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Barnsley v Lincoln City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 29th Dec, 19:45 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Michael Skubala pays counterpart Conor Hourihane a visit on Monday evening in the League One, as their Lincoln City and Barnsley charges go head to head at the Oakwell. Below you'll find predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. All is accessible via the tabs below.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Barnsley 48%	-	-
Draw 24%	-	-
Lincoln 28%	-	-
Draw 1-1 11%	-	-
Barnsley 2-1 9%	-	-
Barnsley 1-0 9%	-	-
Barnsley 2-0 8%	-	-
Lincoln 2-1 7%	-	-
Lincoln 1-0 7%	-	-
Draw 2-2 6%	-	-
Draw 0-0 5%	-	-
Barnsley 3-1 5%	-	-
Barnsley 3-0 4%	-	-
Lincoln 2-0 4%	-	-
Barnsley 3-2 3%	-	-
Lincoln 3-1 3%	-	-
Lincoln 3-2 2%	-	-
Barnsley 4-1 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 56%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 44%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 52%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 45%	-	-
No 1st Goal 3%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 58%	-	-
BTTS - No 42%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 24%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 15%	-	-
Home/draw 72%	-	-
Away/draw 52%	-	-
Home/away 76%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 79%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 21%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 33%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 67%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Home DNB 65%	-	-
Away DNB 45%	-	-
Barnsley win to nil 24%	-	-
Lincoln win to nil 13%	-	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 3 and won 1. Barnsley have conceded 7 goals, scored 10, scored in every game and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Barnsley have played 8 games at home, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Lincoln lay in 3rd place on 35 points in the League One league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lincoln have conceded 21 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Lincoln have played 10 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Barnsley Lincoln
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Cardiff	19	13	2	4	16	41	-	Jan 27	Dec 20	Mar 7
2	Bradford	19	10	7	2	10	37	Apr 18	d 2-2A	Jan 27	d 0-00-0
3	Lincoln	20	10	5	5	7	35	Dec 29	l 3-1A	-	-
4	Bolton	19	9	7	3	10	34	d 1-1F	Feb 7	Feb 14	d 1-1F
5	Stevenage	18	10	4	4	9	34	Jan 31	-	w 1-0F	Apr 18
6	Stockport	19	9	5	5	2	32	May 2	d 1-1F	Mar 14	Dec 26
7	Luton	21	8	5	8	-2	29	w 5-0F	Apr 25	w 3-1F	Jan 17
8	Barnsley	17	8	4	5	6	28	-	-	w 3-1F	Dec 29
9	Huddersfield	20	8	4	8	2	28	w 3-1F	Feb 21	Jan 1	Mar 17
10	AFC Wim	19	8	3	8	-3	27	Feb 14	l 2-0A	Apr 3	l 2-0A
11	Wigan	19	6	8	5	1	26	Mar 17	Jan 1	d 2-2A	Jan 31
12	Wycombe	20	6	7	7	5	25	Jan 10	d 2-2F	Apr 25	l 3-2A
13	L Orient	20	7	4	9	-1	25	w 3-2F	Feb 28	Apr 11	l 1-0A
14	Reading	20	6	7	7	-2	25	w 3-2F	Jan 24	w 2-0F	Apr 6
15	Northampton	19	7	3	9	-2	24	-	Mar 28	Feb 17	w 0-1F
16	Rotherham	20	6	6	8	-4	24	l 0-1A	Apr 11	Mar 21	l 3-0A
17	Mansfield	19	6	5	8	-1	23	Dec 26	Mar 14	d 1-1F	Feb 21
18	Burton	19	6	5	8	-8	23	w 3-2A	Apr 3	Jan 22	w 0-1F
19	Peterborough	19	7	1	11	-4	22	Feb 17	w 0-1F	Jan 4	w 0-3F
20	Doncaster	20	6	4	10	-10	22	Mar 21	w 1-2F	w 2-1F	Mar 28
21	Plymouth	20	7	1	12	-11	22	Apr 6	w 1-3F	w 3-2F	Feb 7
22	Exeter	19	6	2	11	-2	20	Mar 7	Dec 20	l 0-1A	Jan 10
23	Blackpool	20	5	5	10	-8	20	Jan 17	l 1-0A	Feb 28	d 2-2F
24	Port Vale	19	3	6	10	-10	15	l 0-2A	Jan 4	w 1-0F	May 2

	Promotion
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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley	3 - 2	L Orient
Barnsley	5 - 0	Luton
Barnsley	0 - 1	Rotherham
Barnsley	0 - 2	Port Vale
Barnsley	3 - 2	Reading
Barnsley	3 - 1	Huddersfield
Barnsley	1 - 1	Bolton
Barnsley	3 - 2	Burton
Barnsley	1 - 2	Shrewsbury
Barnsley	1 - 1	Peterborough
Barnsley	4 - 1	Bolton
Barnsley	1 - 2	Exeter
Barnsley	1 - 1	Cambridge
Barnsley	0 - 3	Blackpool
Barnsley	4 - 3	Lincoln
Barnsley	1 - 2	Huddersfield
Barnsley	0 - 0	Burton
Barnsley	0 - 1	Stevenage
Barnsley	3 - 0	Crawley
Barnsley	2 - 1	Wrexham

