Lincoln City FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Lincoln City FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Richard Eley (England)
9 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
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 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 Season Stats
Lincoln City FC Cardiff City FC #1 Position #2 103 Points 91 46 Played 46 31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9 89 Scored 90 41 Conceded 50 +48 GD +40 2.24 PPG 1.98 67% Win % 59% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this seasonLincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Lincoln City FC0-152/116-302/131-453/–46-602/161-751/276+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCardiff City FC0-151/116-301/331-452/–46-605/161-752/376+6/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Lincoln City FC and Cardiff City FC is underway.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Lincoln City FC Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
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H2H
Head to Head
Lincoln City FC Form
Cardiff City FC Form
2025-12-20 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-12-13 Cardiff City FC 4–3 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2025-12-09 Stevenage FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-12-06 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-11-29 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Mansfield Town FC W 2025-11-22 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.83 Lincoln City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.19 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Lincoln City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.02Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Lincoln City FC or Draw 76%Draw or Cardiff City FC 49%Lincoln City FC or Cardiff City FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Lincoln City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.2%2 – 0 8.1%0 – 0 6.6%1 – 2 6.1%3 – 1 5.7%2 – 2 5.6%0 – 1 5%3 – 0 4.8%3 – 2 3.5%0 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC
Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 22% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.