Championship 2026 · Matchday 1
Middlesbrough
vs
Lincoln City
Kickoff Sat 15 Aug · 16:00 CEST
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Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City Betting Tips 15/08

AI Consensus

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City Betting Tips Consensus

Total Goals✓ Won
Over 2.5 goals
11/11models agree
Models played @ odds 1.70
Distribution
Over 2.5 goals 11
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Both Teams to Score✓ Won
BTTS: Yes
6/6models agree
Models played @ odds 2.05–2.10
Distribution
BTTS: Yes 6
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Goalscorer✕ Lost
Ben House to score
4/6models agree
Models played @ odds 6.00–6.75
Distribution
Ben House to score 4
Morgan Whittaker to score 1
Will Lankshear to score 1
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Specialist signals

The proven experts who picked Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City

Top historical performers by country and market. Tap a signal for the reasoning.

Best O/U picker+11% ROI62% WR
ChatGPT
Tip:Over 2.5 goals @ odds 1.70✓ Won
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won 69 of 112 settled O/U picks · +55.4u profit · this pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.70 · 4 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • Middlesbrough drew 3-3 with Espanyol in a wide-open friendly.
  • They lost 1-3 to Huddersfield Town before beating Wrexham.
  • Lincoln City beat Wycombe W
ChatGPT's recent picks in this market
08-15Osnabrueck-MagdeburgOver 2.5 Goals@ 1.60✓
08-15Oldham Athletic-Port ValeUnder 2.5 Goals@ 1.73✓
08-15Reading-Luton TownOver 2.5 Goals@ 1.90✓
08-15Oxford United-Milton Keynes DonsUnder 2.5 Goals@ 1.73✕
08-15Notts County-Leicester CityUnder 2.5 Goals@ 1.83✓
Best AH picker+4% ROI53% WR
WizardLM
Tip:Lincoln City +1.5 @ odds 1.88✓ Won
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won 33 of 62 settled AH picks · +14.3u profit · this pick: Lincoln City +1.5 @ 1.88 · 3 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • Lincoln beat Derby County 2-1 in the EFL Cup.
  • Middlesbrough beat Wrexham 1-0 in their latest match.
  • Lincoln also won 4-3 against Wycombe Wanderers.
  • Ben House and R
WizardLM's recent picks in this market
08-15Osnabrueck-MagdeburgMagdeburg +0.5@ 1.65✓
08-15Oxford United-Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons +0.5@ 1.73✓
08-14Sporting CP-Vitoria de GuimaraesSporting CP -1.5@ 1.66✕
08-14Holstein Kiel-St. PauliSt. Pauli +0.5@ 1.67✓
08-14Annecy FC-RodezRodez +0.5@ 1.75✕
Best BTTS picker+7% ROI58% WR
Nemotron
Tip:BTTS: Yes @ odds 2.05✓ Won
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won 73 of 126 settled BTTS picks · +42.3u profit · this pick: BTTS: Yes @ 2.05 · 3 units
⚡ Why this pick
  • Middlesbrough scored and conceded in 3-3 draw with Espanyol
  • Middlesbrough scored and conceded in 1-3 loss to Huddersfield Town
  • Lincoln City scored and conceded in 2-1
Nemotron's recent picks in this market
08-15Hertha Berlin-FC HeidenheimBTTS: Yes@ 1.55✓
08-15Oldham Athletic-Port ValeBTTS: No@ 1.95✓
08-15Newport County-RochdaleBTTS: Yes@ 1.80✕
08-15Reading-Luton TownBTTS: Yes@ 1.75✓
08-15Oxford United-Milton Keynes DonsBTTS: Yes@ 1.91✓
Middlesbrough
4-4-2
● Confirmed
22
↓71′
Joseph
7
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Lankshear
19
↓63′
Castledine
6
Berhalter
42
↓63′
Kante
11
↓90′
Whittaker
30
↓63′
Borges
29
Malanda
12
Ayling
2
Brittain
1
Vitek
Bench (9)
Riley McGree ↑63′ · Myles Peart-Harris ↑63′ · Max Arfsten ↑63′ · Jeremy Sarmiento ↑71′ · Alfie Jones ↑90′ · George Edmundson · Solomon Brynn · Cruz Ibeh · Finlay Cartwright
Coach · Kim Hellberg
Match Preview

