Lincoln City vs Southampton prediction | 5 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Lincoln City
Ranking: #379 overall, #48 in England

59.9 → 60.3 (+0.4 over last 3 games)

Rating
2-1 15 Aug Boro (A) 59.9 -0.2
1-3 22 Aug Portsmouth (H) 60.7 +0.8
0-1 29 Aug Bolton (A) 60.3 -0.4
Southampton
Ranking: #119 overall, #23 in England

69.9 → 71.2 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 09 May Boro (A) 69.2 -0.4
2-1 12 May Boro (H) 69.7 +0.5
2-1 16 Aug Watford (A) 70.3 +0.6
3-1 22 Aug Stoke City (H) 70.5 +0.2
5-1 29 Aug Millwall (H) 71.2 +0.7

Lincoln City vs Southampton: by the numbers

Lincoln City trail Southampton by 260 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 25 in England.

Southampton arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.3 rating points over their last 10 matches; Lincoln City have moved +0.4 over their last 3.

The highest Lincoln City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #364, first reached on 22 Aug 2026.

Southampton first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 81.6 on 11 Jan 2020.