Lincoln City vs Stoke City prediction | 9 Dec 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Lincoln City Rating: 62.7
H
50%
9 December 2026
Championship
D
28%
Stoke City Rating: 59.1
A
22%
Lincoln City
Ranking: #303 overall, #41 in England

59.9 → 62.7 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 12 Sep Preston (A) 62.3 +0.2
0-1 15 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.7 -0.6
1-2 19 Sep Swansea City (H) 62.6 +0.9
3-0 10 Oct Sheff Utd (A) 63.3 +0.7
0-6 14 Oct West Ham (H) 62.7 -0.6
Stoke City
Ranking: #417 overall, #49 in England

60.2 → 59.1 (-1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Cardiff City (A) 59.3 -0.7
1-2 12 Sep Watford (A) 60.3 +1.0
2-1 19 Sep Sheff Utd (H) 60.5 +0.2
1-2 10 Oct Bolton (A) 59.5 -1.0
2-3 13 Oct Boro (H) 59.1 -0.4

Lincoln City vs Stoke City: by the numbers

There are 114 places between these two in our European rankings, with Lincoln City the higher, and 8 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Lincoln City have moved +2.8 rating points, against -1.1 for Stoke City.

Lincoln City first climbed to joint #276 in our European rankings on 10 October 2026.

Stoke City first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 75.0 on 12 August 2017.