Birmingham City vs Lincoln City prediction | 23 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Birmingham City Rating: 69.2
H
59%
23 January 2027
Championship
D
23%
Lincoln City Rating: 62.7
A
18%
Birmingham City
Ranking: #147 overall, #24 in England

66.9 → 69.2 (+2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 09 Sep Norwich City (A) 67.2 +0.6
1-2 12 Sep Derby (A) 68.3 +1.1
2-2 19 Sep Boro (H) 67.8 -0.5
0-1 10 Oct West Brom (A) 68.8 +1.0
4-0 13 Oct Preston (H) 69.2 +0.4
Lincoln City
Ranking: #303 overall, #41 in England

59.9 → 62.7 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 12 Sep Preston (A) 62.3 +0.2
0-1 15 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.7 -0.6
1-2 19 Sep Swansea City (H) 62.6 +0.9
3-0 10 Oct Sheff Utd (A) 63.3 +0.7
0-6 14 Oct West Ham (H) 62.7 -0.6

Birmingham City vs Lincoln City: by the numbers

There are 156 places between these two in our European rankings, with Birmingham City the higher, and 17 places between them in England.

Lincoln City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.8 rating points over their last 10 matches against Birmingham City's +2.3.

The best xGtoday rating Birmingham City have ever held is 69.9, first set on 22 December 2018.

The highest Lincoln City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #276, first reached on 10 October 2026.