Sunday , 16 August 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 26,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kieran Dowell pen 71' 1–0

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–3 L
01 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
25 Feb Leyton Orient FC H 2–0 W
22 Feb Reading FC A 0–0 D
15 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Crawley Town FC H 4–1 W
01 Mar Barnsley FC A 3–4 L
22 Feb Burton Albion FC H 0–1 L
18 Feb Mansfield Town FC A 3–0 W
15 Feb Leyton Orient FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Birmingham City FC launch into their encounter with Lincoln City FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Lincoln City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jovon Makama, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Lincoln City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Jay Stansfield has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Birmingham City FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skubala might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' Kieran Dowell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 81' Ireland international Sean Roughan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Birmingham City FC 1-0 Lincoln City FC.

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.56 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC54% Draw26% Lincoln City FC20%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
46%
Birmingham City FC or Lincoln City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC35% Draw48% Lincoln City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% 50%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
40%
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
22%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.