England - EFL League OneData current as of 24 July 2026

Lincoln City vs Burton Albion: match statistics

Lincoln City crest
Lincoln City
2 : 1half-time 1:1
Burton Albion crest
Burton Albion
165%(1.61)
X22%(4.00)
213%(5.00)

Lincoln City demonstrates decisively better form and home statistics, sitting 2nd in the table with an impressive record of 69% wins at home. The hosts have earned 2.2 points per match in their last 5 fixtures, losing none, whereas Burton Albion shows poor away disposition (19th place, only 25% away victories). Lincoln scores an average of 2 goals per match in home games with just 1 conceded goal, resulting in a +13 goal difference, while Burton concedes an average of 1.42 goals away with a negative difference of -5. Additionally, the hosts have a better shot conversion rate (15% vs 9%) and higher average xG (1.5 vs 1.23), confirming their offensive superiority. Considering all statistical data, Lincoln City holds a clear advantage and should triumph in this encounter.

Lincoln City vs Burton Albion: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lincoln City play Burton Albion in EFL League One (England). The match date is 22 January 2026 at 21:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Lincoln City: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Burton Albion: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lincoln City scores 1.93 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Burton Albion scores 1.09 and concedes 1.30. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lincoln City 50%, Burton Albion 48%. Over 2.5: Lincoln City 54%, Burton Albion 50%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Lincoln City has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.36. Lincoln City: 12.6 shots per match, Burton Albion: 11.5.

Match halves

Lincoln City: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 0.93. Burton Albion: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Lincoln City: 31-45+ (21 goals). Burton Albion: 46-60 (12 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 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Lincoln City demonstrates decisively better form and home statistics, sitting 2nd in the table with an impressive record of 69% wins at home. The hosts have earned 2.2 points per match in their last 5 fixtures, losing none, whereas Burton Albion shows poor away disposition (19th place, only 25% away victories). Lincoln scores an average of 2 goals per match in home games with just 1 conceded goal, resulting in a +13 goal difference, while Burton concedes an average of 1.42 goals away with a negative difference of -5. Additionally, the hosts have a better shot conversion rate (15% vs 9%) and higher average xG (1.5 vs 1.23), confirming their offensive superiority. Considering all statistical data, Lincoln City holds a clear advantage and should triumph in this encounter.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
10Shots10
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
4Shots on target2
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
1.14xG1.24
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
2Corners5
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
31Dangerous attacks65
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
18Fouls9
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
3Cards0
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

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 CityBurton Albion
1.93Goals scored / match1.09
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
0.89Goals conceded / match1.3
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
42%Average possession46%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
4.65Shots on target / match3.61
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.57Shots per match11.48
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
4.65Shots on target3.61
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
15.4%Shot conversion9.5%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
42%Possession46%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
1.45xG for1.36
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
1.28xG against1.35
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

Shooting quality

Lincoln City: Counter-attackingBurton Albion: Balanced
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
Accuracy (shots on target)37%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.30

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 86% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Lincoln City · 1.4 pts / match - Burton Albion

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%
Burton Albion
DWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
28% W33% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-15-18
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-10-9
Last 5 away
1-3-1
WLDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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 77% better for: goals scored per match.

1.93 goals / match - Lincoln City · 1.09 goals / match - Burton Albion

Lincoln City is 46% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Lincoln City · 1.3 goals / match - Burton Albion

Lincoln City scoring profile: very strong

Lincoln City scores in 89% of matches (41 of 46 matches), while Burton Albion keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

Burton Albion scoring profile: mixed

Burton Albion scores in 65% of matches (30 of 46 matches), while Lincoln City keeps a clean sheet in 41% (19 of 46 matches).

89Goals scored (season)50
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
41Goals conceded (season)60
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
2.83Average goals in match2.39
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
12Goals scored (last 5)5
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal65%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
65%2 goals30%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
26%3 goals9%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
11%4 goals2%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal74%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
24%2 goals39%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
7%3 goals13%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
0%4 goals4%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

* 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-time13%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
2%BTTS in both halves2%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
50%Scored in both halves22%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
60%BTTS - last 560%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

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-time65%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

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 84% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.24 pts / match - Lincoln City · 1.22 pts / match - Burton Albion

Lincoln City - half-time state
67% leading22% draw11% trailing
Burton Albion - half-time state
26% leading43% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.24Points per match (1st half)1.22
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
1Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.02
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
76%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
22%No goal before half-time63%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
1.48Average goals (2nd half)1.37
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
52%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion
39%No goal after half-time50%
Lincoln CityBurton Albion

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.

Burton Albion - second-half results

30% W33% R37% P
56
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
57
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 28%. 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
Burton Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% 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.

Burton Albion
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
9
7
16-30
9
10
31-45
12
10
46-60
9
10
61-75
7
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-62%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
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%

Burton Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 CityLigaBurton Albion
Average goals in match 2.832.62 2.39
Both teams scored 50%52% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%51% 50%
Clean sheets 41%27% 26%
Goal before half-time 85%70% 65%
Goal after half-time 83%81% 80%

^ 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 Burton Albion. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Burton Albion FC
0 : 1
Lincoln City FC

FAQ

What was the result of Lincoln City vs Burton Albion?

The EFL League One match finished Lincoln City 2:1 Burton Albion. 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 Burton Albion?

Lincoln City score 1.93 goals per game on average and Burton Albion 1.09. 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 48% of Burton Albion's.

What form are Lincoln City and Burton Albion in?

Over the last 5 games Lincoln City have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Burton Albion 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

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

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