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


Cardiff City
Ranking: #321 overall, #43 in England

61.5 → 62.0 (+0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 26 Apr West Brom (H) 61.8 0.0
4-2 03 May Norwich City (A) 61.4 -0.4
1-1 17 Aug Wrexham (H) 61.0 -0.4
2-2 22 Aug Derby (A) 61.7 +0.7
2-2 29 Aug Sheff Utd (H) 62.0 +0.3
Lincoln City
Ranking: #379 overall, #48 in England

59.9 → 60.3 (+0.4 over last 3 games)

Rating
2-1 15 Aug Boro (A) 59.9 -0.2
1-3 22 Aug Portsmouth (H) 60.7 +0.8
0-1 29 Aug Bolton (A) 60.3 -0.4

Cardiff City vs Lincoln City: by the numbers

There are 58 places between these two in our European rankings, with Cardiff City the higher, and 5 places between them in England.

Cardiff City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.5 rating points over their last 10 matches; Lincoln City have moved +0.4 over their last 3.

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

The best xGtoday rating Lincoln City have ever held is 60.7, first set on 22 Aug 2026.