Head-to-Head: Birmingham vs Lincoln

Birmingham vs Lincoln has competitive results that lean toward Birmingham in league play and the cup tie as well. Birmingham won 3-1 at Lincoln on 19 October 2024 and 1-0 at home on 8 March 2025; the FA Cup meeting on 11 January 2025 ended 2-1 to Birmingham. With the league results carrying more weight, the fixture asks whether Lincoln can turn narrow margins into a different balance.

Past matches, Birmingham vs Lincoln

8 March 2025 Regular Season - 36

Birmingham

1 - 0

Lincoln

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
11 January 2025 3rd Round

Birmingham

2 - 1

Lincoln

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
19 October 2024 Regular Season - 12

Lincoln

1 - 3

Birmingham

LNER Stadium

Match center

Birmingham

1 - 0

8 March 2025

Lincoln

Starting eleven

Substitutes Birmingham

18
M
14
M
9
F
31
D
45
G
10
F
12
M

Lincoln Substitutes

M
24
F
34
F
7
F
32
D
22
G
31
M
11

Match events

45'

90'

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23'

Jay Stansfield Yellow Card
32'

Christoph Klarer Yellow Card
45' +1

Ryan Allsop Yellow Card
54'

W. Willumsson K. Bielik
54'

K. Anderson E. Hansson
64'

S. Clucas T. Bayliss
64'

F. Draper J. Collins
64'

R. Hackett J. Makama
71'

A. May J. Stansfield
71'
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K. Dowell Penalty
76'

J. Gardner T. Darikwa
81'

T. Hamer A. Jackson
85'

Conor McGrandles Yellow Card
88'

G. Hanley K. Dowell

Stats for this game

Matchup Birmingham VS Lincoln

Birmingham hold the league edge

The League One meetings provide the clearest comparison. Birmingham won 3-1 at Lincoln on 19 October 2024, then followed that with a 1-0 home victory on 8 March 2025. The scorelines indicate a Birmingham advantage across both venues, but the second margin was narrow enough to leave room for a different outcome in another league meeting. These results matter more for the profile than the separate knockout tie.

The cup result is supporting context

Birmingham also defeated Lincoln 2-1 in the FA Cup on 11 January 2025. That result supports Birmingham’s position in the competitive balance, while its knockout setting deserves less weight than the League One results. A future Championship encounter will provide a fresh test of whether Lincoln can turn close margins into a changed balance, or whether Birmingham’s league edge remains the defining feature. The league comparison remains the central guide here.