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


Lincoln City
Ranking: #341 overall, #45 in England

59.9 → 61.7 (+1.8 over last 7 games)

Rating
0-1 29 Aug Bolton (A) 60.3 -0.4
0-0 01 Sep Blackburn (H) 61.0 +0.7
1-1 05 Sep Southampton (H) 62.1 +1.1
0-1 12 Sep Preston (A) 62.3 +0.2
0-1 15 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.7 -0.6
Cardiff City
Ranking: #291 overall, #37 in England

61.8 → 63.1 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 29 Aug Sheff Utd (H) 62.4 +0.7
2-1 02 Sep QPR (A) 61.7 -0.7
2-0 05 Sep Portsmouth (A) 61.5 -0.2
1-1 08 Sep Stoke City (H) 62.3 +0.8
1-0 12 Sep Bolton (A) 63.1 +0.8

Lincoln City vs Cardiff City: by the numbers

Lincoln City trail Cardiff City by 50 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 8 in England.

Lincoln City arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.8 rating points over their last 7 matches; Cardiff City have moved +1.3 over their last 10.

The highest Lincoln City have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #315, first reached on 5 Sep 2026.

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