Saturday, 31/10/2026 at 13:30
9d 16h to kick-offLincoln City – Birmingham City
Model updated 21 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Lincoln City
- 30%
- Draw
- 31%
- Birmingham City
- 39%
| Lincoln City | Draw | Birmingham City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 3.38 | 3.18 | 2.57 |
- Total goals
- 2.51
- Over 2.5 goals
- 47%
- Both teams to score
- 57%
Both teams have at least 10 matches in the model window, but at least one has fewer than the full 20.
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Why the model leans Birmingham City
39% Birmingham City to win
- Attack
- 7th vs 15th
- Birmingham City attack v Lincoln City defence
- Defence
- 8th vs 18th
- Birmingham City defence v Lincoln City attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.86 vs -0.50
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.16 – 1.35
- Lincoln City v Birmingham City
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Lincoln City | Birmingham City |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | 1.25 · 15th | (better) 1.77 · 6th |
| xGA / match | 1.37 · 12th | (better) 1.23 · 8th |
| xGD / match | -0.13 · 13th | (better) +0.53 · 4th |
| xPts / match | 1.37 · 13th | (better) 1.75 · 4th |
| Last 6 xGD / match | -0.50 | (better) +0.86 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.
- Birmingham City clean sheet
- 28%
- Birmingham City 2+ goals
- 40%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 53%
- Both teams to score: no
- 43%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 16.1%
- 1:2
- 10.0%
- 0:1
- 8.6%
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How the edge is calculated
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Lincoln City sample
- 11 matches
- Birmingham City sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Lincoln City
- 5 matches
- Away xG sample · Birmingham City
- 5 matches
- Computed
- Wednesday, 21/10/2026 at 21:30
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.