Cardiff City vs Lincoln City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 5 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Cardiff City vs Lincoln City

Championship · Saturday 5 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

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Cardiff City welcome Lincoln City at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 5 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Cardiff City are 18th in the table with 14 points from 13, while Lincoln City are 17th in the table with 15 points from 14.

Recent form: Cardiff City L-W-D-W-L, Lincoln City L-L-W-D-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Cardiff City have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Lincoln City average 1.2 scored and 2.7 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

At home this season Cardiff City have 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from 6 matches; on the road Lincoln City have 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 7.

Across the Championship this season, 165 matches have produced 2.9 goals per game; home sides have won 42% and 26% have been drawn.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Cardiff City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Gabriel Osho, Will Fish, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Joel Colwill, Chris Willock

Lincoln City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

George Wickens, Deji Elerewe, Sonny Bradley, Andrei Coubiș, Yunus Konak, Ben House, Freddie Draper

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