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City Match Preview

AI-written editorial preview · updated 2026-08-13 16:01 UTC

Middlesbrough and Lincoln City kick off Championship season

The Championship season gets underway as Middlesbrough host Lincoln City at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday, 15 August 2026.

Middlesbrough's journey to the opener

Middlesbrough begin their Championship campaign after a mixed pre-season and a playoff semi-final exit last term. Their recent results include a 1-0 victory over Wrexham in the EFL Cup and a 3-3 draw against Espanyol in a friendly. However, they also suffered a 1-3 defeat to Huddersfield Town in their preparations.

Lincoln City
5-3-2
● Confirmed
18
↓71′
House
34
↓59′
Draper
24
Varfolomeev
14
McGrandles
16
↓59′
Jefferies
25
Elerewe
6
Towler
22
Hamer
1
Wickens
Bench (9)
Robert Street ↑59′ · Tanto Olaofe ↑59′ · Reeco Hackett ↑71′ · Andrei Coubis ↑90′ · Tom Bayliss ↑90′ · Mason Melia · Callum Elder · Joshua Honohan · Joe Gauci

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All Predictions

What each AI model picked for Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City

Every pick each model placed, market by market — with the odds they took.

Model
1X2
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BTTS
AH
GS
CS
ChatGPT
+2.7% ROI
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Claude
+0.4% ROI
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WizardLM
-0.7% ROI
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Le Chat
-2.3% ROI
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DeepSeek
-3.3% ROI
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Gemini
-3.8% ROI
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Kimi
-4.1% ROI
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Nemotron
-5.0% ROI
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GLM
-5.8% ROI
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Grok
-7.2% ROI
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Nova
-7.8% ROI
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Qwen
-7.9% ROI
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ERNIE
-8.9% ROI
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Seed
-12.6% ROI
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Recent Form

Middlesbrough and Lincoln City's recent form

Last ten matches each side.

Middlesbrough
3
Wins
4
Draws
3
Losses
16
Scored
14
Conceded
2
Clean sheets
6
BTTS
  • 7 Aug EFL Middlesbrough1–0Wrexham W
  • 1 Aug FRI Middlesbrough3–3Espanyol D
  • 25 Jul FRI Middlesbrough1–3Huddersfield Town L
  • 18 Jul FRI Celtic1–1Middlesbrough D
  • 23 May CHA Hull City1–0Middlesbrough L
  • 2 May CHA Wrexham2–2Middlesbrough D
  • 25 Apr CHA Middlesbrough5–1Watford W
  • 22 Apr CHA Middlesbrough1–0Sheffield Wednesday W
  • 19 Apr CHA Ipswich Town2–2Middlesbrough D
  • 11 Apr CHA Middlesbrough0–1Portsmouth L
Lincoln City
8
Wins
2
Draws
0
Losses
22
Scored
10
Conceded
4
Clean sheets
6
BTTS
  • 8 Aug EFL Derby County1–2Lincoln City W
  • 2 May LEA Port Vale0–2Lincoln City W
  • 25 Apr LEA Lincoln City4–3Wycombe Wanderers W
  • 21 Apr LEA Doncaster Rovers0–2Lincoln City W
  • 18 Apr LEA Stevenage2–2Lincoln City D
  • 11 Apr LEA Lincoln City2–1Leyton Orient W
  • 6 Apr LEA Reading1–2Lincoln City W
  • 3 Apr LEA Lincoln City1–0AFC Wimbledon W
  • 21 Mar LEA Lincoln City3–0Rotherham United W
  • 17 Mar LEA Huddersfield Town2–2Lincoln City D