Burnley vs Lincoln City prediction | 29 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Burnley
Ranking: #170 overall, #24 in England

68.5 → 68.1 (-0.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 18 May Arsenal (A) 68.7 0.0
1-1 24 May Wolves (H) 68.0 -0.7
2-2 16 Aug West Ham (H) 68.9 +0.9
3-1 23 Aug West Brom (A) 68.7 -0.2
4-1 29 Aug Norwich City (A) 68.1 -0.6
Lincoln City
Ranking: #379 overall, #48 in England

59.9 → 60.3 (+0.4 over last 3 games)

Rating
2-1 15 Aug Boro (A) 59.9 -0.2
1-3 22 Aug Portsmouth (H) 60.7 +0.8
0-1 29 Aug Bolton (A) 60.3 -0.4

Burnley vs Lincoln City: by the numbers

There are 209 places between these two in our European rankings, with Burnley the higher, and 24 places between them in England.

Lincoln City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.4 rating points over their last 3 matches; Burnley have moved -0.4 over their last 10.

Burnley first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 79.3 on 30 Nov 2019.

The highest Lincoln City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #364, first reached on 22 Aug 2026.