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

Tue 9th Dec, 19:45 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Barnsley, led by manager Conor Hourihane, visit Michael Skubala and his Lincoln City side at the Sincil Bank on Tuesday evening in the League One. We have predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across all the main betting markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this League One clash.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Lincoln
46%
--
Draw
25%
--
Barnsley
30%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Lincoln 1-0
9%
--
Lincoln 2-1
9%
--
Lincoln 2-0
8%
--
Barnsley 1-0
7%
--
Barnsley 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Lincoln 3-1
5%
--
Barnsley 2-0
5%
--
Lincoln 3-0
4%
--
Lincoln 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-1
3%
--
Barnsley 3-2
2%
--
Lincoln 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
63%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Lincoln win to nil
23%
--
Barnsley win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Lincoln have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 25 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Lincoln have played 8 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 14 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Barnsley are in 10th position in the League One on 24 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Barnsley have conceded 6 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage15933830 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Jan 31
-
2
Cardiff159241029 
Dec 20
Mar 7
-
Jan 27
3
Bradford16772628 
Jan 27
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
4
Lincoln17845428 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 9
5
Stockport16844228 
Mar 14
Dec 26
May 2
Nov 29
6
Bolton16763827 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
7
Luton17827-126 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 17
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
8
Huddersfield16817325 
Jan 1
Mar 17
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
9
AFC Wim16817-225 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
10
Barnsley14734724 
Dec 9
Dec 29
-
-
11
Wycombe17656623 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2A
Jan 10
d
 
2-2F
12
Rotherham17656023 
Mar 21
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
13
Mansfield16646322 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
Dec 26
Mar 14
14
Burton16646-322 
Jan 22
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
15
Wigan16565021 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 31
Mar 17
Jan 1
16
L Orient17638-421 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
Dec 13
Feb 28
17
Northampton16628-420 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
-
Mar 28
18
Reading16475-319 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
19
Doncaster17548-819 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 28
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
20
Exeter16529-117 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 10
Mar 7
Dec 20
21
Peterborough165110-516 
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
22
Blackpool17449-816 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
23
Plymouth165110-916 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 7
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
24
Port Vale17359-914 
Nov 29
May 2
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln2 - 1Doncaster
Lincoln1 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln0 - 1Exeter
Lincoln3 - 1Luton
Lincoln2 - 2Wigan
Lincoln1 - 1Mansfield
Lincoln3 - 2Plymouth
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Lincoln0 - 2Wrexham
Lincoln4 - 2Bolton
Lincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
Lincoln1 - 0Huddersfield
Lincoln0 - 0Exeter
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Lincoln4 - 1Crawley
Lincoln0 - 1Burton
Lincoln1 - 1Cambridge
Lincoln0 - 2Blackpool
Lincoln5 - 1Peterborough
Lincoln0 - 0Stevenage
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
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
ALincoln2 - 3Wycombe
HLincoln2 - 1Doncaster
ALincoln0 - 3Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 0Bradford
ALincoln0 - 1L Orient
HLincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln0 - 1Exeter
ALincoln3 - 0Peterborough
HLincoln3 - 1Luton
ALincoln1 - 0Burton
HLincoln2 - 2Wigan
HLincoln1 - 1Mansfield
ALincoln1 - 1Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Northampton
HLincoln3 - 2Plymouth
ALincoln0 - 2AFC Wim
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
HLincoln0 - 2Wrexham
ALincoln2 - 3Stockport
HLincoln4 - 2Bolton
Barnsley 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster1 - 2Barnsley
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 0Barnsley
AFC Wim2 - 0Barnsley
Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
L Orient4 - 3Barnsley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton1 - 0Barnsley
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Stockport2 - 1Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Peterborough1 - 3Barnsley
Bolton1 - 2Barnsley
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
ABarnsley3 - 1Plymouth
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
HBarnsley4 - 1Bolton
ABarnsley2 - 6Birmingham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lincoln since 2023
Lincoln
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
3
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
D
2
BAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
1 - 2Barnsley
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Barnsley since 2022
Barnsley
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
5
9
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
LIN
2
BAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley4 - 3
1 - 5Lincoln
0 - 1Lincoln
Goal Statistics
Lincoln 4th Barnsley 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Lincoln have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
+24
Barnsley have scored 24% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
LIN
BAR
6%
better
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Games scored12
10
Failed to score5
4
Scored first10
8
Goals scored22
25
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
20
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
15%
better
LIN
BAR
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded18
18
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Lincoln League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17425
G WickensJ CollinsT HamerR Towler
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK17
2
-
T Hamer DEF172
2
-
T Bayliss MID1711
3
-
F Draper FWD1731
3
-
J Collins FWD1741
2
-
S Bradley DEF162
1
1
T Darikwa DEF1612
4
-
C McGrandles MID161
4
-
R Street FWD161
2
1
B House FWD1421
3
-
R Hackett FWD1311
1
-
R Towler DEF121
5
-
F. Okoronkko FWD111
-
A Jackson DEF10
1
1
A Reach MID1012
-
J. Obikwu FWD931
-
I Varfolomeev MID8
-
E Ring FWD6
-
J Moylan MID3
1
-
O. Thorn FWD3
-
D Lembikisa DEF2
-
D Jefferies MID1
1
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14835
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnA PhillipsJ. Bland
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK14
3
-
J. Bland MID14
5
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID1481
1
-
L Connell MID1422
4
-
N Ogbeta DEF131
1
-
J Shepherd DEF13
2
1
C. Vickers MID1321
-
D McGoldrick FWD132
2
-
T Watson DEF121
1
-
J Earl DEF121
3
-
A Phillips MID1223
-
P Kelly MID1121
2
-
R Cleary FWD1033
2
-
V. Yoganathan MID91
2
1
J Russell MID9
1
-
N Farrugia MID8
1
-
M Gevigney DEF61
-
M Roberts DEF4
2
-
J Rooney DEF1
-