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Derby County and Lincoln City meet in League Cup — one fixture among the hundreds English football gets through, week in and week out, across a pyramid that runs from the Premier League all the way down to the regional divisions. Promotion and relegation tie every rung of that ladder together, which is why a result here matters whatever the level. Below: form, the head-to-head, and the goals, before any odds enter the picture.
League Cup · England · 08.08.2026 · kick-off 16:00 UTC
How Derby County and Lincoln City have been playing
Form first — it's the freshest read on the page, and in a calendar as crowded as England's it turns over quickly. Recent results for each side, newest at the top:
Derby County:
Date Event Score 02.05.2026 Derby County vs Sheffield United 1 - 2 25.04.2026 Queens Park Rangers vs Derby County 2 - 3 21.04.2026 Norwich City vs Derby County 2 - 1
Lincoln City:
Date Event Score 02.05.2026 Port Vale vs Lincoln City 0 - 2 25.04.2026 Lincoln City vs Wycombe Wanderers 4 - 3 21.04.2026 Doncaster Rovers vs Lincoln City 0 - 2
When Derby County and Lincoln City have met
Few places keep football records as long as England does — the game has been organised here since the nineteenth century, and a head-to-head often reads truer than the league table. The earlier meetings we hold are below; a blank table just means there's nothing logged between these two yet, which happens often enough in cup ties that throw together clubs from different divisions.
Date Event Score 20.01.2024 Lincoln City vs Derby County 0 - 0 21.12.2023 Derby County vs Lincoln City 3 - 1 19.09.2023 Derby County vs Lincoln City 2 - 0
Goals: the two sides by the numbers
Goals scored so far:
Derby County — 22
Lincoln City — 36
Goals conceded so far:
Derby County — 20
Lincoln City — 10
Worth reading alongside the form rather than on their own — English sides can carry very different records home and away, and a goals column only tells half that story.
Odds on Derby County vs Lincoln City
With dozens of firms licensed in the British market, the price on each result rarely matches from one to the next. OddsFan sets the licensed bookmakers' numbers side by side, so the best one on any outcome is easy to pick out — whether you're here for the football or for the value.
