Lincoln v Blackburn result

Full-time · Lincoln 0–0 Blackburn

Championship · Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:45 BST · LNER stadium

Updated 15 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Lincoln · Blackburn

The model’s pre-match pick

Lincoln 0–0 Blackburn — this Championship match was drawn. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.33 at William Hill

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.9% of 5118 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Lincoln and Blackburn drew 0–0 at LNER stadium in the Championship on Tuesday 1 September. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Lincoln out-shot Blackburn 18 to 8 and created the better chances, 1.46 xG to 0.24 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. Tom Atcheson (69’) was sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Tom Atcheson’s red card on 69 minutes.

Discipline

W. Finnie showed five yellow cards and one red — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Lincoln: Conor McGrandles (90+4’); Blackburn: Tom Atcheson (13’), Tom Atcheson (69’), Jake Garrett (85’) and Adam Forshaw (90+5’).

What it changes

Lincoln stay 14th after this result (four league matches played).

Blackburn stay 11th after this result (four league matches played).

It was the only goalless draw of round 4, across 12 matches. Lincoln are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Blackburn are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Dominic Jefferies (Lincoln) 4.7, George Wickens (Lincoln) 4.3 and Callum Elder (Lincoln) 4.2 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Lincoln or Blackburn (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.9% of the time in the last 90 days (3985 of 5118).

Next up

Lincoln next host Wrexham on 21 November 2026.

Blackburn next travel to Burnley on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Lincoln: Lincoln v Wrexham, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Blackburn: Burnley v Blackburn, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Lincoln 0–0 Blackburn · Championship
Venue: LNER stadium · Lincoln
Referee: W. Finnie
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 1): Lincoln 0 · draws 0 · Blackburn 1 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Lincoln 3W 0D 2L · Blackburn 2W 1D 2L

Lincoln 0–0 Blackburn (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.13

Corners

against 4.88 / 5.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.2 yellows

Referee · W. Finnie

20.4 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 5 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 29 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Lincoln for / against	Line	Blackburn for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.38 for · 17.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: W. Finnie — 3.2 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 20.4 fouls over 5 matches.

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Lincoln

Lincoln Goalkeeper

Lincoln — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Wickens	4	91365 min	184.4 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90
J. Gauci	1	9090 min	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Lincoln — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Wickens n 8	90.6	3 5/4

Lincoln Defensive

Lincoln — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
D. Elerewe	4	91365 min	51.2 /90	71.7 /90	61.5 /90	225.4 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90
A. Reach	4	89357 min	41 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90	112.8 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
R. Towler	4	75298 min	30.9 /90	41.2 /90	51.5 /90	154.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
T. Hamer	3	92275 min	31 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90	237.5 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90
T. Darikwa	3	80239 min	51.9 /90	20.8 /90	10.4 /90	103.8 /90	41.5 /90	00 /90
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Lincoln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ivan Varfolomeev n 8	74.5	1.4 5/2	1.2 5/2	—
F. Draper n 8	64.3	3.3 5/5	0.7 2/2	T. Cantwell
R. Street n 8	57.1	1 5/0	1.4 5/2	O. Afolayan
R. Hackett n 8	53.3	0.6 3/0	0.4 2/0	R. Morishita
D. Elerewe n 7	81.1	1 2/2	0.8 3/2	S. McLoughlin
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Lincoln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ivan Varfolomeev n 8	74.5	2.4 5/4
F. Draper n 8	64.3	1.4 4/2
R. Street n 8	57.1	0.8 3/1
R. Hackett n 8	53.3	1.3 4/2
C. McGrandles n 8	84.9	2.4 6/5
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Lincoln Attacking

Lincoln — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
F. Draper	5	59297 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	41.2 /90	20.6 /90	61.8 /90	10.3 /90
R. Street	5	46230 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	41.6 /90	10.4 /90	20.8 /90	00 /90
B. House	4	78310 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	92.6 /90	61.7 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90
I. Olaofe	4	37147 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90	21.2 /90
M. Melia	3	34102 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.8 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Lincoln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ivan Varfolomeev n 8	74.5	0.9 4/2	0.6 3/1
F. Draper n 8	64.3	1.8 6/3	1.2 5/2
R. Street n 8	57.1	2 5/2	0.8 3/1
R. Hackett n 8	53.3	2.1 4/3	0.8 2/1
D. Elerewe n 7	81.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
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Lincoln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ivan Varfolomeev n 8	74.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
F. Draper n 8	64.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
R. Street n 8	57.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Hackett n 8	53.3	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
G. Wickens n 8	90.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Blackburn

