FC Masters
All picks
Championship, England
Lincoln
Birmingham

Solid pick

Birmingham win (draw = money back)

On your slip: Away win, draw no bet

Birmingham are the likelier winners, and a draw gives the stake back.

Who wins?

17%Lincoln 23%Draw 59%Birmingham

Blends our model with a second, independent prediction model.

Goals

0.8Lincoln expected goals 2.1Birmingham
Over 1.5 goals 79%
Over 2.5 goals 54%
Over 3.5 goals 32%
Under 2.5 goals 46%
Under 3.5 goals 68%
Under 4.5 goals 84%
Both teams score 47%
Home team scores 53%
Away team scores 88%
Home team over 1.5 goals 17%
Away team over 1.5 goals 62%

Safer ways to back a side

Lincoln or draw 41%
Birmingham or draw 83%
Either team wins 77%
Lincoln, draw no bet 23%
Birmingham, draw no bet 77%
Lincoln +1.5 56%
Birmingham +1.5 92%
Lincoln +1 (Asian) 42%
Birmingham +1 (Asian) 92%
Lincoln or draw, 2 or more goals 22%
Birmingham or draw, 2 or more goals 71%
Lincoln or draw, 3 or more goals 11%
Birmingham or draw, 3 or more goals 48%
Lincoln win, both score 6%
Lincoln win, they blank 6%
Birmingham win, both score 27%
Birmingham win, they blank 40%
Lincoln score 2 or fewer 93%
Birmingham score 2 or fewer 65%

The numbers behind it

LincolnBirmingham
1.1Scored per game1.7
1.7Conceded per game1.0
1.4Scored, last 52.0
12Games this season12

These numbers come from each team's scoring record, home advantage and recent form. They're estimates, not guarantees.