Blackpool vs Lincoln City Betting Tips & Preview

Blackpool to win

Blackpool are the pick to win this Carabao Cup second round tie against Lincoln City, a selection built on the Tangerines' unbeaten recent record and the Imps' patchy start to the season. Blackpool arrive having won their only completed fixture on record, while Lincoln have lost two of their last three, including a defeat just three days before this game. The model gives Blackpool a 40.9% chance of victory here, comfortably the most likely of the three possible outcomes, and that's the basis for backing them rather than any perceived gap between that figure and the bookmakers' price.

Recent Form

Blackpool's data set is thin but positive: their most recent completed match saw them win away at Grimsby Town on 8 August, and there's nothing beyond that fixture listed to suggest any dip in form since. It's a small sample, but a win is a win, and there's no negative result on the books to counter it.

Lincoln City's form paints a more mixed picture. They opened with a away win over Derby County on 8 August, which mirrored Blackpool's positive start to the campaign. Since then, though, results have gone the other way — a defeat away to Middlesbrough on 15 August, followed by a home loss to Portsmouth just days before this tie on 22 August. Two defeats in their last two outings, including one on home soil, is not the platform Lincoln would want heading into a cup trip to Blackpool.

Head-to-Head

There is no head-to-head record available for this fixture. Our data shows no previous meetings between the two clubs, so this is either the first time they've faced each other or any past encounters fall outside the records we hold. Either way, there's no historical trend or psychological edge to draw on here — this preview's reasoning rests entirely on current form and team news rather than past meetings.

Team News

Blackpool have a clean bill of health as things stand, with no players currently listed as sidelined in our data. That's a boost for a side already carrying momentum into this one, with a full complement of options to call upon.

Lincoln City are not so fortunate. Josh Honohan remains out with an unspecified injury, sidelined since 9 November 2025, while James Collins continues his recovery from a cruciate ligament injury suffered on 3 December 2025 — a long-term issue that typically keeps players out for extended spells. Losing two players to fairly serious layoffs, combined with back-to-back defeats heading into this match, adds up to a Lincoln side short on both personnel options and confidence at present.