Match summary
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (72 points) and Lincoln City (71 points) were first and second in the table. Lincoln City had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one.
Lincoln City won with 22% of the possession.
Cardiff City vs Lincoln CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City vs Lincoln City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cardiff City4W 0D 1L
Cardiff CityLincoln City
12Pointsof 1513
16Goals scored15
7Goals conceded2
2Clean sheets3
15+Scored in a row15+
1Unbeaten in a row15+
Head to head1 meeting · Dec 2025
- Cardiff City wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Lincoln City wins
- 1
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 406 earlier results
Cardiff CityLincoln City
#1Position#2
72Points34 v 34 games71
+32Goal difference+32
2Scored per gameleague avg 1.311.85
1.06Conceded per game0.91
#2Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Cardiff CityLincoln City
- 90+5'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · George Wickens
- Substitution · Cardiff City · David Turnbull · InOut: Alex Robertson90'
- 81'Substitution · Lincoln City · Tom Bayliss · InOut: Ben House
- 81'Substitution · Lincoln City · Alfie Lloyd · InOut: Robert Street
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford · InOut: Ollie Tanner76'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Dylan Lawlor · InOut: Gabriel Osho76'
- 73'Goal · Lincoln City · Dom Jefferies0-2
- 67'Substitution · Lincoln City · Dom Jefferies · InOut: Reeco Hackett
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Joel Colwill67'
- Substitution · Cardiff City · Chris Willock · InOut: Omari Kellyman67'
- 60'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · Ivan Varfolomeev
- 55'Goal · Lincoln City · Robert Street0-1
- 45+1'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · Ben House
- 45+1'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · —
Match Statistics
Match stats
Cardiff CityLincoln City
78%Ball Possession22%
9Shots Total11
3Shots On Target4
6Corners2
5Fouls10
0Yellow Cards3
1Offsides2
2Saves3
676Passes191
3Shots Off Target2
133Attacks83
84Dangerous Attacks34
3Shots Inside Box10
6Shots Outside Box1
0Goals2
10Free Kicks5
3Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions3
14Tackles26
0Assists2
593Accurate Passes130
27Total Crosses8
4Accurate Crosses2
7Interceptions13
1Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 76(91%) | - | 5/5 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 102(91%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.8 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(98%) | 1 | 6/7 | |
| 6.8 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(95%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.8 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(93%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.7 | 67' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(91%) | 1 | 6/12 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 50(84%) | 3 | 5/13 | |
| 6.6 | 23' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 3(67%) | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(75%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.5 | 23' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(92%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 57(86%) | 1 | 2/9 | |
| 6.5 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(86%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 83(88%) | 2 | 3/10 | |
| 6.3 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 29(69%) | 2 | 4/12 | |
| 6.3 | 67' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 21(76%) | - | 4/10 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 71(85%) | 2 | 4/9 |
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