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Lincoln host Cardiff in the England League One on 20 December 2025, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
Lincoln welcome Cardiff with both sides carrying strong momentum into this League One clash. The Imps have been solid at home, while the Bluebirds are showing growing confidence both home and away.
Lincoln have won four of their last five home league matches, including back to back victories against Barnsley and Port Vale. Goals have been consistent, with the Imps scoring at least once in each of those wins. Defensive discipline has also played a role, keeping clean sheets in two of the last three at home.
However, recent away results show some vulnerability, highlighted by conceding three at Wycombe and a draw at Blackpool. That contrast places extra pressure on Lincoln to impose themselves early on familiar ground.
Cardiff arrive in strong overall form, winning five consecutive league matches. The Bluebirds have scored freely during this run, hitting three or more goals in four of those fixtures. Away from home, wins at Stevenage and Northampton underline their growing control on the road.
Defensively, Cardiff have shown resilience when needed, while still maintaining an aggressive approach in the final third. That balance makes them a serious threat against a Lincoln side that prefers open games.
Cardiff to win at 2.62 odds stands out given their current run and attacking consistency. The Bluebirds are finding solutions in different match scenarios and carry more momentum than the hosts. Lincoln’s strong home form is respected, but Cardiff’s recent efficiency gives them the edge.
Over 2.5 goals at 2.00 odds also fits the match profile. Both sides are involved in high scoring games, with Cardiff regularly pushing matches beyond that line.
Yousef Salech to score anytime at 2.62 odds aligns with Cardiff’s attacking output and their ability to create chances throughout the match.
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Yousef Salech - Anytime Goal Scorer
| 2.62 Odds | |
| Lincoln | Cardiff | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 45 | 45 |
| Wins | 30 | 27 |
| Draws | 10 | 10 |
| Loss | 5 | 8 |
| Goals For | 87 | 86 |
| Goals Against | 41 | 45 |
| Lincoln | Cardiff | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 23 | 22 |
| Wins | 18 | 10 |
| Draws | 4 | 8 |
| Loss | 1 | 4 |
| Goals For | 53 | 36 |
| Goals Against | 20 | 22 |
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25.04.26
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Lincoln Wycombe |
4-3 |
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21.04.26
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Doncaster Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
18.04.26
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Stevenage Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
11.04.26
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Lincoln Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
03.04.26
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Lincoln AFC Wimbledon |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Lincoln Rotherham |
3-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Huddersfield Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
14.03.26
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Lincoln Stockport |
3-1 |
|
10.03.26
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Exeter City Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
07.03.26
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Cardiff Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
28.02.26
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Lincoln Blackpool |
4-0 |
|
21.02.26
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Mansfield Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
17.02.26
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Lincoln Northampton |
4-0 |
|
14.02.26
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Lincoln Bolton |
1-1 |
|
07.02.26
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Plymouth Lincoln |
1-4 |
|
31.01.26
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Wigan Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
27.01.26
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Lincoln Bradford City |
3-0 |
|
22.01.26
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Lincoln Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Luton Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
04.01.26
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Lincoln Peterborough |
5-2 |
|
01.01.26
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Lincoln Huddersfield |
1-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Barnsley Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
|
Stockport Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
20.12.25
|
Lincoln Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Blackpool Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
09.12.25
|
Lincoln Barnsley |
3-1 |
|
02.12.25
|
Lincoln Huddersfield |
0-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Lincoln Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Wycombe Lincoln |
3-2 |
|
15.11.25
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Lincoln Doncaster |
2-1 |
|
11.11.25
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Barnsley Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
08.11.25
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Rotherham Lincoln |
3-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Salford City Lincoln (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
28.10.25
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Bradford City Lincoln |
0-0 |
|
25.10.25
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Leyton Orient Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Lincoln Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Lincoln Exeter City |
0-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Lincoln Manchester United U21 |
3-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Peterborough Lincoln |
0-3 |
|
23.09.25
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Lincoln Chelsea |
1-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Lincoln Luton |
3-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
06.09.25
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Lincoln Wigan |
2-2 |
|
02.09.25
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Lincoln Notts County |
3-0 |
|
30.08.25
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Lincoln Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
26.08.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Bolton Lincoln |
1-1 |
|
19.08.25
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Northampton Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Lincoln Plymouth |
3-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Lincoln Wycombe |
4-3 |
|
11.04.26
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Lincoln Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
03.04.26
