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Lincoln City v Birmingham Betting Odds

Lincoln City W D L L L
Birmingham L W W W D
England - Championship

Full time Lincoln City 1-3 Birmingham HT 0-1

Lincoln City v Birmingham was played on 31 October 2026. Below is how the market closed: the last price before the start at each bookmaker. Birmingham opened at 2.17 and closed at 2.25, the best price at kickoff.

Automatically generated from our odds data

How the market closed

10 bookmakers
  • Lincoln City 29.9% average price 3.13
  • Draw 28.1% average price 3.33
  • Birmingham (favourite) 42.1% average price 2.22 happened

The chance the closing market gave each outcome with the margin taken out, from the average closing price across every bookmaker in our archive for this game (decimal; a fraction of an average says little); average payout 94.1%. The market made Birmingham the favourite at 42.1%. Birmingham won.

Closing odds by bookmaker

Bookmaker Lincoln City1 DrawX Birmingham2 Payout
Bet365 Bet365 3.10 3.40 2.25 94.2%
Unibet Unibet 3.10 3.35 2.23 93.5%

Each bookmaker's last price before the start, among the bookmakers we compare; the best price in each column is marked. Past prices, not a tip.

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How the odds moved before kickoff

SelectionFirst best priceClosing best priceMoveChance
Lincoln City 3.30 Bet365, Sat 24 Oct 3.10 Unibet -6.1%2 of 2 bookmakers shortened 29% to 30%
Draw 3.50 Bet365, Thu 29 Oct 3.40 Bet365 -2.9%1 of 2 bookmakers shortened 27% to 28%
Birmingham 2.17 Unibet, Sat 24 Oct 2.25 Bet365 +3.7%2 of 2 bookmakers drifted 44% to 42%
47% 25%
3.70 1.95
Sat 24 Oct 15:383 days beforeKickoff

Closing odds

BookmakerLincoln CityDrawBirmingham
Bet365 3.10 3.40 2.25
Unibet 3.10 3.35 2.23

Best prices across the bookmakers we compare, captured every few minutes up to kickoff since Sat 24 Oct. Chance is the average of the bookmakers' prices with their margin removed. Price moves show what bookmakers did, not what will happen.

Anytime goalscorer moves

Taken off the board before kickoff

  • Marvin Ducksch withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 3.40
  • Robert Street withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 3.60
  • Demarai Gray withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 3.60
  • Freddie Draper withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 3.80
  • Luis Vazquez withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 4.00
  • Carlos Vicente withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 4.20
  • Isaac Olaofe withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 4.80
  • Chiedozie Ogbene withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 5.30
  • Max Bird withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 6.25
  • Tom Bayliss withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 8.00

and 9 more.

Best anytime goalscorer prices across the bookmakers we compare. Bookmakers take players off the board for several reasons, often around team news; a withdrawal shows what they did, not why.

Recent form

Lincoln City · last 5 in the league

  1. W v Burnley 4-1
  2. D at Millwall 2-2
  3. L v West Ham 0-6
  4. L at Sheffield Utd 0-3
  5. L v Swansea 1-2

Birmingham · last 5 in the league

  1. L at Cardiff City 0-1
  2. W v QPR 3-0
  3. W v Preston 4-0
  4. W at West Bromwich 1-0
  5. D v Middlesbrough 2-2

Goals markets, last games

Lincoln Citylast 9 Birminghamlast 9
Over 1.5 goals 67%6 of 9 78%7 of 9
Over 2.5 goals 56%5 of 9 67%6 of 9
Over 3.5 goals 33%3 of 9 33%3 of 9
Both teams scored 44%4 of 9 56%5 of 9
Clean sheet 33%3 of 9 33%3 of 9
Failed to score 33%3 of 9 11%1 of 9
Led at half time 22%2 of 9 33%3 of 9

Each side's last league games before this one, on the regular-time score, from our results feed.

Venue Sincil Bank Lincoln, England | 10,669 capacity