Lincoln City vs Barnsley: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lincoln City play Barnsley in EFL League One (England). The match date is 9 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

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

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

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

Match halves

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

Goals by minute

Lincoln City: 31-45+ (21 goals). Barnsley: 46-60 (13 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

32Possession (%)68
Lincoln CityBarnsley
15Shots15
Lincoln CityBarnsley
8Shots on target4
Lincoln CityBarnsley
1.81xG1.63
Lincoln CityBarnsley
7Corners8
Lincoln CityBarnsley
42Dangerous attacks55
Lincoln CityBarnsley
6Fouls6
Lincoln CityBarnsley
0Cards1
Lincoln CityBarnsley

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.

Lincoln CityBarnsley
1.93Goals scored / match1.48
Lincoln CityBarnsley
0.89Goals conceded / match1.59
Lincoln CityBarnsley
42%Average possession52%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
4.65Shots on target / match3.89
Lincoln CityBarnsley

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.57Shots per match11.76
Lincoln CityBarnsley
4.65Shots on target3.89
Lincoln CityBarnsley
15.4%Shot conversion12.6%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
42%Possession52%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
1.45xG for1.34
Lincoln CityBarnsley
1.28xG against1.45
Lincoln CityBarnsley

Shooting quality

Lincoln City: Counter-attackingBarnsley: Balanced
Lincoln CityBarnsley
Accuracy (shots on target)37%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.38

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.

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

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 at home (W-D-L)
18-4-1
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
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 away (W-D-L)
6-8-9
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 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.

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

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

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

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).

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).

89Goals scored (season)68
Lincoln CityBarnsley
41Goals conceded (season)73
Lincoln CityBarnsley
2.83Average goals in match3.07
Lincoln CityBarnsley
12Goals scored (last 5)5
Lincoln CityBarnsley
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Lincoln CityBarnsley

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal74%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
65%2 goals48%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
26%3 goals22%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
11%4 goals2%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal91%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
24%2 goals48%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
7%3 goals17%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
0%4 goals2%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

* 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

17%BTTS at half-time28%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
2%BTTS in both halves9%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
50%Scored in both halves37%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS54%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
60%BTTS - last 560%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

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).

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

2.24Points per match (1st half)1.3
Lincoln CityBarnsley
1Goals scored (1st half)0.72
Lincoln CityBarnsley
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Lincoln CityBarnsley
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.41
Lincoln CityBarnsley
76%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
22%No goal before half-time46%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1.15
Lincoln CityBarnsley
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
Lincoln CityBarnsley
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.89
Lincoln CityBarnsley
1.48Average goals (2nd half)1.65
Lincoln CityBarnsley
52%Clean sheet after half-time35%
Lincoln CityBarnsley
39%No goal after half-time43%
Lincoln CityBarnsley

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 - 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 - 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
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

* 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.

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.

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.

* 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
1.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-32%
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

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.
130%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
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%

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.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
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%

* 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

Lincoln CityLigaBarnsley
Average goals in match 2.832.62 3.07
Both teams scored 50%52% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%51% 63%
Clean sheets 41%27% 9%
Goal before half-time 85%70% 80%
Goal after half-time 83%81% 89%

^ 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: Lincoln City 1 - 0 - 0 Barnsley. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Lincoln City vs Barnsley?

The EFL League One match finished Lincoln City 3:1 Barnsley. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

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

What form are Lincoln City and Barnsley in?

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

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

The statistical background for Lincoln City vs Barnsley — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.