Lincoln City host Southampton in the Championship. CheckLive make Lincoln the slight favourites at 57 per cent, though the signal is only medium, so this is a genuinely close contest. With both sides showing inconsistent form, a draw would be no surprise.
Lincoln have won three of their last five, beating Bolton Wanderers 1-0, Blackpool 4-1 and Derby County 2-1, with defeats at Portsmouth and Middlesbrough. Southampton also have three wins from five, including a 5-1 victory over Millwall and wins against Stoke City and Colchester United, but they lost to West Ham United and Watford.
The only previous meeting between these sides ended in a 2-1 Southampton win in the EFL Cup in 2022. That gives the visitors the head-to-head edge, though the sample is tiny. The key is which side settles first in what looks a tightly-matched fixture.
