Lincoln – Birmingham 2–1

	1H	2H	T
L	1	1	2
BIR	0	1	1

Match report

Lincoln beat Birmingham 2–1 at Lincoln Stadium in Championship. Schmidt opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Lincoln have 3 wins in their last 5, while Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Schmidt

6'

28'

M. Leonard

2H

⚽Müllerassist Schmidt

67'

⇄Keller↓ Walsh

67'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

⇄Janssen↓ Petrov

76'

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

Marsh

77'

78'

⚽M. Leonardassist K. Fujimoto

Momentum

L

⚽⚽⚽

BIR

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 11, 2025 · 18:00

VenueLincoln Stadium

Attendance63,292 / 66,623 (95%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Pereira

7.9

Lineups

L 4-3-37.19Formation6.794-3-3 BIR

17.7García 26.9Moreau 37.2Romano 47.9Pereira 57.9Nielsen 67.3Costa 76.8Schmidt 86.4Marsh 97.1Müller 107.3Petrov 116.6Walsh

Lincoln

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

1García7.7 2Moreau6.9 3Romano7.2 4Pereira7.9 5Nielsen7.9 6Costa7.3 7Schmidt6.8 8Marsh6.4 9Müller7.1 10Petrov7.3 11Walsh6.6

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL