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Cardiff City v Lincoln City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Mar, 12:30 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Cardiff City are in League One action on Saturday lunch time, as Brian Barry-Murphy aims to beat Michael Skubala and his Lincoln City side at the Cardiff City Stadium. Recent form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all laid out below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We've backed , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cardiff 50%	-	-
Draw 23%	-	-
Lincoln 27%	-	-
Draw 1-1 11%	-	-
Cardiff 2-1 10%	-	-
Cardiff 1-0 8%	-	-
Cardiff 2-0 8%	-	-
Lincoln 2-1 7%	-	-
Draw 2-2 6%	-	-
Lincoln 1-0 6%	-	-
Cardiff 3-1 6%	-	-
Draw 0-0 5%	-	-
Cardiff 3-0 5%	-	-
Lincoln 2-0 4%	-	-
Cardiff 3-2 4%	-	-
Lincoln 3-1 3%	-	-
Cardiff 4-1 3%	-	-
Lincoln 3-2 3%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 59%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 41%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 45%	-	-
No 1st Goal 3%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 60%	-	-
BTTS - No 40%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 27%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 15%	-	-
Home/draw 73%	-	-
Away/draw 50%	-	-
Home/away 77%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 81%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 19%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 37%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 63%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 20%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 80%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Home DNB 66%	-	-
Away DNB 43%	-	-
Cardiff win to nil 24%	-	-
Lincoln win to nil 12%	-	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Cardiff have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below in the table, having won 21, drawn 6 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Cardiff have outscored their opponents by 64 goals to 59 goals.

Home League Performance

Cardiff have played 17 games at home winning 14, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 42 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

Lincoln are in 2nd position in the League One on 68 points having played 33 matches so far this season. Lincoln have won all their 1 games against teams above them in the table and kept zero clean sheets in those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

1 game have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 0 games, drawn 0 and won 1. Lincoln have conceded 1 goal, scored 2, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Cardiff Lincoln
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Cardiff	33	21	6	6	28	69	-	-	w 2-1F	Mar 7
2	Lincoln	33	20	8	5	28	68	Mar 7	l 2-1A	-	-
3	Bolton	34	15	13	6	12	58	Apr 11	l 1-0A	d 1-1F	d 1-1F
4	Stockport	32	16	8	8	8	56	d 1-1A	d 1-1A	Mar 14	w 1-2F
5	Bradford	32	16	7	9	5	55	l 1-3A	w 1-2F	w 3-0F	d 0-00-0
6	Huddersfield	34	15	7	12	10	52	w 3-2F	Mar 28	d 1-1A	Mar 17
7	Reading	33	12	12	9	5	48	w 2-1A	Apr 18	w 2-0F	Apr 6
8	Stevenage	32	13	9	10	1	48	w 2-1A	w 0-1F	w 1-0F	Apr 18
9	Wycombe	33	12	11	10	10	47	Mar 17	d 1-1F	Apr 25	l 3-2A
10	Luton	33	13	7	13	2	46	w 3-1F	w 0-1F	w 3-1F	d 2-2F
11	Plymouth	33	14	4	15	0	46	w 4-0F	l 5-2A	w 3-2F	w 1-4A
12	Peterborough	34	14	3	17	1	45	w 2-1A	Apr 6	w 5-2A	w 0-3F
13	AFC Wim	32	12	6	14	-7	42	w 4-1F	w 0-1F	Apr 3	l 2-0A
14	Exeter	32	11	8	13	3	41	w 1-0F	Mar 14	l 0-1A	-
15	Barnsley	30	11	8	11	-2	41	w 4-0F	-	w 3-1F	w 0-2F
16	Mansfield	31	10	9	12	2	39	w 3-0F	May 2	d 1-1F	w 0-2F
17	Doncaster	32	11	6	15	-15	39	w 4-3A	Feb 28	w 2-1F	Mar 28
18	Blackpool	33	10	7	16	-10	37	Mar 21	l 3-1A	Feb 28	d 2-2F
19	L Orient	32	10	6	16	-10	36	w 4-3F	d 1-1A	Apr 11	l 1-0A
20	Burton	32	9	9	14	-11	36	l 0-1A	d 2-2A	w 2-1F	w 0-1F
21	Wigan	32	8	10	14	-12	34	w 1-0F	w 0-2F	d 2-2A	w 0-1F
22	Northampton	33	9	7	17	-15	34	Apr 25	w 1-3F	w 4-0F	w 0-1F
23	Rotherham	31	8	7	16	-14	31	w 3-0F	w 0-3F	Mar 21	l 3-0A
24	Port Vale	30	5	8	17	-19	23	Apr 3	d 0-00-0	w 1-0F	May 2

