Head-to-Head: Cardiff vs Lincoln

Cardiff vs Lincoln is a limited-history League One matchup, with Lincoln holding the early edge through close results. Lincoln won 2-1 at home on 20 December 2025 and 2-0 at Cardiff on 7 March 2026. Those scores give Lincoln the clearer starting direction, but the history remains too limited to establish a durable hierarchy. A future Championship meeting will add a different competitive setting to the comparison.

Past matches, Cardiff vs Lincoln

7 March 2026 Regular Season - 36

Cardiff

0 - 2

Lincoln
20 December 2025 Regular Season - 21

Lincoln

2 - 1

Cardiff

LNER Stadium

Match center

Cardiff

0 - 2

7 March 2026

Lincoln

Starting eleven

Substitutes Cardiff

16
M
47
F
48
D
45
F
14
M
12
D
23
D

Lincoln Substitutes

M
16
M
8
F
19
G
13
D
25
M
10
F
20

Match events

45'

90'

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45' +1

Ben House Yellow Card
55'
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Robert Street Normal Goal (Asst: Ben House)
60'

Ivan Varfolomeev Yellow Card
67'

C. Willock O. Kellyman
67'

C. Robinson J. Colwill
67'

Dom Jefferies Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
67'

Callum Robinson Joel Colwill
67'

Chris Willock Omari Kellyman
73'
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Dom Jefferies Normal Goal (Asst: Conor McGrandles)
76'

D. Lawlor G. Osho
76'

C. Ashford O. Tanner
76'

Cian Ashford Ollie Tanner
76'

Dylan Lawlor Gabriel Osho
81'

A. Lloyd R. Street
81'

T. Bayliss B. House
81'

Tom Bayliss Ben House
81'

Alfie Lloyd Robert Street
90'

David Turnbull Alex Robertson
90' +5

George Wickens Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Cardiff VS Lincoln

Lincoln hold the early results advantage

Lincoln won 2-1 at home on 20 December 2025 and 2-0 at Cardiff on 7 March 2026. The League One scores point toward Lincoln, including a win in Cardiff, but they do not justify a broader claim about the matchup. The direct history remains limited, so the useful profile is an early Lincoln edge rather than an established long-term direction. No broader hierarchy can be claimed from these scores alone.

A Championship meeting would add new context

Cardiff did not take a result from those League One contests, while Lincoln’s scores provide the only clear direction in the comparison. That leaves a future meeting open without requiring a prediction, and the move into a different competitive setting adds another question. Cardiff can change the balance with a positive result, while Lincoln can add weight to an early advantage that remains provisional because the direct history is limited.