Lincoln City v Birmingham City: EFL Championship preview

Lincoln City host Birmingham City in the EFL Championship on matchday 13, with kick-off on 31 October 2026 at 12:30.

League standing

Lincoln City sit 15th in the table with 15 points from 12 matches. They have recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats, scoring 13 goals and conceding 20.

Birmingham City are 7th with 20 points from their 12 matches. Their record reads 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats, with 20 goals scored and 12 conceded.

Lincoln City’s form

Lincoln City’s most recent outing was a 4-1 home win over Burnley, which came after a 2-2 draw away at Millwall. Prior to that draw, they suffered three successive defeats: 6-0 at home to West Ham United, 3-0 away at Sheffield United and, earliest of the five, 2-1 at home to Swansea City. That leaves them with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last five matches.

Birmingham City’s form

Birmingham City come into the match on the back of a 1-0 defeat away at Cardiff City, a result that ended a run of three straight wins. That sequence, listed from most recent, comprised a 3-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers, a 4-0 home victory against Preston North End and a 1-0 success away at West Bromwich Albion. The oldest of their last five matches was a 2-2 home draw with Middlesbrough, giving them 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat over that period.

Players to watch

Mikkel Ladefoged is Lincoln City’s top scorer in the EFL Championship this season with 3 goals. For Birmingham City, August Priske leads the way with 4 league goals.