Lincoln City vs Burnley – Match preview
Lincoln City-:-
BurnleyLNER StadiumRound 12
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
8%
79%
Lincoln CityDraw 13%Burnley
Bookmaker implied
32%
41%
Lincoln CityDraw 27%Burnley
0.8 – 3.0
Expected score
73%
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026Lincoln CityBurnley
- 18
- League position
- 22
- DLLLW
- Last 5
- LDWDL
- 0.80
- Points per game (L5)
- 1.00
- 4
- Goals scored (L5)
- 9
- 13
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 8
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 1
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 1
Injuries & Suspensions
Lincoln City
- Mason MeliaThigh Problems
- Tendayi DarikwaCruciate Ligament Tear
Burnley
No reported absences
Confirmed Line-ups
Lincoln City
- 1George WickensGoalkeeper
- 4Andrei CoubișDefender
- 6Ryley TowlerDefender
- 15Sonny BradleyDefender
- 3Adam ReachDefender
- 24Ivan VarfolomeevMidfielder
- 26Yunus KonakMidfielder
- 7Reeco HackettMidfielder
- 17Rob StreetAttacker
- 16Dom JefferiesMidfielder
- 34Freddie DraperAttacker
Burnley
- 37Grégoire CoudertGoalkeeper
- 2Kyle WalkerDefender
- 18Hjalmar EkdalDefender
- 44Igor JulioDefender
- 23Lucas PiresDefender
- 3Max Lewis Rowe AlleyneDefender
- 5Reo HatateMidfielder
- 19Largie RamazaniAttacker
- 29Josh LaurentMidfielder
- 7Jacob Bruun LarsenAttacker
- 9Jamie VardyAttacker
Key Players
Championship, this seasonLincoln City
Top scorer
Freddie Draper
2 goals
Most assists
Ben House
1 assists
Best rated
Mikkel Ladefoged
6.98
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George WickensGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.90 | |
| D. ElereweDefender | 11 (11) | 984 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.79 | ×2 |
| Adam ReachMidfielder | 10 (10) | 831 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.87 | – |
| Conor McGrandlesMidfielder | 10 (10) | 765 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.65 | ×4 |
| Freddie DraperAttacker | 11 (10) | 739 | 2 | 0 | – | 6.76 | ×5 |
| Ben HouseAttacker | 9 (9) | 705 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.88 | ×3 |
| Ryley TowlerDefender | 10 (7) | 650 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.62 | ×2 |
| Ivan VarfolomeevMidfielder | 9 (7) | 619 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.78 | ×2 |
| Sonny BradleyDefender | 7 (7) | 577 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.77 | – |
| Dom JefferiesMidfielder | 8 (7) | 573 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.77 | – |
| Reeco HackettMidfielder | 9 (6) | 553 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.88 | – |
| Robert StreetAttacker | 11 (5) | 536 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.76 | |
| Andrei CoubișDefender | 8 (4) | 426 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.88 | |
| Tom BaylissMidfielder | 10 (4) | 361 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.56 | ×2 |
| Callum ElderDefender | 5 (3) | 292 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.78 |
Burnley
Top scorer
Zeki Amdouni
3 goals
Most assists
Jacob Bruun Larsen
3 assists
Best rated
Zian Flemming
7.12
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max AlleyneMidfielder | 11 (10) | 923 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.64 | |
| Kyle WalkerDefender | 9 (9) | 810 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.79 | |
| Josh LaurentMidfielder | 10 (9) | 797 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.71 | ×2 |
| Max WeißGoalkeeper | 7 (7) | 630 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.45 | – |
| Jacob Bruun LarsenMidfielder | 9 (8) | 611 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.01 | – |
| Largie RamazaniMidfielder | 8 (6) | 548 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.78 | – |
| Igor JulioDefender | 6 (6) | 518 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.97 | ×2 |
| Zeki AmdouniAttacker | 9 (5) | 497 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.83 | – |
| Anel AhmedhodzicDefender | 6 (5) | 495 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.80 | |
| Connor RobertsDefender | 6 (5) | 494 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.32 | – |
| Oliver SonneDefender | 7 (6) | 489 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.47 | |
| Ugo RaghouberMidfielder | 9 (5) | 465 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.71 | ×2 |
| Aaron RamseyMidfielder | 7 (6) | 457 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.77 | |
| Lucas PiresDefender | 8 (4) | 442 | 0 | 3 | – | 6.95 | ×2 |
| Reo HatateMidfielder | 7 (5) | 399 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.84 | ×2 |
Referee
Thomas Parsons
Referee · England
- Cards per game
- 3.41
- Yellow cards per game
- 3.24
- Red cards per game
- 0.16
- Fouls per game
- 23.3
- Penalties per game
- 0.31
- Home wins
- 40%
Averages across 39 completed matches officiated by Thomas Parsons in our database.