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Barnsley	3 - 2	L Orient
A	Barnsley	1 - 3	Lincoln
A	Barnsley	1 - 1	Stockport
H	Barnsley	5 - 0	Luton
A	Barnsley	2 - 1	Doncaster
H	Barnsley	0 - 1	Rotherham
A	Barnsley	2 - 2	Bradford
A	Barnsley	2 - 2	Wycombe
H	Barnsley	0 - 2	Port Vale
A	Barnsley	0 - 1	Blackpool
H	Barnsley	3 - 2	Reading
H	Barnsley	3 - 1	Huddersfield
A	Barnsley	0 - 2	AFC Wim
A	Barnsley	1 - 0	Peterborough
H	Barnsley	1 - 1	Bolton
H	Barnsley	3 - 2	Burton
A	Barnsley	3 - 1	Plymouth
A	Barnsley	4 - 2	Reading
H	Barnsley	1 - 2	Shrewsbury
H	Barnsley	1 - 1	Peterborough

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool	2 - 2	Lincoln
Wycombe	3 - 2	Lincoln
Rotherham	3 - 0	Lincoln
Bradford	0 - 0	Lincoln
L Orient	1 - 0	Lincoln
Peterborough	0 - 3	Lincoln
Burton	0 - 1	Lincoln
Bolton	1 - 1	Lincoln
Northampton	0 - 1	Lincoln
AFC Wim	2 - 0	Lincoln
Stockport	3 - 2	Lincoln
Reading	0 - 1	Lincoln
Charlton	2 - 2	Lincoln
Wycombe	1 - 0	Lincoln
Birmingham	1 - 0	Lincoln
Barnsley	4 - 3	Lincoln
Mansfield	0 - 3	Lincoln
L Orient	3 - 2	Lincoln
Wigan	1 - 1	Lincoln
Northampton	0 - 1	Lincoln

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Lincoln	2 - 2	Blackpool
H	Lincoln	3 - 1	Barnsley
H	Lincoln	1 - 0	Port Vale
A	Lincoln	2 - 3	Wycombe
H	Lincoln	2 - 1	Doncaster
A	Lincoln	0 - 3	Rotherham
A	Lincoln	0 - 0	Bradford
A	Lincoln	0 - 1	L Orient
H	Lincoln	1 - 0	Stevenage
H	Lincoln	0 - 1	Exeter
A	Lincoln	3 - 0	Peterborough
H	Lincoln	3 - 1	Luton
A	Lincoln	1 - 0	Burton
H	Lincoln	2 - 2	Wigan
H	Lincoln	1 - 1	Mansfield
A	Lincoln	1 - 1	Bolton
A	Lincoln	1 - 0	Northampton
H	Lincoln	3 - 2	Plymouth
A	Lincoln	0 - 2	AFC Wim
H	Lincoln	2 - 0	Reading

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Barnsley

Lincoln

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

2 / 3

3 / 3

Clean sheets

0 / 3

1 / 3

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FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley	4 - 3
	1 - 5	Lincoln
	0 - 1	Lincoln

Lincoln

Barnsley

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 4

Clean sheets

1 / 4

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LIN

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
Lincoln	3 - 1
	1 - 2	Barnsley
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw

Goal Statistics

Barnsley have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive League One games. Their PG of 1.7 against Lincoln City on Monday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Barnsley 8th	Lincoln 3rd
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.2 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 19% 1 31% 2 26% 3 15% 4+ 9% There is a 81% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals	0 29% 1 36% 2 22% 3 9% 4+ There is a 65% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+18 Barnsley have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted	+21 Lincoln have scored 21% more goals when away than predicted
	1.8 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	1.4 conceded

Attack defence ratings
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Games scored	13		15
Failed to score	4		5
Scored first	10		13
Goals scored	30		28
Avg. goals scored	1.8		1.4
Avg. shots per game	9		8
Avg. shots per goal	5		6
Conversion rate for	20		17
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.3
KickOff rating		+5%

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Games conceded	15		13
Clean sheets	2		7
Conceded first	7		6
Goals conceded	24		21
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		8
Conversion rate against	16%		13%
Avg. XG against	1.6		1.3
KickOff rating		+24%

Barnsley v Lincoln League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	10	6	6
M. Cooper	D Keillor-Dunn	R Cleary	L Connell

