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Lincoln City
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Birmingham City
Commentary
90'
Full-time. Lincoln City 1-3 Birmingham City.
90+4'
Lincoln City
Offside, Lincoln City.
90+2'
Lincoln City
Offside, Lincoln City.
90'
5 minutes of added time.
88'
Birmingham City
Corner, Birmingham City.
86'
Cleared off the line! J. Stansfield (Birmingham City), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
73'
Goal! Lincoln City 1-3 Birmingham City. A. Cochrane (Birmingham City) scores, assisted by R. Allsop.
72'
Cleared off the line! M. Bird (Birmingham City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.46.
72'
Birmingham City
Corner, Birmingham City.
70'
Lincoln City
Offside, Lincoln City.
63'
Goal! Lincoln City 1-2 Birmingham City. T. Bayliss (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by M. Ladefoged.
60'
Goal! Lincoln City 0-2 Birmingham City. A. Priske (Birmingham City) scores, assisted by C. Klarer.
54'
Birmingham City
Offside, Birmingham City.
46'
The second half is under way.
45'
Half-time. Lincoln City 0-1 Birmingham City.
45+7'
Lincoln City
Corner, Lincoln City.
45+6'
Attempt saved. D. Elerewe (Lincoln City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.63.
45+6'
Lincoln City
Corner, Lincoln City.
45'
6 minutes of added time.
37'
Birmingham City
Offside, Birmingham City.
37'
Lincoln City
Corner, Lincoln City.
35'
T. Shaw
Yellow card for T. Shaw (Lincoln City) for argument.
18'
Birmingham City
Corner, Birmingham City.
13'
Lincoln City
Offside, Lincoln City.
12'
Birmingham City
Corner, Birmingham City.
4'
Attempt missed. A. Cochrane (Birmingham City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
1'
Kick-off: Lincoln City vs Birmingham City.
Where the money is
How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.
Match odds
161762 EUR · live
Away
1.01 · implied 99.0%
81.8%
-17.2 vs price
Home
710.0 · implied 0.1%
10.5%
+10.4 vs price
Draw
1000.0 · implied 0.1%
7.8%
+7.7 vs price
Half time
110 EUR
Draw
2.34 · implied 42.7%
54.9%
+12.2 vs price
Away
3.0 · implied 33.3%
29.5%
-3.9 vs price
Home
4.0 · implied 25.0%
26.2%
+1.2 vs price
Over/Under 2.5 goals
29405 EUR · live
Under
2.9 · implied 34.5%
67.8%
+33.3 vs price
Over
1.52 · implied 65.8%
32.2%
-33.6 vs price
Over/Under 2.5 first-half goals
7 EUR
Under
1.14 · implied 87.7%
100.0%
+12.3 vs price
Over
8.8 · implied 11.4%
53.6%
+42.2 vs price
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Highlights 2 clips
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Match events
16'
⚽
A. Priske0–1
25'
M. Ladefoged · Foul
27'
L. Millar · Time wasting
32'
E. Laird · Foul
35'
T. Shaw · Argument
42'
D. Jefferies · Simulation
Half-time · 0–1
46'
🔁
R. Allsop ◂ J. Beadle
59'
🔁
T. Bayliss ◂ V. Ivan
59'
🔁
F. Draper ◂ D. Jefferies
60'
⚽
A. Priske · assist C. Klarer0–2
63'
⚽
T. Bayliss · assist M. Ladefoged1–2
66'
🔁
M. Bird ◂ A. Priske
73'
⚽
A. Cochrane · assist R. Allsop1–3
74'
🔁
C. Ogbene ◂ B. House
74'
🔁
R. Street ◂ R. Hackett-Fairchild
75'
🔁
B. Osayi-Samuel ◂ E. Laird
75'
🔁
D. Gray ◂ P. Roberts
84'
🔁
T. Olaofe ◂ M. Ladefoged
88'
🔁
M. Ducksch ◂ J. Stansfield
89'
Y. Konak · Foul
Full-time · 1–3
Coaches
Tom ShawChris Davies 
Recent form
Lincoln CityWHBurnley4-1
DAMillwall2-2
LHWest Ham United0-6
LASheffield United0-3
LHSwansea City1-2
Birmingham CityLACardiff City0-1
WHQueens Park Rangers3-0
WHPreston North End4-0
WAWest Bromwich Albion1-0
DHMiddlesbrough2-2
About this match
**Lincoln's on a knife-edge, but Birmingham just rolled into town looking absolutely clinical.** Three straight wins for the visitors masks just how lopsided the H2H looks — the Imps haven't beaten Brum in their last three, and that's a trend that stings. 🔵
Lincoln wobbles between the inspired (4-1 shellacking of Burnley) and the brutal (0-6 hammering at home vs West Ham). Birmingham, meanwhile, are **knocking four past Preston and three past QPR** — they've found their rhythm at exactly the wrong time for the hosts. Form matters, and it's not even close here.
