Lincoln host Birmingham in round 13 of the EFL Championship

Lincoln host Birmingham on 31 October 2026 at 15:30 Saudi time (the same as Damascus time), in a match that forms part of round 13 of the EFL Championship for the 2026/27 season.

Lincoln go into this match on the back of mixed results, having won their last game against Burnley 4-1 at home, before which they drew away to Millwall 2-2, and suffered two consecutive defeats, the first a heavy 0-6 loss to West Ham United at home, and the second a 0-3 defeat away to Sheffield United, as well as a 1-2 loss to Swansea.

Birmingham, on the other hand, come into the game with a better run of results, having claimed three consecutive wins before their most recent match, beating West Bromwich 1-0 away, then Preston 4-0 and QPR 3-0 at home, before suffering a recent 0-1 defeat away to Cardiff, preceded by a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough.

In head-to-head meetings, Birmingham have come out on top in the last two encounters between the sides, winning 1-0 on 8 March 2025 and then 2-1 on 11 January 2025, while Birmingham also won the match held at Lincoln's ground on 19 October 2024 by a score of 3-1.

In the current standings, Birmingham sit seventh with 20 points from 12 matches, having recorded 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats, scoring 20 goals and conceding 12, while Lincoln are in 15th place with 15 points also from 12 matches, following 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats, having scored 13 goals and conceded 20.