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Win / draw / win form

Cardiff have won 3 consecutive home league games

Cardiff have not lost in 12 consecutive home league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff	4 - 1	AFC Wim
Cardiff	3 - 1	Luton
Cardiff	4 - 0	Barnsley
Cardiff	1 - 1	Stockport
Cardiff	1 - 0	Wigan
Cardiff	2 - 1	Stevenage
Cardiff	1 - 0	Exeter
Cardiff	4 - 3	Doncaster
Cardiff	3 - 2	Huddersfield
Cardiff	3 - 0	Mansfield
Cardiff	2 - 1	Reading
Cardiff	4 - 3	L Orient
Cardiff	0 - 1	Burton
Cardiff	1 - 3	Bradford
Cardiff	4 - 0	Plymouth
Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
Cardiff	2 - 1	Peterborough
Cardiff	0 - 0	West Brom
Cardiff	1 - 1	Oxford Utd
Cardiff	0 - 1	Stoke

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

20 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

0 / 20

Won

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Cardiff	2 - 5	Plymouth
H	Cardiff	4 - 1	AFC Wim
H	Cardiff	3 - 1	Luton
A	Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
A	Cardiff	2 - 2	Burton
H	Cardiff	4 - 0	Barnsley
H	Cardiff	1 - 1	Stockport
A	Cardiff	2 - 1	Bradford
A	Cardiff	1 - 1	L Orient
H	Cardiff	1 - 0	Wigan
A	Cardiff	1 - 1	Wycombe
H	Cardiff	2 - 1	Stevenage
H	Cardiff	1 - 0	Exeter
A	Cardiff	1 - 2	Lincoln
H	Cardiff	4 - 3	Doncaster
A	Cardiff	1 - 0	Stevenage
H	Cardiff	3 - 2	Huddersfield
H	Cardiff	3 - 0	Mansfield
A	Cardiff	3 - 1	Northampton
A	Cardiff	1 - 3	Blackpool

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield	0 - 2	Lincoln
Plymouth	1 - 4	Lincoln
Wigan	0 - 1	Lincoln
Luton	2 - 2	Lincoln
Barnsley	0 - 2	Lincoln
Stockport	1 - 2	Lincoln
Blackpool	2 - 2	Lincoln
Wycombe	3 - 2	Lincoln
Rotherham	3 - 0	Lincoln
Bradford	0 - 0	Lincoln
L Orient	1 - 0	Lincoln
Peterborough	0 - 3	Lincoln
Burton	0 - 1	Lincoln
Bolton	1 - 1	Lincoln
Northampton	0 - 1	Lincoln
AFC Wim	2 - 0	Lincoln
Stockport	3 - 2	Lincoln
Reading	0 - 1	Lincoln
Charlton	2 - 2	Lincoln
Wycombe	1 - 0	Lincoln

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Lincoln	2 - 0	Mansfield
H	Lincoln	4 - 0	Northampton
H	Lincoln	1 - 1	Bolton
A	Lincoln	4 - 1	Plymouth
A	Lincoln	1 - 0	Wigan
H	Lincoln	3 - 0	Bradford
H	Lincoln	2 - 1	Burton
A	Lincoln	2 - 2	Luton
H	Lincoln	5 - 2	Peterborough
H	Lincoln	1 - 1	Huddersfield
A	Lincoln	2 - 0	Barnsley
A	Lincoln	2 - 1	Stockport
H	Lincoln	2 - 1	Cardiff
A	Lincoln	2 - 2	Blackpool
H	Lincoln	3 - 1	Barnsley
H	Lincoln	1 - 0	Port Vale
A	Lincoln	2 - 3	Wycombe
H	Lincoln	2 - 1	Doncaster
A	Lincoln	0 - 3	Rotherham
A	Lincoln	0 - 0	Bradford

Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 19 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Lincoln City on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Cardiff 1st	Lincoln 2nd
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.8 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 16% 1 30% 2 27% 3 16% 4+ 11% There is a 84% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+16 Cardiff have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted	+24 Lincoln have scored 24% more goals when away than predicted
	2.2 average goals scored	1.4 average goals scored
	1.0 conceded	1.1 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season

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Games scored	30		28
Failed to score	3		5
Scored first	18		23
Goals scored	64		59
Avg. goals scored	1.9		1.8
Avg. shots per game	10		9
Avg. shots per goal	5		5
Conversion rate for	19		20
Avg. XG for	1.7		1.5
KickOff rating		+5%

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Games conceded	21		21
Clean sheets	12		12
Conceded first	14		9
Goals conceded	36		31
Avg. goals conceded	1.1		0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		7
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		8
Conversion rate against	14%		13%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1.2
KickOff rating		+12%

Cardiff v Lincoln League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
30	12	9	7
J Bagan	Y Salech	O Tanner	J Bagan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Bagan DEF	32	1	3	7 -
N Trott GLK	30			2 -
C Willock FWD	30	7	5	3 -
C Robinson FWD	30	5	1	1 -
R Wintle MID	29	1	4	3 1
D Turnbull MID	29	2	4	2 -
C. Ashford MID	29	3	2	-
J Colwill MID	28	4	1	5 -
W Fish DEF	27	1		2 -
R. Kpakio DEF	27	1	6	4 -
I Davies FWD	27	4	1	1 -
Y Salech FWD	27	12	4	3 -
P Ng DEF	26	5	3	3 -
O Kellyman MID	24	7	1	3 -
C Chambers DEF	23	2		4 -
A Robertson MID	21	3	2	5 -
D. Lawlor DEF	20	1	1	3 -
R Colwill MID	18	3	3	3 -
O Tanner FWD	16	1	9	3 -
G Osho DEF	12			2 -
M. Turner GLK	3			1 -
T. Nyakuhwa FWD	3			-
E King MID	1			-
D. Mafico MID	1			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
12	28	9	9
Y Salech	Y Salech	O Tanner	C Willock

