Lincoln vs Burton Albion

Lincoln

2 - 1

Burton Albion

🕒 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 LNER Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Corlett 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Lincoln 1 · Burton Albion 17

Referee Stats

Matthew Corlett

18 matches · 4.83 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.83
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.06
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	44%
Draws	6%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-8).
Burton Albion controlled possession (55%).
Lincoln had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lincoln (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 18-4-1

Goals For / Against

53 / 20

Avg: 2.30 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 2.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Burton Albion (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-10-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 32

Avg: 1.00 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.52

PPG

0.96

2.30

1.00

0.87

1.39

65%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

57%

65%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Lincoln rank1st

Burton Albion rank17th

Lincoln points103

Burton Albion points54

Lincoln: #1 · 103 pts · GD +48

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 54 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Burton Albion: #17 · 54 pts · GD -10

37 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

49-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lincoln last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-5

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Burton Albion last 5 away

D D D L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals5-4

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 9%

Burton Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Lincoln score at home96%

Lincoln clean sheet at home35%

Burton Albion score away70%

Burton Albion clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Lincoln score first65%

Lincoln win after scoring first87%

Burton Albion score first43%

Burton Albion win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lincoln 86% · Burton Albion 40%

Avg first goal minute: Lincoln 30.9' · Burton Albion 41.5'

Vs league average

Lincoln score at home2.30 vs 1.48

Lincoln concede at home0.87 vs 1.15

Burton Albion score away1.00 vs 1.15

Burton Albion concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Lincoln score 56% above league average, while Burton Albion score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Lincoln are 25% below league average at home, and Burton Albion are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Lincoln goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 14

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Burton Albion goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

326

379

Passes Accurate

226

288

Passes %

69%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Moylan

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Draper

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Beesley

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Armer

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Moylan

Normal Goal

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Julian Larsson

1st substitution · For: S. Revan

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Hackett

1st substitution · For: R. Towler

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Moylan

2nd substitution · For: D. Jefferies

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Adom

2nd substitution · For: Fábio Tavares

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Street

3rd substitution · For: A. Lloyd

85'

85' T. Hamer

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Sibbick

3rd substitution · For: T. Kalinauskas

89'

89' A. Lloyd

90'

90' T. Darikwa

Lincoln vs Burton Albion 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lincoln beat Burton Albion 2-1 on Thursday, 22 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Matthew Corlett. It was played at LNER Stadium.

First half: Lincoln took the lead at 35' when J. Moylan scored, with the assist credited to F. Draper, making the score 1-0. Burton Albion leveled the score at 37' when J. Beesley scored, with the assist credited to J. Armer, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Lincoln took the lead at 55' when J. Moylan scored, making the score 2-1. Burton Albion made their 1st substitution at 70', with Julian Larsson replacing S. Revan. Lincoln made their 1st substitution at 78', with R. Hackett replacing R. Towler. Lincoln made their 2nd substitution at 78', with J. Moylan replacing D. Jefferies. Burton Albion made their 2nd substitution at 80', with K. Adom replacing Fábio Tavares. Lincoln made their 3rd substitution at 84', with R. Street replacing A. Lloyd. T. Hamer received a yellow card for Lincoln at 85'. Burton Albion made their 3rd substitution at 88', with T. Sibbick replacing T. Kalinauskas. A. Lloyd received a yellow card for Lincoln at 89'. T. Darikwa received a yellow card for Lincoln at 90'.

Lincoln used 3 substitutions while Burton Albion used 3 substitutions. Lincoln got 3 yellow cards.