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

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Saturday afternoon sees Michael Skubala’s Lincoln City and Brian Barry-Murphy’s Cardiff City go up against one another in a League One battle at the Sincil Bank. We've got odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets plus predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for the two sides. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Lincoln
45%
--
Draw
27%
--
Cardiff
28%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Lincoln 1-0
13%
--
Cardiff 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Lincoln 2-1
9%
--
Lincoln 2-0
9%
--
Cardiff 2-1
7%
--
Cardiff 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Lincoln 3-1
4%
--
Lincoln 3-0
4%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
Lincoln 3-2
2%
--
Cardiff 3-0
2%
--
Cardiff 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Lincoln win to nil
27%
--
Cardiff win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Lincoln have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 3rd position in the league. Lincoln are unbeaten in 1 games against teams above them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 1 games. Lincoln are winless in the 1 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

1 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 1 and won zero. Lincoln have conceded zero goals, scored none, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Lincoln have played 10 games at home, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Cardiff lay in 1st place on 38 points in the League One league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 32 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 9 away games, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
Dec 20
Mar 7
-
-
2
Bradford18972834 
Jan 27
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-3A
Jan 17
3
Lincoln191045734 
-
-
Mar 7
Dec 20
4
Stockport18954432 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
5
Bolton18873931 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
6
Stevenage17944731 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
7
Luton19847-128 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 17
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
8
Huddersfield19838227 
Jan 1
Mar 17
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
9
AFC Wim18828-326 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
10
Barnsley16745525 
w
 
3-1F
Dec 29
Jan 27
-
11
Wigan18675125 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 31
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
12
L Orient19748025 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-3F
Jan 10
13
Wycombe19667524 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2A
Mar 17
Jan 1
14
Northampton18738-124 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
15
Rotherham19667-324 
Mar 21
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-0F
Feb 7
16
Mansfield18648-122 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
w
 
3-0F
May 2
17
Reading18576-122 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
18
Burton18648-822 
Jan 22
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
19
Doncaster19649-922 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 28
Dec 13
Feb 28
20
Exeter186210-120 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 10
Dec 26
Mar 14
21
Peterborough186111-519 
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
22
Blackpool195410-819 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 7
w
 
4-0F
Feb 21
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Lincoln1 - 0Port Vale
Lincoln2 - 1Doncaster
Lincoln1 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln0 - 1Exeter
Lincoln3 - 1Luton
Lincoln2 - 2Wigan
Lincoln1 - 1Mansfield
Lincoln3 - 2Plymouth
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Lincoln0 - 2Wrexham
Lincoln4 - 2Bolton
Lincoln1 - 1Shrewsbury
Lincoln1 - 0Huddersfield
Lincoln0 - 0Exeter
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Lincoln4 - 1Crawley
Lincoln0 - 1Burton
Lincoln1 - 1Cambridge
Lincoln0 - 2Blackpool
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLincoln3 - 1Barnsley
HLincoln1 - 0Port Vale
ALincoln2 - 3Wycombe
HLincoln2 - 1Doncaster
ALincoln0 - 3Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 0Bradford
ALincoln0 - 1L Orient
HLincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln0 - 1Exeter
ALincoln3 - 0Peterborough
HLincoln3 - 1Luton
ALincoln1 - 0Burton
HLincoln2 - 2Wigan
HLincoln1 - 1Mansfield
ALincoln1 - 1Bolton
ALincoln1 - 0Northampton
HLincoln3 - 2Plymouth
ALincoln0 - 2AFC Wim
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
HLincoln0 - 2Wrexham
Cardiff 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Northampton1 - 3Cardiff
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Luton0 - 1Cardiff
AFC Wim0 - 1Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Norwich4 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Leeds7 - 0Cardiff
Millwall2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff1 - 0Stevenage
HCardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
HCardiff3 - 0Mansfield
ACardiff3 - 1Northampton
ACardiff1 - 3Blackpool
ACardiff0 - 1Bolton
HCardiff2 - 1Reading
HCardiff4 - 3L Orient
HCardiff0 - 1Burton
ACardiff2 - 0Wigan
HCardiff1 - 3Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1Stockport
HCardiff4 - 0Plymouth
ACardiff1 - 0Luton
ACardiff1 - 0AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff0 - 0Port Vale
HCardiff2 - 1Peterborough
ACardiff2 - 4Norwich
HCardiff0 - 0West Brom
Goal Statistics
Lincoln 3rd Cardiff 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Lincoln have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
+1
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.4
1
Attack rating
LIN
CAR
12%
better
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Games scored13
14
Failed to score5
3
Scored first11
9
Goals scored23
31
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.7
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
18
Avg. XG for1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
LIN
CAR
2%
better
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Games conceded11
10
Clean sheets7
7
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded18
17
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Lincoln League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19435
G WickensJ CollinsA ReachR Towler
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK191
2
-
T Hamer DEF192
2
-
T Bayliss MID1921
3
-
F Draper FWD1931
3
-
S Bradley DEF1821
1
1
T Darikwa DEF1812
4
-
C McGrandles MID181
4
-
J Collins FWD1841
2
-
R Street FWD181
3
1
B House FWD1521
4
-
R Hackett FWD1541
2
-
R Towler DEF131
5
-
A Reach MID1213
-
F. Okoronkko FWD121
-
J. Obikwu FWD1131
-
A Jackson DEF10
1
1
I Varfolomeev MID9
-
E Ring FWD7
-
J Moylan MID51
1
-
O. Thorn FWD3
-
D Lembikisa DEF2
-
D Jefferies MID2
1
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17964
J BaganY SalechR. KpakioJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF182
4
-
Y Salech FWD1892
2
-
N Trott GLK17
1
-
J Colwill MID171
3
-
C Robinson FWD174
1
-
I Davies FWD173
-
W Fish DEF161
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF1616
3
-
R Wintle MID1612
1
-
D Turnbull MID163
-
C. Ashford MID1622
-
R Colwill MID1533
3
-
C Willock FWD1533
2
-
D. Lawlor DEF141
2
-
P Ng DEF111
2
-
C Chambers DEF10
3
-
O Kellyman MID101
-
A Robertson MID6
1
-
G Osho DEF5
1
-
O Tanner FWD41
1
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD3
-
M. Turner GLK1
1
-
E King MID1
-
D. Mafico MID1
1
-