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Lincoln vs Bolton: result 0-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 17, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)LNER Stadium, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln
0-1
Bolton

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What was the result of Lincoln vs Bolton?

Bolton won 0-1 on August 17, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 76′A. SarcevicBolton

Official lineup for Lincoln vs Bolton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Lincoln

4-3-3
  1. 9T. Hopper
  2. 21L. Sørensen
  3. 11A. Scully
  1. 18C. McGrandles
  2. 14H. Adelakun
  3. 23L. Bridcutt
  1. 3M. Melbourne
  2. 7T. Edun
  3. 2R. Poole
  4. 5A. Jackson
  1. 1J. Griffiths

Bolton

4-2-3-1
  1. 17O. Afolayan
  1. 11A. Bakayoko
  2. 9E. Doyle
  3. 8J. Sheehan
  1. 2G. Jones
  2. 10A. Sarcevic
  1. 29L. Gordon
  2. 6G. Johnston
  3. 5Ricardo
  4. 4M. Williams
  1. 12J. Dixon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lincoln have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Bolton have 8, 6 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Lincoln
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021Fleetwood Town(home)2-1League One
Aug 10, 2021Shrewsbury(away)2-2League Cup
Aug 7, 2021Gillingham(away)1-1League One
Jul 31, 2021Salford City(away)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 27, 2021Scunthorpe(away)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021AFC Wimbledon(away)3-3League One
Aug 10, 2021Barnsley(home)0-0League Cup
Aug 7, 2021Milton Keynes Dons(home)3-3League One
Aug 4, 2021Chester(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2021Blackburn(home)2-2Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Lincoln win, 0 draws, 0 Bolton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 14, 2020Lincoln 5-1 BoltonLeague One

Last archived meeting: Lincoln vs Bolton on Jan 14, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Lincoln score 1.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.7 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Lincoln1.21.548/158/15
Bolton1.70.987/157/15

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).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Lincoln46311058941103
5Bolton4619189705275

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

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