Blackburn Goalkeeper

Blackburn — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Tóth	4	90360 min	123 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90
A. Pears	1	9090 min	33 /90	22 /90	00 /90

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Tóth n 8	90	3.5 6/5
A. Pears n 8	90	1.9 5/3

Blackburn Defensive

Blackburn — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. McLoughlin	5	90450 min	81.6 /90	40.8 /90	91.8 /90	275.4 /90	51 /90	20.4 /90
R. Alebiosu	4	90360 min	30.8 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	82 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90
Tom Atcheson	4	90360 min	51.3 /90	10.3 /90	82 /90	164 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
H. Pickering	4	79315 min	51.4 /90	20.6 /90	41.1 /90	144 /90	30.9 /90	10.3 /90
H. Carter	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	11 /90	1010 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.8 4/2	1.1 4/3	D. Elerewe
R. Morishita n 8	84.6	0.4 2/1	0.8 5/1	R. Hackett
T. Cantwell n 8	64.5	0.9 3/1	0.9 4/1	F. Draper
O. Afolayan n 8	51.6	2.8 6/3	1.5 5/2	R. Street
Kristi Montgomery n 8	69.9	1.3 4/3	0.3 2/0	—
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Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	1.3 5/5
R. Morishita n 8	84.6	0.5 4/0
T. Cantwell n 8	64.5	2.8 7/3
O. Afolayan n 8	51.6	1.5 4/2
Kristi Montgomery n 8	69.9	2.1 7/3
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Blackburn Attacking

Blackburn — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Guðjohnsen	4	67266 min	31 /90	10.3 /90	31 /90	31 /90	41.4 /90	00 /90
J. Fevrier	4	38151 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	31.8 /90	21.2 /90	31.8 /90	42.4 /90
Y. Ohashi	3	35105 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90
R. Morishita	5	82410 min	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	61.3 /90	40.9 /90	71.5 /90	102.2 /90
T. Cantwell	5	74371 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	122.9 /90	51.2 /90	81.9 /90	41 /90
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Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Morishita n 8	84.6	1.1 6/2	0.8 6/0
T. Cantwell n 8	64.5	2.6 6/3	0.9 4/1
O. Afolayan n 8	51.6	1.5 3/2	0.7 2/1
Kristi Montgomery n 8	69.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Morishita n 8	84.6	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
T. Cantwell n 8	64.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
O. Afolayan n 8	51.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Kristi Montgomery n 8	69.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Lincoln		Blackburn
40%	Possession	60%
1.46	Expected goals (xG)	0.24
18	Shots	8
1	Shots on target	2
9	Shots off target	3
8	Blocked shots	3
10	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	7
0	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	1
340	Passes	526
75%	Pass accuracy	85%

Lincoln Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Towler	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Elder	90	0	0	2	4	0	7.9
D. Elerewe	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
C. McGrandles	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.7
A. Reach	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
G. Wickens	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
R. Hackett	87	1	0	3	2	0	7
D. Jefferies	87	1	1	1	5	0	7.2
R. Street	77	3	0	0	4	0	7.3
T. Bayliss	61	1	0	2	3	0	7
F. Draper	60	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
I. Olaofe sub	30	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
Ivan Varfolomeev sub	29	0	0	0	2	0	7
M. Ladefoged sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Andrei Coubiș sub	10	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Melia sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Blackburn Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yuri Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Guðjohnsen	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. McLoughlin	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
R. Morishita	90	1	1	0	0	0	5.9
Sam Morsy	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
A. Pears	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Alebiosu	89	1	0	0	0	0	7.5
T. Cantwell	79	1	1	2	0	0	6.9
Tom Atcheson	69	0	0	0	3	RY	6.6
O. Afolayan	68	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
Kristi Montgomery	67	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Lucas Houghton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Forshaw sub	23	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
J. Fevrier sub	22	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Garrett sub	11	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
L. Houghton sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Lincoln v Blackburn — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LincolnWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

BlackburnWDWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Lincoln 0 · 0 draws · Blackburn 1 · 5 goals/game

2018-08-28 Blackburn 4–1 Lincoln

League standing · 2026/27

Lincoln#21 pos15 pts15 pl-11 GD

Blackburn#13 pos21 pts15 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Lincoln scored1

Blackburn scored1.47

Lincoln conceded1.73

Blackburn conceded1.53

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Lincoln v Blackburn?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Lincoln v Blackburn was Home or Away (best price 1.33 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Lincoln and Blackburn?: In their last 1 meetings, Lincoln won 0, Blackburn won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Lincoln and Blackburn?: Recent form — Lincoln 3W 0D 2L; Blackburn 2W 1D 2L.

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