Birmingham vs Lincoln City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2025

Lincoln City go up against Birmingham on Saturday for a FA Cup meeting at St Andrew's Knighthead Park.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Birmingham and Lincoln City look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Birmingham only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 14 for an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

When it comes to goal-scoring Lincoln City are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals for an average of 1.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two of these matches.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Birmingham comes up against Lincoln City in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Birmingham vs Lincoln City Prediction

Birmingham Form

Birmingham currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 0-0 against Blackpool. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Stockport County in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Wigan in a 0-3 encounter. Birmingham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored 11 and conceded 11 goals.

Lincoln City Form

A single draw prevents Lincoln City from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 3-0 and 0-1 against Bolton and Rotherham, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 0-0 draw against Stevenage. Lincoln City won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and ten scored.

Birmingham and Lincoln City are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu on Saturday.

Birmingham vs Lincoln City Squads

Birmingham Squad

Chris Davies will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Lincoln City from the following players:

Peacock-Farrell, Mayo, Allsopp, Cochrane, Sampsted, Davies, Klarer, Sanderson, Laird, Bielik, Buchanan, Chang, Anderson, Harris, Leonard, Duffy, Paik, Gardner-Hickman, Iwata, Willumsson, Betteka, May, Yokoyama, Hansson, Stansfield, Novak, Jutkiewicz, Dykes, Wright.

Lincoln City Squad

Here is the full team squad of Lincoln City. The 42 year-old Michael Skubala will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adam Jackson, Bailey Cadamarteri, Ben House, Conor McGrandles, Dom Jefferies, Dylan Duffy, Erik Ring, Ethan Erhahon, Ethan Hamilton, Freddie Draper, George Wickens, Jack Moylan, James Pardington, John McKiernan, Jovon Makama, Lewis Montsma, Paudie O'Connor, Reeco Hackett, Saxon Earley, Sean Roughan, Tendayi Darikwa, Thomas Hamer, Tom Bayliss, Tyler Walker, Zane Okoro.

Birmingham vs Lincoln City Team News

Birmingham just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Lincoln City at St Andrew's Knighthead Park.

Sidelined with an injury, Birmingham can't field Alfie Chang on Saturday against Lincoln City.

Lincoln City seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to St Andrew's Knighthead Park to face Birmingham.

Saxon Earley is too injured to face Lincoln City.

Birmingham vs Lincoln City Lineups

Birmingham vs Lincoln City H2H

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Birmingham comes up against Lincoln City in this context. Birmingham picked up two wins in their previous two matches against Lincoln City, while the latter claimed zero wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 29/10.

Birmingham vs Lincoln City Results

Birmingham vs Lincoln City Betting Tips

Look no further than Lukas Jutkiewicz, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Birmingham in the FA Cup, while Jack Moylan managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Lincoln City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Birmingham won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Lincoln City won three games, drew three and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Birmingham kept visitors at St Andrew's Knighthead Park from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Lincoln City have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Lincoln City, who managed to score one time in those matches.