games.
Stockport could have a small edge in this match.
There will not play in Stockport: Bate L. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Lincoln: Collins J. (Injury) House B. (Inactive) Jackson A. (Inactive) Thorn O. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Stockport: Connolly C. (Injury) Hoskonen A. (Muscle Injury)
In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Stockport won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 10:8. (average 1.7:1.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Stockport won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 5:2. (average 1.7:0.7).

How many head-to-head matches has Stockport County won against Lincoln City?

Stockport County has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Lincoln City won against Stockport County?

Lincoln City has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Stockport County - Lincoln City were as follows:

26.04.2025 Stockport County - Lincoln City 3:2

26.10.2024 Lincoln City - Stockport County 2:1

07.07.2023 Lincoln City - Stockport County 1:1

Latest results of Stockport County

20.12.2025 Mansfield Town - Stockport County 1:2 ✺

13.12.2025 Stockport County - Stevenage Borough 1:3 ✺

09.12.2025 Doncaster Rovers - Stockport County 0:2 ✺

06.12.2025 Stockport County - Cambridge United 0:1 ✺

03.12.2025 Crewe Alexandra - Stockport County 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Lincoln City

20.12.2025 Lincoln City - Cardiff City 2:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Blackpool - Lincoln City 2:2 ✺

09.12.2025 Lincoln City - Barnsley 3:1 ✺

02.12.2025 Lincoln City - Huddersfield Town 0:2 ✺

29.11.2025 Lincoln City - Port Vale 1:0 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	22	15	2	5	40:23	17	47
2	Lincoln	23	13	5	5	34:23	11	44
3	Bradford City	22	12	7	3	32:21	11	43
4	Stockport County	22	11	5	6	33:29	4	38
5	Huddersfield	23	11	4	8	42:31	11	37
6	Bolton	22	10	7	5	30:21	9	37
7	Stevenage	21	10	6	5	25:17	8	36
8	Luton	23	10	5	8	33:28	5	35
9	Wycombe	23	7	8	8	29:27	2	29
10	Reading	22	7	8	7	29:28	1	29
11	Mansfield	22	8	5	9	28:28	0	29
12	Wigan	22	7	8	7	25:25	0	29
13	Blackpool	23	8	5	10	29:30	-1	29
14	Peterborough	22	9	2	11	26:28	-2	29
15	Barnsley	20	8	4	8	32:32	0	28
16	Leyton Orient	23	8	4	11	34:38	-4	28
17	AFC Wimbledon	22	8	4	10	24:30	-6	28
18	Burton	22	7	6	9	23:29	-6	27
19	Northampton	22	8	3	11	22:28	-6	27
20	Exeter	22	8	2	12	22:21	1	26
21	Plymouth	23	8	2	13	28:38	-10	26
22	Rotherham	23	6	6	11	22:33	-11	24
23	Doncaster	23	6	4	13	23:40	-17	22
24	Port Vale	22	3	6	13	13:30	-17	15

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two