Birmingham City vs Lincoln City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Birmingham City vs Lincoln City

Championship · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

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Birmingham City vs Lincoln City preview

Birmingham City host Lincoln City in the Championship on Saturday 23 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham. Birmingham City sit 3rd on 26 points after 14 matches, while Lincoln City sit 17th on 15 points after 14 matches.

Recent form: Birmingham City W-W-L-W-W, Lincoln City L-L-W-D-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Birmingham City have scored 2.3 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Lincoln City average 1.2 scored and 2.7 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Birmingham City have 3 wins to Lincoln City's 0 across 3 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 31 Oct 2026, ended Lincoln City 1-3 Birmingham City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Birmingham City147522613+1326WWLWW
17Lincoln City144371424-1015LDWLL

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: Birmingham City 3, draws 0, Lincoln City 0.

Team news

Birmingham City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

J. Beadle, Alex Cochrane, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Jay Stansfield, Tomoki Iwata, Liam Millar, Jhon Solís, Patrick Roberts, August Priske Flyger

Lincoln City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

George Wickens, Deji Elerewe, Sonny Bradley, Andrei Coubiș, Yunus Konak, Ben House, Freddie Draper

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