Ace Football previews the Championship round 13 match between Lincoln City and Birmingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Birmingham go up against Lincoln City on Saturday for a Championship meeting at LNER Stadium.
Lincoln City are number 15 in the table on 15 points after 12 matches. Birmingham rank as number 7 with 20 points after 12 matches played.
Team form: Lincoln City vs Birmingham
Lincoln City Form
In their last three matches, Lincoln City lost 0-6 against West Ham, drew 2-2 against Millwall, before winning 4-1 against Burnley. Lincoln City claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.
Birmingham Form
In the last three matches, Birmingham beat Preston 4-0, won 3-0 against Queens Park Rangers, and lost 1-0 against Cardiff. Birmingham won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding five.
Betting stats and facts for Lincoln City and Birmingham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lincoln City and Birmingham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Lincoln City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lincoln City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lincoln City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lincoln City have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 37 of the last 39 Birmingham away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 34 of the last 36 Birmingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have won 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Birmingham have won 8 of the last 10 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Lincoln City vs Birmingham
Mikkel Ladefoged is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Birmingham look to Liam Millar, hoping he can add to his current total of four Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Lincoln City vs Birmingham
Full-time result
Lincoln City claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Birmingham won seven of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost two of the games in this run. Birmingham have beaten Lincoln City in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Birmingham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Birmingham managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Lincoln City were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Lincoln City saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Birmingham, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches. Lincoln City’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.
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