Our prediction for this League 1 match:
LNER stadium will host Saturday’s football game between Lincoln and Birmingham, the two promotion-chasing sides. The Imps aim to build on a 2-1 win over Leyton Orient, but they will have a big fish to fry against the league leaders. Jovon Makama remains in the recovery room, but Freddie Draper has overcome his minor injury. Birmingham City, on the other hand, are leading the chase for automatic promotion.
The Blues, though, failed to impress in a 3-0 loss to Charlton Athletic before the international break, which is probably the main reason why away win should not be considered. Taking everything into account, we predict that the two sides are going to share the spoils at LNER stadium. Forward Scott Wright is pushing for a rare start after scoring a brace in the EFL Trophy over Shrewsbury, while providing an assist for Tomoki Iwata.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.