Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee David Rock
  • Assistant 1 Lewis Raper (England)
  • Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)
6 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 18.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 14 26
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Plymouth Argyle FC 14 23
6 Reading FC 14 22
7 Bradford City AFC 13 22
8 Cambridge United FC 14 21
9 Sheffield Wednesday FC 13 20
10 Leicester City FC 13 19
11 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 13 18
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 14 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 Notts County FC 12 14
18 AFC Wimbledon 13 13
19 Blackpool FC 12 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 14 11
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 12 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

4
Birmingham City FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2024-10-19 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
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
Lincoln City FC
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

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Ground will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Lincoln City FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Lincoln City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Adam Jackson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Lincoln City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Christoph Klarer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Lincoln City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Lincoln City FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skubala might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Seung-Ho Paik, a South Korea , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Conor McGrandles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Lincoln City FC.
  • 65' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The 24-year-old George Wickens has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 71' Kieran Dowell does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
  • 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Lincoln City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final score is 1-0.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
August Priske 2
Keshi Anderson 2
Willum Thor Willumsson 1
Bailey Cadamarteri 1
Kieran Dowell 1
Lyndon Dykes 1
Ayumu Yokoyama 1
Jovon Makama 1

Head to Head

2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2024-10-19 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2025-03-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-03-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-02-25 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2025-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W

Lincoln City FC Form

2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L 2025-03-04 Lincoln City FC 4–1 Crawley Town FC W 2025-03-01 Barnsley FC 4–3 Lincoln City FC L 2025-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L 2025-02-18 Mansfield Town FC 0–3 Lincoln City FC W 2025-02-15 Leyton Orient FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC L

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.