League One

Dec 9, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Lincoln Lincoln City
3-1
Barnsley

Hackett (36', 71'), Bayliss (68')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Keillor-Dunn (67')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Lincoln City and Barnsley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Lincoln City

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Blackpool 2-2 Lincoln
Saturday, December 13 at 3pm in League One

Next Game: Lincoln vs. Cardiff
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Barnsley

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Barnsley 3-2 Leyton Orient
Saturday, December 13 at 3pm in League One

Next Game: Exeter vs. Barnsley
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lincoln City win with a probability of 44.65%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 31.07% and a draw had a probability of 24.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.59%) and 2-0 (6.97%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-2 (7.44%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.3%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
Lincoln City	Draw	Barnsley
44.65%	24.27%	31.07%

Both teams to score 58.72%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.28%

43.72%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.89%

66.11%

Lincoln City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.26%

19.74%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.23%

51.76%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.16%

26.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.87%

62.13%

Score Analysis

Lincoln City 44.65%

Barnsley 31.07%

Draw 24.27%

Lincoln City	Draw	Barnsley
2-1 @ 9.17% 1-0 @ 8.59% 2-0 @ 6.97% 3-1 @ 4.96% 3-0 @ 3.77% 3-2 @ 3.26% 4-1 @ 2.01% 4-0 @ 1.53% 4-2 @ 1.32% Other @ 3.05% Total : 44.65%	1-1 @ 11.3% 2-2 @ 6.03% 0-0 @ 5.3% 3-3 @ 1.43% Other @ 0.21% Total : 24.27%	1-2 @ 7.44% 0-1 @ 6.97% 0-2 @ 4.58% 1-3 @ 3.26% 2-3 @ 2.65% 0-3 @ 2.01% 1-4 @ 1.07% Other @ 3.1% Total : 31.07%