Sunday , 16 August 2026

Burton Albion FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Burton Albion FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 65' Timothy Eyoma
Michael Bostwick 78' Y
Y 90' Lewis Montsma

Overview

Match Preview

Burton Albion FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

5
9
Burton Albion FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-25 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-04-20 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-26 Lincoln City FC 5–1 Burton Albion FC 2020-03-07 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Burton Albion FC 2019-12-07 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Lincoln City FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Crewe Alexandra FC A 0–2 L
11 Sep Gillingham FC H 1–1 D
06 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
27 Aug Cheltenham Town FC H 1–1 D
21 Aug Cambridge United FC A 0–3 L
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
18 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
14 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
11 Sep Cambridge United FC A 5–1 W
28 Aug Oxford United FC A 1–3 L
21 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC Lincoln City FC
#21 Position #1
1 Points 103
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 31 / 10 / 5
1 Scored 89
1 Conceded 41
+0 GD +48
1.00 PPG 2.24
0% Win % 67%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 21st (1 pts). Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Lincoln City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Lewis Fiorini adds to his 0 season tally! Lincoln City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Michael Bostwick has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 318 appearances.
  • 35' Remy Longdon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Burton Albion FC so far.
  • 40' Conor Shaughnessy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' What composure from Tony Scully! The Ireland international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Pirelli Stadium. Burton Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' The Burton Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Powell departs to be replaced by Jonny Smith.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Timothy Eyoma.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 72' Bryn Morris makes way for Jacob Maddox at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Burton Albion FC.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Lincoln City FC! Max Sanders comes on to replace Teddy Bishop.
  • 76' The whistle greets Daniel Jebbison as he departs to be replaced by Kane Hemmings.
  • 78' Michael Bostwick has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' Lincoln City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 86' The deadlock is broken! Thomas O'Connor gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Hakeeb Adelakun is replaced by Cohen Bramall.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Lincoln City FC — Remy Longdon on, Dan Nlundulu off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis Montsma on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. Lincoln City FC beats Burton Albion FC

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Powell 3
Sam Hughes 3
Paudie O'Connor 2
Harry Anderson 2
Tom Hopper 2
Jonny Smith 2
Brennan Johnson 2
Tony Scully 2

Head to Head

2021-09-25 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-04-20 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-26 Lincoln City FC 5–1 Burton Albion FC 2020-03-07 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Burton Albion FC 2019-12-07 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC

Burton Albion FC Form

2021-09-25 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2021-09-18 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2021-09-11 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-09-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2021-08-27 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D 2021-08-21 Cambridge United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC L

Lincoln City FC Form

2021-09-25 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC W 2021-09-18 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2021-09-14 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2021-09-11 Cambridge United FC 1–5 Lincoln City FC W 2021-08-28 Oxford United FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC L 2021-08-21 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 Burton Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Burton Albion FC21% Draw26% Lincoln City FC53%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
79%
Burton Albion FC or Lincoln City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC15% Draw45% Lincoln City FC40%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
2.8%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 24% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 18% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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