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)

Standings

#	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

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

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 history

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

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.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.83 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC51% Draw25% Cardiff City FC24%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC37% Draw43% Cardiff City FC20%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 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

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2