Barnsley vs Lincoln City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barnsley play Lincoln City in EFL League One (England). The match date is 29 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Barnsley: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Lincoln City: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barnsley scores 1.48 and concedes 1.59 goals per match. Lincoln City scores 1.93 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barnsley 67%, Lincoln City 50%. Over 2.5: Barnsley 63%, Lincoln City 54%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Lincoln City has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.34. Barnsley: 11.8 shots per match, Lincoln City: 12.6.

Match halves

Barnsley: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.76. Lincoln City: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 0.93.

Goals by minute

Barnsley: 46-60 (13 goals). Lincoln City: 31-45+ (21 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

62Possession (%)38
BarnsleyLincoln City
14Shots7
BarnsleyLincoln City
2Shots on target3
BarnsleyLincoln City
1.55xG0.89
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5Corners2
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72Dangerous attacks31
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7Fouls8
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4Cards2
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BarnsleyLincoln City
1.48Goals scored / match1.93
BarnsleyLincoln City
1.59Goals conceded / match0.89
BarnsleyLincoln City
52%Average possession42%
BarnsleyLincoln City
3.89Shots on target / match4.65
BarnsleyLincoln City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.76Shots per match12.57
BarnsleyLincoln City
3.89Shots on target4.65
BarnsleyLincoln City
12.6%Shot conversion15.4%
BarnsleyLincoln City
52%Possession42%
BarnsleyLincoln City
1.34xG for1.45
BarnsleyLincoln City
1.45xG against1.28
BarnsleyLincoln City

Shooting quality

Barnsley: BalancedLincoln City: Counter-attacking
BarnsleyLincoln City
Accuracy (shots on target)33%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lincoln City is 225% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Barnsley · 2.6 pts / match - Lincoln City

Barnsley
DLLWL
Season result split
33% W30% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-14-17
1.28 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-6-8
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Lincoln City
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
67% W22% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
31-10-5
2.24 pts / match · goal difference +48
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
13-6-4
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Lincoln City is 30% better for: goals scored per match.

1.48 goals / match - Barnsley · 1.93 goals / match - Lincoln City

Lincoln City is 79% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.59 goals / match - Barnsley · 0.89 goals / match - Lincoln City

Barnsley scoring profile: strong

Barnsley scores in 74% of matches (34 of 46 matches), while Lincoln City keeps a clean sheet in 41% (19 of 46 matches).

Lincoln City scoring profile: very strong

Lincoln City scores in 89% of matches (41 of 46 matches), while Barnsley keeps a clean sheet in 9% (4 of 46 matches).

68Goals scored (season)89
BarnsleyLincoln City
73Goals conceded (season)41
BarnsleyLincoln City
3.07Average goals in match2.83
BarnsleyLincoln City
5Goals scored (last 5)12
BarnsleyLincoln City
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
BarnsleyLincoln City

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal89%
BarnsleyLincoln City
48%2 goals65%
BarnsleyLincoln City
22%3 goals26%
BarnsleyLincoln City
2%4 goals11%
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How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal59%
BarnsleyLincoln City
48%2 goals24%
BarnsleyLincoln City
17%3 goals7%
BarnsleyLincoln City
2%4 goals0%
BarnsleyLincoln City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time17%
BarnsleyLincoln City
9%BTTS in both halves2%
BarnsleyLincoln City
37%Scored in both halves50%
BarnsleyLincoln City

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
BarnsleyLincoln City
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
BarnsleyLincoln City
60%BTTS - last 560%
BarnsleyLincoln City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
BarnsleyLincoln City
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
BarnsleyLincoln City
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
BarnsleyLincoln City

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
BarnsleyLincoln City
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
BarnsleyLincoln City
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
BarnsleyLincoln City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lincoln City is 72% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / match - Barnsley · 2.24 pts / match - Lincoln City

Barnsley - half-time state
30% leading39% draw30% trailing
Lincoln City - half-time state
67% leading22% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per match (1st half)2.24
BarnsleyLincoln City
0.72Goals scored (1st half)1
BarnsleyLincoln City
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
BarnsleyLincoln City
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.35
BarnsleyLincoln City
46%Clean sheet before half-time76%
BarnsleyLincoln City
46%No goal before half-time22%
BarnsleyLincoln City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.15Points per match (2nd half)1.67
BarnsleyLincoln City
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
BarnsleyLincoln City
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.54
BarnsleyLincoln City
1.65Average goals (2nd half)1.48
BarnsleyLincoln City
35%Clean sheet after half-time52%
BarnsleyLincoln City
43%No goal after half-time39%
BarnsleyLincoln City

Barnsley - second-half results

28% W30% R41% P
60
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lincoln City - second-half results

46% W30% R24% P
103
Half-time points
46
Half-time goals
+30
Goal difference (1st half)
77
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Barnsley - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Lincoln City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.80
Goals scored / match1.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+5+1
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Barnsley
ScoredConceded
12
8
0-15
10
13
16-30
11
11
31-45
13
7
46-60
12
19
61-75
10
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (13 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Lincoln City
ScoredConceded
12
5
0-15
13
4
16-30
21
7
31-45
9
6
46-60
15
7
61-75
19
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (21 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.95
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+36%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Barnsley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
138%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Lincoln City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
168%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

BarnsleyLigaLincoln City
Average goals in match 3.072.62 2.83
Both teams scored 67%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%51% 54%
Clean sheets 9%27% 41%
Goal before half-time 80%70% 85%
Goal after half-time 89%81% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Barnsley 0 - 0 - 1 Lincoln City. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Barnsley vs Lincoln City?

The EFL League One match finished Barnsley 0:2 Lincoln City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Barnsley vs Lincoln City?

Barnsley score 1.48 goals per game on average and Lincoln City 1.93. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Barnsley's matches and 50% of Lincoln City's.

What form are Barnsley and Lincoln City in?

Over the last 5 games Barnsley have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Lincoln City 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Barnsley vs Lincoln City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Barnsley vs Lincoln City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.