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
Y Salech FWD	12	28	4	7
C Willock FWD	7	12	5	9
O Kellyman MID	7	17	1	2
C Robinson FWD	5	15	1	3
P Ng DEF	5	10	3	2
J Colwill MID	4	6	1	1
I Davies FWD	4	5	1	2
C. Ashford MID	3	12	2	5
A Robertson MID	3	10	2	2
R Colwill MID	3	17	3	6
D Turnbull MID	2	10	4	3
C Chambers DEF	2	8		1
J Bagan DEF	1	3	3	8
R Wintle MID	1	7	4	5
W Fish DEF	1	1		4
R. Kpakio DEF	1	4	6	3
D. Lawlor DEF	1	2	1	2
O Tanner FWD	1	5	9	9
G Osho DEF		1
T. Nyakuhwa FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1740	51	162
J Bagan	J Bagan	Y Salech

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Bagan DEF	1740	51	131
R Wintle MID	1646	29	88
W Fish DEF	1331	19	93
C Chambers DEF	1240	22	84
P Ng DEF	1197	47	138
D. Lawlor DEF	1140	14	64
N Trott GLK	1029		9
D Turnbull MID	1012	28	52
A Robertson MID	895	26	94
R. Kpakio DEF	755	34	81
C Willock FWD	734	29	85
R Colwill MID	643	19	79
J Colwill MID	540	35	115
C. Ashford MID	509	21	83
G Osho DEF	465	19	61
O Kellyman MID	352	27	114
Y Salech FWD	346	8	162
O Tanner FWD	343	19	54
C Robinson FWD	253	7	28
I Davies FWD	173	16	48
M. Turner GLK	92
T. Nyakuhwa FWD	28	4	7
D. Mafico MID	20		1
E King MID			1

Lincoln League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
33	8	6	8
G Wickens	R Hackett	R Hackett	C McGrandles

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
G Wickens GLK	33		2	4 -
T Hamer DEF	33	1	5	6 -
S Bradley DEF	32	3	1	2 1
T Darikwa DEF	32	3	3	7 -
C McGrandles MID	32		2	8 -
R Street FWD	32	6	2	4 1
F Draper FWD	32	7	3	6 -
T Bayliss MID	28	3	2	5 -
R Hackett FWD	28	8	6	3 -
R Towler DEF	27		1	7 -
A Reach MID	26	4	3	2 -
I Varfolomeev MID	22	1	1	4 -
B House FWD	21	3	1	5 -
J Moylan MID	19	7	4	1 -
J Collins FWD	18	4	1	2 -
J. Obikwu FWD	17	3	1	1 -
D Jefferies MID	14		1	2 -
F. Okoronkko FWD	13	1		-
A Jackson DEF	10			1 1
E Ring FWD	10			-
D Lembikisa DEF	3			-
O. Thorn FWD	3			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
8	23	6	7
R Hackett	F Draper	R Hackett	T Hamer

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
R Hackett FWD	8	16	6	5
F Draper FWD	7	23	3	3
J Moylan MID	7	22	4	4
R Street FWD	6	17	2	3
A Reach MID	4	8	3	3
J Collins FWD	4	9	1	1
S Bradley DEF	3	8	1	3
T Darikwa DEF	3	6	3	3
T Bayliss MID	3	7	2	4
B House FWD	3	10	1	3
J. Obikwu FWD	3	5	1	2
T Hamer DEF	1	3	5	7
I Varfolomeev MID	1	4	1	1
F. Okoronkko FWD	1	1
G Wickens GLK			2	1
C McGrandles MID		2	2	2
R Towler DEF		1	1	1
D Jefferies MID		2	1	1
A Jackson DEF		2		1
O. Thorn FWD		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1320	90	211
G Wickens	C McGrandles	T Hamer

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
G Wickens GLK	1320	1	17
C McGrandles MID	1125	90	208
T Darikwa DEF	1066	57	111
S Bradley DEF	1049	11	190
T Hamer DEF	928	41	211
A Reach MID	843	46	93
T Bayliss MID	659	47	87
R Hackett FWD	539	43	98
R Street FWD	466	42	183
F Draper FWD	398	31	188
I Varfolomeev MID	379	23	61
J Moylan MID	335	17	61
R Towler DEF	292	19	54
B House FWD	268	48	111
A Jackson DEF	220	7	50
J Collins FWD	217	12	67
D Jefferies MID	111	9	20
J. Obikwu FWD	88	12	31
F. Okoronkko FWD	80	11	27
E Ring FWD	34	2	7
D Lembikisa DEF	24	2	3
O. Thorn FWD	17	1	5