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M. Cooper GLK	17			4 -
D Keillor-Dunn MID	17	10	1	1 -
J Shepherd DEF	16			2 1
J. Bland MID	16		1	5 -
L Connell MID	16	2	2	6 -
T Watson DEF	15		1	1 -
A Phillips MID	15	2	3	-
D McGoldrick FWD	15	2		2 -
N Ogbeta DEF	14		1	1 -
P Kelly MID	14	2	1	2 -
C. Vickers MID	14	2	1	-
R Cleary FWD	13	4	6	2 -
J Earl DEF	12	1		3 -
V. Yoganathan MID	12	2		2 1
J Russell MID	10	1		1 -
N Farrugia MID	10			1 -
M Gevigney DEF	9		1	-
M Roberts DEF	6			2 -
J Rooney DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
10	22	6	6
D Keillor-Dunn	D Keillor-Dunn	R Cleary	L Connell

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Keillor-Dunn MID	10	22	1	2
R Cleary FWD	4	10	6	4
L Connell MID	2	8	2	6
A Phillips MID	2	6	3	4
D McGoldrick FWD	2	7
P Kelly MID	2	7	1	1
C. Vickers MID	2	3	1	4
V. Yoganathan MID	2	3
J Earl DEF	1	1		1
J Russell MID	1	2
J Shepherd DEF		1
J. Bland MID		2	1	3
T Watson DEF		1	1	1
N Ogbeta DEF			1	3
M Gevigney DEF			1	3

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
916	31	100
L Connell	L Connell	J Shepherd

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Connell MID	916	31	69
J Shepherd DEF	864	13	100
J Earl DEF	696	18	72
A Phillips MID	626	10	61
T Watson DEF	594	31	87
M. Cooper GLK	589	6	16
J. Bland MID	559	27	67
D Keillor-Dunn MID	400	7	42
N Ogbeta DEF	352	25	60
C. Vickers MID	323	8	31
M Gevigney DEF	317	16	52
D McGoldrick FWD	283	12	47
P Kelly MID	250	20	52
V. Yoganathan MID	232	15	54
M Roberts DEF	205	6	34
R Cleary FWD	125	17	40
N Farrugia MID	103	14	30
J Russell MID	55	4	17
J Rooney DEF	5	3	3

Lincoln League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
20	4	3	6
G Wickens	J Collins	A Reach	R Towler

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
G Wickens GLK	20		2	2 -
T Hamer DEF	20		2	2 -
T Bayliss MID	20	2	1	4 -
F Draper FWD	20	3	1	3 -
S Bradley DEF	19	2	1	1 1
T Darikwa DEF	19	1	2	4 -
C McGrandles MID	19		1	4 -
R Street FWD	19	2		3 1
J Collins FWD	18	4	1	2 -
R Hackett FWD	16	4	1	2 -
B House FWD	15	2	1	4 -
R Towler DEF	14		1	6 -
A Reach MID	13	1	3	-
J. Obikwu FWD	12	3	1	-
F. Okoronkko FWD	12	1		-
A Jackson DEF	10			1 1
I Varfolomeev MID	9			-
E Ring FWD	7			-
J Moylan MID	6	1	2	1 -
D Jefferies MID	3			1 -
O. Thorn FWD	3			-
D Lembikisa DEF	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	12	3	4
J Collins	F Draper	A Reach	R Hackett

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Collins FWD	4	9	1	1
R Hackett FWD	4	7	1	4
F Draper FWD	3	12	1	2
J. Obikwu FWD	3	4	1	2
T Bayliss MID	2	4	1	3
S Bradley DEF	2	3	1	2
R Street FWD	2	6		2
B House FWD	2	9	1	2
T Darikwa DEF	1	2	2	3
A Reach MID	1	2	3	3
F. Okoronkko FWD	1	1
J Moylan MID	1	5	2	2
G Wickens GLK			2	1
T Hamer DEF		2	2	3
C McGrandles MID		1	1	1
R Towler DEF			1	1
A Jackson DEF		2		1
I Varfolomeev MID		2
O. Thorn FWD		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
829	47	129
G Wickens	C McGrandles	T Hamer

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
G Wickens GLK	829	1	12
S Bradley DEF	634	7	97
C McGrandles MID	625	47	120
T Darikwa DEF	622	28	64
T Bayliss MID	545	35	67
T Hamer DEF	503	24	129
A Reach MID	447	28	56
R Street FWD	254	18	95
R Hackett FWD	252	33	62
F Draper FWD	222	18	93
A Jackson DEF	220	7	50
J Collins FWD	217	12	67
B House FWD	209	37	90
R Towler DEF	197	13	35
J Moylan MID	125	6	12
F. Okoronkko FWD	79	10	26
I Varfolomeev MID	70	5	9
J. Obikwu FWD	58	7	20
E Ring FWD	27	2	6
D Jefferies MID	20	1	3
D Lembikisa DEF	20	2	3
O. Thorn FWD	17	1	5