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Burton Albion v Lincoln City : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

Gary Bowyer and Michael Skubala meet in the League Cup on Tuesday evening, as Burton Albion face Lincoln City at the Pirelli Stadium. All of the key stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this preview. It's all designed to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.

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Burton Albion's next match is v Luton at 15:00 on Saturday 30th August
Lincoln City's next match is v Mansfield at 15:00 on Saturday 30th August
The last English League Cup meeting between Burton and Lincoln was on Tuesday 26th August 2025
English League Cup
August 26th 2025
Burton 0
1 Lincoln
 
89' B. House
 
BAL
LIN
Shots On
2
7
Shots Off
2
4
Corners
3
2
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
11
11
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
BurtonLincoln
 
K. Dudek
J. Armer
N. Akoto (K. Lofthouse 80')
J. Moon
D. Williams
F. Delap (T. Sibbick 46')
J. Taroni
C. Webster
F. Tavares Desidério
J. Larsson
J. Newall (T. Shade 58')
T. Darikwa
Z. Jeacock
A. Jackson
R. Towler
(C. McGrandles 71') T. Bayliss
(F. Draper 70') E. Ring
T. Hamer
(B. House 84') I. Varfolomeev
(R. Hackett-Fairchild 71') R. Street
F. Okoronkko
(J. Collins 71') Z. Okoro

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Burton or Lincoln are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 77% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Burton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Burton
32%
23/10200/1
Draw
25%
12/528/1
Lincoln
42%
23/201/1000
Draw 1-1
12%
11/240/1
Lincoln 1-0
10%
7/16/1
Lincoln 2-1
9%
8/1150/1
Burton 1-0
8%
10/19/1
Burton 2-1
8%
11/1150/1
Lincoln 2-0
7%
9/145/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/12/11
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1125/1
Burton 2-0
5%
16/170/1
Lincoln 3-1
4%
16/1125/1
Lincoln 3-0
3%
18/1200/1
Burton 3-1
3%
25/1200/1
Lincoln 3-2
3%
25/1150/1
Burton 3-2
2%
33/1200/1
Burton 3-0
2%
33/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
9/1080/1
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
9/101/1000
Home 1st Goal
46%
6/517/2
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/1111/2
No 1st Goal
4%
10/12/11
BTTS - Yes
55%
3/433/1
BTTS - No
45%
1/11/1000
BTTS - Home Win
16%
11/2100/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/233/1
BTTS - Away Win
20%
10/3100/1
Home/draw
58%
4/61/12
Away/draw
68%
1/31/25
Home/away
75%
3/1018/5
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/722/1
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/21/1000
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
9/466/1
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1/31/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
11/2125/1
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/91/500
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1125/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/2017/5
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/12/11
Home DNB
50%
11/811/8
Away DNB
60%
8/151/2
Burton win to nil
16%
5/1-
Lincoln win to nil
22%
11/4-
Burton / Burton
17%
9/212/1
Burton / Lincoln
3%
22/133/1
Burton / Draw
6%
12/122/1
Draw / Burton
12%
13/218/5
Draw / Lincoln
14%
9/215/8
Draw / Draw
16%
9/29/5
Lincoln / Burton
3%
28/140/1
Lincoln / Lincoln
22%
12/57/1
Lincoln / Draw
6%
12/122/1
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Win / draw / win form
Burton
20 games
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABurton1 - 2Stockport
ABurton1 - 1Tranmere
HBurton0 - 0Port Vale
ABurton2 - 3Barnsley
HBurton2 - 1Mansfield
ABurton1 - 3Charlton
HBurton1 - 1Wigan
HBurton2 - 1Cambridge
HBurton1 - 2Birmingham
ABurton0 - 0Exeter
HBurton3 - 0Huddersfield
ABurton0 - 3Wrexham
HBurton2 - 1L Orient
ABurton1 - 2Stockport
ABurton2 - 0Shrewsbury
HBurton1 - 2Bolton
ABurton0 - 2Wycombe
HBurton1 - 1Mansfield
ABurton1 - 0Lincoln
ABurton1 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln
20 games
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln1 - 1Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Northampton
HLincoln3 - 2Plymouth
ALincoln3 - 1Harrogate
ALincoln0 - 2AFC Wim
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
HLincoln0 - 2Wrexham
ALincoln2 - 3Stockport
HLincoln4 - 2Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Reading
HLincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
ALincoln2 - 2Charlton
HLincoln1 - 0Huddersfield
ALincoln0 - 1Wycombe
HLincoln0 - 0Exeter
HLincoln5 - 0Bristol R
ALincoln0 - 1Birmingham
HLincoln4 - 1Crawley
ALincoln3 - 4Barnsley
HLincoln0 - 1Burton
Goal Statistics
Burton Lincoln
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Burton will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Burton
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
4%
better
BAL
LIN
view stats
Games scored15
11
Failed to score3
6
Scored first11
9
Goals scored22
28
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game6
7
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for18
21
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
0%
better
BAL
LIN
view stats
Games conceded13
12
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded23
21
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Burton v Lincoln will show here when available.

Burton League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2012
K. DudekT ShadeJ. Newall
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K. Dudek GLK2
-
F Delap DEF2
-
J Moon DEF1
-
J Armer DEF1
-
N. Akoto MID2
-
J. Taroni MID2
-
C Webster MID1
-
D Willis MID2
-
J. Newall FWD2
2
-
J. Larsson FWD2
1
-
F Tavares FWD2
1
-
Subs
H Isted GLK
-
T Sibbick DEF2
1
-
K Lofthouse DEF1
-
T Shade FWD21
-
Lincoln League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
Z JeacockR StreetR StreetA Jackson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z Jeacock GLK2
-
T Hamer DEF2
-
A Jackson DEF1
1
-
R Towler DEF2
-
T Darikwa DEF2
-
T Bayliss MID2
1
-
I Varfolomeev MID1
1
-
R Street MID211
-
Z. Okoro MID2
-
E Ring MID2
-
F. Okoronkko FWD1
-
Subs
J Pardington GLK
-
L Montsma  DEF
-
S Bradley DEF
-
R Hackett MID1
-
C McGrandles MID2
-
G. Okewoye MID1
-
J Collins FWD21
-
B House FWD11
-
F Draper FWD211
-
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