Ace Football previews the League One round 36 match between Birmingham and Lincoln City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Lincoln City go up against Birmingham this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park.
Sitting top of the table, Birmingham have claimed 76 points after 33 rounds, while Lincoln City have amassed 46 points and presently rank as number 12 in the League One.
Team form: Birmingham vs Lincoln City
Birmingham Form
In their last three matches, Birmingham beat Leyton Orient by 2-0 and Wycombe by 1-0, before losing against Bolton by 3-1. Birmingham swept all opposition aside in the six most recent League One matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 11 and conceding one goals.
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City collected one win from their last three matches, as Burton won by 0-1. Barnsley were too strong as well, winning 4-3, before Lincoln City won 4-1 against Crawley. Lincoln City claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Birmingham and Lincoln City
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Birmingham and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 23 of the last 25 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Birmingham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Birmingham home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Birmingham have won 8 of the last 10 home matches in the League One while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 13 Birmingham home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lincoln City matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Birmingham vs Lincoln City
Look no further than Taylor Gardner-Hickman, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Birmingham in the League One, while Jovon Makama managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Lincoln City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Birmingham vs Lincoln City
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park across all tournaments Birmingham won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Lincoln City claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Birmingham are on an amazing streak of now 17 games at home in a row without defeat. Birmingham have beaten Lincoln City in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Lincoln City scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Birmingham have won to nil in 4 consecutive home games. Birmingham were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Birmingham and Lincoln City.
Total goals
Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Lincoln City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.