Lincoln City 1-1 Southampton: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 5 · Saturday 5 September 2026 · LNER Stadium, Lincoln · referee A. Kitchen · full time
Full time: Lincoln City 1-1 Southampton
Lincoln City and Southampton drew 1-1 in Championship Matchday 5 on Saturday 5 September 2026 at LNER Stadium. The goals: Welington 44', Mikkel Ladefoged 87'.
How the match unfolded
Welington put Southampton ahead in the 44th minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse. Lincoln City levelled at 1-1 in the 87th minute through Mikkel Ladefoged, set up by Reeco Hackett. It came with the clock nearly run down, and it rescued a point.
It was 0-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, A. Kitchen, showed 4 yellow cards: 4 to Lincoln City and 0 to Southampton.
Lincoln City: C. Cohen, 3-4-2-1 · Southampton: T. Eckert, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.76 for Lincoln City and 2.89 for Southampton.
Southampton left about 1.9 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Southampton created the better chances, 2.89 xG to 0.76, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Lincoln City had 5 shots on target, Southampton 4.
Southampton had 61% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Lincoln City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.49 expected goals for and 1.60 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Southampton came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.76 expected goals for and 1.51 against, and had won 58% of their matches.
Lincoln City vs Southampton: the match in numbers
| Lincoln City | Match statistics | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Ball possession | 61% |
| 0.76 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.89 |
| 19 | Total shots | 16 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Big chances | 0 |
| 318 | Total passes | 511 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 4 | Corners | 6 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.
Lincoln City
- Mikkel Ladefoged 7.5 1 goal
- Reeco Hackett 7.4 1 assist
- Andrei Coubiș 7.3
- Adam Reach 7.2
- Conor McGrandles 7.0
Southampton
- James Ward-Prowse 8.3 1 assist
- Welington 7.6 1 goal
- Léo Scienza 7.6
- Daniel Peretz 7.3
- Keven Schlotterbeck 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was Finn Azaz at 6.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Lincoln City: Lincoln City vs Birmingham City Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Southampton: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Lincoln City vs Southampton
What was the score in Lincoln City vs Southampton?
Lincoln City 1-1 Southampton (half-time 0-1), Championship, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Lincoln City vs Southampton?
Welington 44', Mikkel Ladefoged 87'.
Did Moneyball predict Lincoln City vs Southampton correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Lincoln City vs Southampton?
James Ward-Prowse, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Lincoln City vs Southampton?
A. Kitchen.
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