Lincoln vs Bolton: result 4-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 44Kick-off on April 21, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)LNER Stadium, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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What was the result of Lincoln vs Bolton?
Lincoln won 4-2 on April 21, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 10′E. RingLincoln
- 18′J. CollinsLincoln (pen.)
- 29′J. MateteBolton
- 38′A. MurphyBolton
- 53′J. CollinsLincoln
- 61′R. HackettLincoln
Official lineup for Lincoln vs Bolton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Lincoln
4-2-3-1- 25J. Collins
- 12E. Ring
- 18B. House
- 7R. Hackett
- 11E. Hamilton
- 6E. Erhahon
- 23S. Roughan
- 5A. Jackson
- 22T. Hamer
- 2T. Darikwa
- 1G. Wickens
Bolton
3-4-1-2- 56David Ogundele Abimbola
- 19A. Collins
- 48S. Sharples
- 3A. Murphy
- 4G. Thomason
- 28J. Matete
- 12J. Dacres-Cogley
- 6G. Johnston
- 21C. Forino-Joseph
- 2G. Jones
- 1N. Baxter
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lincoln have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Bolton have 7, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2025 | Reading(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Shrewsbury(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Charlton(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Wycombe(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2025 | Wycombe(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Barnsley(away) | 1-4 | League One |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Rotherham(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Bristol Rovers(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Wigan(away) | 1-0 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Lincoln wins, 1 draw, 5 Bolton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2025 | Lincoln 0-1 Bolton | EFL Trophy |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Bolton 3-0 Lincoln | League One |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Lincoln 0-1 Bolton | League One |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Bolton 3-0 Lincoln | League One |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Lincoln 1-1 Bolton | League One |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Bolton 2-0 Lincoln | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Lincoln score 1.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Bolton | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Lincoln sit 1st in League One (103 points from 46 matches) and Bolton sit 5th (75 points from 46 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 41 | 103 |
| 5 | Bolton | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 70 | 52 | 75 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy