Millwall vs Lincoln City Prediction & Preview - Championship
Lincoln City were beaten 0-6 at home by West Ham United three days before this fixture, and the number that will shape Millwall v Lincoln City is not six. It is two: Tom Hamer was sent off in the third minute and Conor McGrandles in the 23rd, and both are suspended for Saturday (Sports Mole). Kick-off at The Den in south London is 12:30 BST on Saturday, 17 October 2026, and Tom Shaw arrives in the Championship with a midfield he has to rebuild.
What Lincoln City's 0-6 defeat to West Ham United showed
Lincoln City's 0-6 home defeat by West Ham United on 14 October 2026 was a nine-man game almost from the start, with both red cards inside the first 23 minutes (Stacey West), so the margin says less about the squad than the suspensions do.
What it was not, though, is a freak. Lincoln's previous match was a 0-3 defeat away to Sheffield United, and they have conceded 2 or more in 4 of their last 6. Three goals scored in six matches is the harder number to explain away.
What time is Millwall vs Lincoln City kick-off?
Millwall v Lincoln City kicks off at 12:30 BST on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at The Den, a Championship fixture between two sides who have each taken fewer than seven points from their last six matches.
- Fixture: Millwall v Lincoln City
- Competition: Championship
- Date: Saturday, 17 October 2026
- Kick-off: 12:30 BST
- Venue: The Den, south London
- Match page: Millwall vs Lincoln City predictions
Millwall and Lincoln City form guide
Lincoln have 6 points from their last six, Millwall 5, and neither total is the sign of a settled team. Lincoln's two wins were both 1-0 and both away, at Bristol City 32 days before this match and at Preston North End 35 days before. At home they have won 0 of 2. They have failed to score in 3 of 6 and have not scored twice in a match in any of the six.
Millwall's trouble is the opposite shape. They won 1-0 away at Preston North End 7 days before this one, then lost 0-1 at home to Swansea City 4 days before it, and they have won 0 of 3 at The Den. Alex Neil's side have drawn 2-2 twice, with West Ham United and Middlesbrough, so the goals exist. They have managed 2 or more in only 2 of 6.
One clean sheet in six for Millwall, two in six for Lincoln. Both sides scored in 3 of Millwall's six and in just 1 of Lincoln's.
Millwall vs Lincoln City team news
Millwall are short up front. Tairyk Arconte rolled his ankle in the win at Preston and Neil called him a doubt, with Josh Coburn and Mihailo Ivanovic also sidelined - "it's based on pain, really," the manager said of Arconte (Hayters). Lyndon Dykes is expected to lead the line, with Yanis Issoufou in support (Sports Mole).
For Lincoln, Hamer and McGrandles both serve bans, Andrei Coubis is expected back at centre-half after a knee problem, and Yunus Konak or Tom Bayliss comes into midfield (Sports Mole). Ivan Varfolomeev came off against West Ham with cramp rather than anything worse, Shaw confirmed (Stacey West).
Millwall vs Lincoln City prediction
Our prediction for Millwall v Lincoln City is a 2-0 Millwall win in the Championship at The Den on Saturday, 17 October 2026. Lincoln have not scored twice in any of their last six and come in with a makeshift midfield, which is a difficult combination to carry into a ground where Millwall have been competitive without being clinical.
The counter is real - Millwall have won 0 of 3 at home and lost the last of them 0-1 - but 3 goals in six matches gives Lincoln very little to attack this with.
Our prediction: Millwall 2-0 Lincoln City
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