Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2024-25
Lincoln City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC LNER Stadium 8,507 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+2' Charlie Webster
Paudie O'Connor 49' Y
Y 70' Tomas Kalinauskas
Ethan Hamilton 87' Y
Y 87' Owen Dodgson
Tom Bayliss 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
  • Assistant 1 Jack Nield (England)
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Wyatt (England)
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

9
5
Lincoln City FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC 2024-08-10 Burton Albion FC 2–3 Lincoln City FC 2024-02-03 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-10-14 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC 2023-04-25 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
08 Feb Cambridge United FC H 1–1 D
01 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
28 Jan Blackpool FC H 0–2 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Lincoln City FC A 1–0 W
18 Feb Stevenage FC A 1–0 W
15 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 1–3 L
08 Feb Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
01 Feb Barnsley FC A 0–0 D
28 Jan Reading FC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Lincoln City FC vs Burton Albion FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Burton Albion 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.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Burton Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Lincoln City FC that had 323 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Sweeney is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Burton Albion FC.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Burton Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Paudie O'Connor. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 54' Burton Albion FC come into this ranked 21 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' The Burton Albion FC bench stirs into life. Jon Bodvarsson is withdrawn and Mason Bennett gets his opportunity.
  • 64' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Clucas departs to be replaced by Tom Bayliss.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Crocombe made 17 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Tomas Kalinauskas argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Jovon Makama as he leaves the pitch. Freddie Draper steps in for Lincoln City FC.
  • 76' Burton Albion FC ring the changes. Kgaogelo Chauke has done his job and it is now time for James Jones to step up.
  • 79' A change in the Lincoln City FC ranks — Ben House exits the field as Ethan Hamilton enters on 79.
  • 82' Burton Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Forde is hanging Rumarn Burrell on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Ethan Hamilton. He receives a card.
  • 90' Tom Bayliss is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skubala

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Bowyer

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

2025-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC 2024-08-10 Burton Albion FC 2–3 Lincoln City FC 2024-02-03 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-10-14 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC 2023-04-25 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC

Lincoln City FC Form

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 2025-02-08 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2025-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2025-01-28 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2025-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC W 2025-02-18 Stevenage FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC W 2025-02-15 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC L 2025-02-08 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2025-02-01 Barnsley FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2025-01-28 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.97 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC31% Draw32% Burton Albion FC37%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
69%
Lincoln City FC or Burton Albion FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC21% Draw54% Burton Albion FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
2.5%
0 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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