Cardiff City vs Lincoln City prediction | 5 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Cardiff City
Ranking: #271 overall, #38 in England

61.0 → 63.5 (+2.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 08 Sep Stoke City (H) 62.3 +0.8
1-0 12 Sep Bolton (A) 63.1 +0.8
3-1 19 Sep Charlton (H) 63.6 +0.5
2-1 10 Oct Blackburn (A) 62.8 -0.8
5-1 13 Oct Watford (H) 63.5 +0.7
Lincoln City
Ranking: #303 overall, #41 in England

59.9 → 62.7 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 12 Sep Preston (A) 62.3 +0.2
0-1 15 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.7 -0.6
1-2 19 Sep Swansea City (H) 62.6 +0.9
3-0 10 Oct Sheff Utd (A) 63.3 +0.7
0-6 14 Oct West Ham (H) 62.7 -0.6

Cardiff City vs Lincoln City: by the numbers

There are 32 places between these two in our European rankings, with Cardiff City the higher, and 3 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Lincoln City have moved +2.8 rating points, against +2.5 for Cardiff City.

Cardiff City first climbed to #77 in our European rankings on 9 December 2018.

The best xGtoday rating Lincoln City have ever held is 63.3, first set on 10 October 2026.