Lincoln City FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Lincoln City FC

2 – 1

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Lincoln City FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Richard Eley (England)

4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 14.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Lincoln City FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-20 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	2–1	W
13 Dec	Blackpool FC	A	2–2	D
09 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	3–1	W
29 Nov	Port Vale FC	H	1–0	W
22 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	2–3	L
15 Nov	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	2–1	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Lincoln City FC	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	4–3	W
09 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–2	W
29 Nov	Mansfield Town FC	H	3–0	W
22 Nov	Northampton Town FC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Lincoln City FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC48% Draw27% Cardiff City FC25%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

52%

Lincoln City FC or Cardiff City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC33% Draw47% Cardiff City FC20%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.