Lincoln City (home)
- Lincoln have won three and drawn two of their last five matches, beating Peterborough 5-2 and drawing 2-2 at Luton.
- Lincoln City are flying high in 2nd place in League One with 49 points from 26 games, while Burton Albion are 19th with 30 points from 25.
- Michael Skubala has turned the Imps into promotion favorites by getting them to play a progressive, possession-based system with a high-tempo and the ability to overload the wide areas and attack from set-pieces.
- Lincoln City have averaged over two goals per game in recent home fixtures.
Burton Albion (away)
- Burton have won one and lost three of their last five league matches, but beat Huddersfield 3-1 at home and Boreham Wood 5-0 in the FA Cup.
- Burton Albion have been much better since Gary Bowyer took charge in December 2024, bringing more defensive discipline and a pragmatic structure to the club.
- They are a compact, tough-to-beat team that aim to absorb pressure and then hit the opponents quickly on the counter-attack or from set-pieces.
- Jake Beesley leads the line for the Brewers with 7 - 8 league goals so far and he will need to be on his game for Burton to win.
Head-to-Head
Lincoln have won the last two meetings between the clubs 1-0 in the Carabao Cup and League One since August 2025.
Lincoln City
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild is Lincoln’s main goal man, with Freddie Draper and the full-backs adding to the goal threat.
Burton Albion
- Jake Beesley leads the line for the Brewers with 7 - 8 league goals so far.
- Tyrese Shade and Charlie Webster bring creativity and an attacking spark to the visitors, with Webster also contributing important goals and helping defensively.
Betting Insights
- The Imps are the heavy favourites at 1.59, while Burton are 5.6 outsiders, with the draw at 3.8.
- Value bet: Over 2.5 goals at 1.85, given how hot Lincoln are in front of goal right now.
Prediction
- Correct score: 2-0 or 3-0 to Lincoln.
- The fitness and final line-up of leading scorers Hackett-Fairchild and Beesley could still influence the outcome.
