The two sides will be low on confidence following their poor run of results in League One, and with wins proving to be hard to come by, we think that Lincoln and Charlton could play out a draw in a cagey contest at the LNER Stadium.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lincoln City win with a probability of 39.04%. A win for Charlton Athletic had a probability of 34.94% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.49%) and 2-0 (6.61%). The likeliest Charlton Athletic win was 0-1 (9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.