Sunday , 16 August 2026

Burton Albion FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Burton Albion FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 75' Jack Diamond

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
2022-12-26 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-01-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Lincoln City FC H 3–0 W
17 Dec Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
10 Dec Derby County FC H 1–1 D
03 Dec Milton Keynes Dons FC A 1–1 D
27 Nov Chippenham Town FC H 6–1 W
19 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Burton Albion FC A 0–3 L
10 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
03 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–2 L
19 Nov Morecambe FC H 2–1 W
12 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
05 Nov Chippenham Town 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 wait is over. Burton Albion FC get us underway at Pirelli Stadium.
  • 5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sam Hughes makes it 1-0.
  • 6' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Hughes makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 11' Regan Poole, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 14' Jonny Smith makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Burton Albion FC are in front.
  • 15' Brilliant from the ! Jonny Smith makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 15.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Kennedy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' Victor Adeboyejo adds to his 0 season tally! Burton Albion FC lead 5-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Walsh is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Burton Albion FC.
  • 36' Ben House gets the nod from Lincoln City FC. He replaces Joe Walsh and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 41' Burton Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Max Sanders departs to be replaced by Lasse Sorensen.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Max Sanders has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Burton Albion FC and Lincoln City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Charles Vernam is replaced by Teddy Bishop.
  • 70' Lincoln City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Burton Albion FC — Joe Dodoo on, Bobby Kamwa off on 72 minutes.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Jack Diamond gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Burton Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 87' Tyler Onyango gets the nod from Burton Albion FC. He replaces Jonny Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Burton Albion FC ring the changes. Victor Adeboyejo has done his job and it is now time for Mustapha Carayol to step up.
  • Another three points for Burton Albion FC.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dino Maamria

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-12-26 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-01-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC 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

Burton Albion FC Form

2022-12-26 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC W 2022-12-17 Barnsley FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2022-12-10 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2022-12-03 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2022-11-27 Burton Albion FC 6–1 Chippenham Town FC W 2022-11-19 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D

Lincoln City FC Form

2022-12-26 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC L 2022-12-10 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2022-12-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC L 2022-11-19 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC W 2022-11-12 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2022-11-05 Chippenham Town FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.49 Burton Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Burton Albion FC46% Draw27% Lincoln City FC27%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
54%
Burton Albion FC or Lincoln City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC31% Draw47% Lincoln City FC22%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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