Lincoln City vs Birmingham

31 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Tom Bayliss 63’
  • August Priske 16’, 60’
  • Alex Cochrane 73’

Match summary

Birmingham took a 3-1 win at Lincoln City. Birmingham led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, August Priske put Birmingham ahead in the 16th minute. In the second half, Priske made it 0-2 in the 60th minute, Tom Bayliss pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 63rd minute, and Alex Cochrane made it 1-3 in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Birmingham created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Lincoln City's 1.60 from 12.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
12 Shots 17
6 Shots on target 7
3 Corners 3
74 Attacks 76
53 Dangerous attacks 57
401 Passes 335
67.1% Pass accuracy 66.6%
12 Tackles 12
14 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 2

Key events

Lincoln City Birmingham
Kick-off
16’
August PriskeLeft foot shot0-1 (Birmingham)
Mikkel LadefogedFoul
25’
27’
Liam MillarTime wasting
32’
Ethan LairdFoul
T. ShawManagerArgument
35’
Dom JefferiesShot on target
37’
Dom JefferiesSimulation
42’
Half-time0-1
46’
Ryan AllsopJames Beadle
Dom JefferiesShot on target
50’
50’
August PriskeShot on target
Deji ElereweShot on target
51’
51’
August PriskeShot on target
Second half underway
Tom BaylissIvan Varfolomeev
59’
Freddie DraperDom Jefferies
59’
60’
August PriskeLeft foot shot0-2 (Birmingham)
Tom BaylissRight foot shot1-2 (Lincoln City)
63’
66’
Max BirdAugust Priske
Ben HouseShot on target
67’
73’
Alex CochraneLeft foot shot1-3 (Birmingham)
Chiedozie OgbeneBen House
74’
Robert StreetReeco Hackett-Fairchild
74’
75’
Bright Osayi-SamuelEthan Laird
75’
Demarai GrayPatrick Roberts
Tanto OlaofeMikkel Ladefoged
84’
Robert StreetShot on target
85’
88’
Marvin DuckschJay Stansfield
Yunus KonakFoul
89’
Full-time1-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 2.07 16’ August Priske (Birmingham), 0-1 16’ 60’ August Priske (Birmingham), 0-2 60’ 63’ Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City), 1-2 63’ 73’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), 1-3 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 2.07 16’ August Priske (Birmingham), 0-1 Priske 16’ 60’ August Priske (Birmingham), 0-2 Priske 60’ 63’ Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City), 1-2 Bayliss 63’ 73’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), 1-3 Cochrane 73’
Lincoln City 1.60 xGBirmingham 2.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Lincoln City attacking 
51’ Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.63 xG, saved 72’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.46 xG, blocked 12’ Andrei Coubiș (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 88’ Demarai Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 16’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 86’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 60’ August Priske (Birmingham), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 85’ Robert Street (Lincoln City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 21’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 50’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Ethan Laird (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Patrick Roberts (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Ben House (Lincoln City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Liam Millar (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Ben House (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Jhon Solís (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.63 xG, saved 72’ Max Bird (Birmingham), open play, 0.46 xG, blocked 12’ Andrei Coubiș (Lincoln City), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 88’ Demarai Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 16’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 86’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 60’ August Priske (Birmingham), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 85’ Robert Street (Lincoln City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 86’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 38’ Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 21’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ August Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Ethan Laird (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Patrick Roberts (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Ben House (Lincoln City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Alex Cochrane (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Liam Millar (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Ben House (Lincoln City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Freddie Draper (Lincoln City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Jhon Solís (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lincoln City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Wickens
Reach
Coubiș
Elerewe
Bradley
Konak
Varfolomeev 59’
Jefferies 59’
House 74’
Hackett-Fairchild 74’
Ladefoged 84’
Birmingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Beadle 46’
Cochrane
Neumann
Klarer
Laird 75’
Iwata
Solís
Millar
Stansfield 88’
Roberts 75’
Priske 2 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
George Wickens
90′ 2 3 58 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Andrei Coubiș
90′ 1 1 1 6 4 38 1 – – –
Deji Elerewe
90′ 2 1 2 10 7 39 – – – –
Sonny Bradley
90′ 1 – – 1 – 53 1 – – –
Adam Reach
90′ – 2 2 – – 42 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Yunus Konak
90′ – – 41 – – 2 2 8 2 3
Ivan Varfolomeev Taken off
59′ – – 27 2 – 1 – 5 – – –
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild Taken off
74′ – – 21 1 – 3 – 4 – – –
Dom Jefferies Taken off
59′ – – 17 – – 3 1 4 1 –
Tom Bayliss Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – 12 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Forwards6 players
Ben House Taken off
74′ – – 2 1 0.05 – – 5 1 18 –
Mikkel Ladefoged Taken off
84′ – 1 2 – 0.14 – 2 10 1 16
Freddie Draper Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 – 0.01 – – 5 – 8 –
Robert Street Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 1 0.09 – – – – 4 –
Chiedozie Ogbene Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – – 1 – 5 –
Tanto Olaofe Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – 1 1 1 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Lincoln City win 30% Avg odds 3.13
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Birmingham win 42% Avg odds 2.22

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lincoln City LLLDW
Birmingham DWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.