Key storylines:
- **B. House** and **F. Draper** need to create chaos up front for Lincoln, but **T. Iwata** and **J. Solís** are controlling the midfield for a rampant Brum side
- **C. Vicente** and **J. Stansfield** have been clinical finishers; Brum's movement through the thirds is genuinely sharp
- Lincoln's back line, missing **M. Melia** and **T. Darikwa**, faces a test against a team that just scored 7 goals in two games
Expected lineups:
- **Lincoln City**: G. Wickens, A. Reach, D. Elerewe, A. Coubiș, D. Oyegoke, Y. Konak, C. McGrandles, D. Jefferies
- **Birmingham City**: J. Beadle, A. Cochrane, P. Neumann, C. Klarer, B. Osayi-Samuel, T. Iwata, J. Solís
Prediction:
**0-2 Birmingham City.** Brum's got the edge in every department, and Sincil Bank's become a fragile fortress. 📍
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Match facts
Stadium
Sincil Bank
City
Lincoln
Kickoff
31 Oct, 12:30 UTC
Competition
Championship
Highlights & clips
Lincoln City
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Birmingham City
1
G. Wickens
5.6
4
A. Coubiș
6.3
25
D. Elerewe
7.7
15
S. Bradley
6.1
3
A. Reach
7.5
26
Y. Konak
6.3
8
T. Bayliss
7.6
↑ 59'
17
R. Street
6.8
↑ 74'
27
C. Ogbene
6.5
↑ 74'
34
F. Draper
6.4
↑ 59'
19
T. Olaofe
6.7
↑ 84'
21
R. Allsop
5.9
↑ 46'
26
B. Osayi-Samuel
6.8
↑ 75'
5
P. Neumann
6.7
4
C. Klarer
7.5
20
A. Cochrane
8.0
24
T. Iwata
6.8
14
J. Solís
6.9
10
D. Gray
6.6
↑ 75'
33
M. Ducksch
6.4
↑ 88'
17
L. Millar
7.3
18
M. Bird
6.5
↑ 66'
Top stats
55%Possession45%
1.59Expected goals (xG)2.07
12Total shots17
6Shots on target7
2Big chances5
3Corners3
Shots
5Shots off target6
1Blocked shots4
11Shots inside box8
1Shots outside box9
1Hit woodwork0
0Big chances scored2
2Big chances missed3
-1.2Goals prevented0.42
Attack
30Touches in box31
71Final third entries78
4Offsides2
9Free kicks14
0Fouled in final third1
Passing
401Passes335
269Accurate passes223
47/114 (41%)Long balls26/86 (30%)
4/11 (36%)Crosses3/12 (25%)
24Throw-ins21
Duels
51Duels49
22/53 (42%)Ground duels31/53 (58%)
39/66 (59%)Aerial duels27/66 (41%)
1/6 (17%)Dribbles7/13 (54%)
7Dispossessed6
Defending
12Tackles12
67Tackles won58
7Interceptions5
20Clearances38
57Recoveries58
Discipline
14Fouls9
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
Goalkeeping
2Saves5
1Big saves1
12Goal kicks5
0Punches2
Forecast BSD enginebest price across 24 bookmakers
1X2Birmingham to win 43% · 2.48 @ 1xBet
CornersOver 9.5 corners 51% · 1.85 @ betfair
CornersOver 8.5 corners 63% · 1.50 @ betfair
1X2Draw 28% · 2.50 @ Bet365
Who winsLincoln to win (DNB) 61% · 2.30 @ Unibet
BTTSBoth teams to score 54% · 3.40 @ Bet365
GoalsUnder 2.5 goals 51% · 1.17 @ William Hill
GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 72% · 1.33 @ Bet365
GoalsOver 1.5 goals 73% · 2.11 @ 1xBet
CornersUnder 10.5 corners 60% · 1.66 @ Pinnacle
1X2Lincoln to win 29% · 3.60 @ William Hill
Odds consensus
1X2consensus
3.30
Lincoln City
3.40
Draw
2.15
Birmingham City
Double Chanceconsensus
1.69
Lincoln City or Draw
1.29
Lincoln City or Birmingham City
1.31
Draw or Birmingham City
Both Teams to Scoreconsensus
1.70
Yes
2.05
No
Home Win to Nilconsensus
5.80
YES
Away Win to Nilconsensus
3.70
YES
Total Goals 0.50consensus
1.04
Over 0.50
10.30
Under 0.50
Total Goals 1.50consensus
1.30
Over 1.50
3.50
Under 1.50
Total Goals 2.50consensus
1.90
Over 2.50
1.87
Under 2.50
Total Goals 3.50consensus
3.40
Over 3.50
1.31
Under 3.50
Total Goals 4.50consensus
6.50
Over 4.50
1.10
Under 4.50
Draw No Betconsensus
2.20
Lincoln City
1.62
Birmingham City
Total Corners (O/U) 7.50consensus
1.23
Over 7.50
3.60
Under 7.50
Total Corners (O/U) 8.50consensus
1.49
Over 8.50
2.53
Under 8.50
Total Corners (O/U) 9.50consensus
1.83
Over 9.50
1.90
Under 9.50
Total Corners (O/U) 10.50consensus
2.21
Over 10.50
1.58
Under 10.50
Total Corners (O/U) 11.50consensus
3.10
Over 11.50
1.31
Under 11.50
No pre-match call on this one.
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 87.1%.
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 87.1%.
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