Lincoln City vs Cardiff City prediction | 16 Mar 2027 | xGtoday


Lincoln City
Ranking: #324 overall, #41 in England

62.1 → 62.1 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-6 14 Oct 26 West Ham (H) 62.7 -0.6
2-2 17 Oct 26 Millwall (A) 62.5 -0.2
4-1 24 Oct 26 Burnley (H) 62.2 -0.3
1-3 31 Oct 26 Birmingham (H) 61.9 -0.3
1-0 03 Nov 26 Watford (A) 62.1 +0.2
Cardiff City
Ranking: #242 overall, #36 in England

61.7 → 64.5 (+2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 10 Oct 26 Blackburn (A) 62.8 -0.8
5-1 13 Oct 26 Watford (H) 63.5 +0.7
2-2 17 Oct 26 Boro (A) 63.3 -0.2
1-0 24 Oct 26 Birmingham (H) 64.5 +1.2
3-0 31 Oct 26 Wolves (A) 64.5 0.0

Lincoln City vs Cardiff City: by the numbers

Lincoln City trail Cardiff City by 82 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 5 in England.

The recent trend shows Cardiff City on the rise, +2.8 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Lincoln City has gone the other way at +0.0.

The highest Lincoln City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #276, first reached on 10 October 2026.

Cardiff City first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 73.9 on 8 December 2018.