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Lincoln AFC Wimbledon |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Lincoln Rotherham |
3-0 |
|
14.03.26
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Lincoln Stockport |
3-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Lincoln Blackpool |
4-0 |
|
17.02.26
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Lincoln Northampton |
4-0 |
|
14.02.26
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Lincoln Bolton |
1-1 |
|
27.01.26
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Lincoln Bradford City |
3-0 |
|
22.01.26
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Lincoln Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
04.01.26
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Lincoln Peterborough |
5-2 |
|
01.01.26
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Lincoln Huddersfield |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Lincoln Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
09.12.25
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Lincoln Barnsley |
3-1 |
|
02.12.25
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Lincoln Huddersfield |
0-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Lincoln Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
15.11.25
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Lincoln Doncaster |
2-1 |
|
18.10.25
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Lincoln Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Lincoln Exeter City |
0-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Lincoln Manchester United U21 |
3-0 |
|
23.09.25
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Lincoln Chelsea |
1-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Lincoln Luton |
3-1 |
|
06.09.25
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Lincoln Wigan |
2-2 |
|
02.09.25
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Lincoln Notts County |
3-0 |
|
30.08.25
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Lincoln Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Lincoln Plymouth |
3-2 |
|
02.08.25
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Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Lincoln West Brom |
4-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Lincoln Wrexham |
0-2 |
|
21.04.25
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Lincoln Bolton |
4-2 |
|
12.04.25
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Lincoln Shrewsbury |
1-1 |
|
01.04.25
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Lincoln Huddersfield |
1-0 |
|
22.03.25
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Lincoln Exeter City |
0-0 |
|
15.03.25
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Lincoln Bristol Rovers |
5-0 |
|
04.03.25
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Lincoln Crawley |
4-1 |
|
22.02.25
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Lincoln Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
08.02.25
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Lincoln Cambridge |
1-1 |
|
28.01.25
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Lincoln Blackpool |
0-2 |
|
25.01.25
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Lincoln Peterborough |
5-1 |
|
14.01.25
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Lincoln Bolton |
0-1 |
|
04.01.25
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Lincoln Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
01.01.25
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Lincoln Rotherham |
0-1 |
|
21.12.24
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Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
|
07.12.24
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Lincoln Charlton |
0-0 |
|
23.11.24
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Lincoln Wycombe |
2-3 |
|
12.11.24
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Lincoln Manchester City U21 |
5-0 |
|
29.10.24
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Lincoln Northampton |
2-1 |
|
26.10.24
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Lincoln Stockport |
2-1 |
|
19.10.24
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Lincoln Birmingham |
1-3 |
|
05.10.24
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Lincoln Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
21.04.26
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Doncaster Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
18.04.26
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Stevenage Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
06.04.26
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Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
17.03.26
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Huddersfield Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
10.03.26
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Exeter City Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
07.03.26
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Cardiff Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
21.02.26
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Mansfield Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
07.02.26
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Plymouth Lincoln |
1-4 |
|
31.01.26
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Wigan Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Luton Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
29.12.25
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Barnsley Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Stockport Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
13.12.25
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Blackpool Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
22.11.25
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Wycombe Lincoln |
3-2 |
|
11.11.25
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Barnsley Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
08.11.25
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Rotherham Lincoln |
3-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Salford City Lincoln (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
28.10.25
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Bradford City Lincoln |
0-0 |
|
25.10.25
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Leyton Orient Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Peterborough Lincoln |
0-3 |
|
13.09.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
26.08.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Bolton Lincoln |
1-1 |
|
19.08.25
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Northampton Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
12.08.25
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Harrogate Lincoln |
1-3 |
|
09.08.25
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AFC Wimbledon Lincoln |
2-0 |
|
22.07.25
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Grimsby Lincoln |
2-1 |
|
16.07.25
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Bromley Lincoln |
4-3 |
|
26.04.25
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Stockport Lincoln |
3-2 |
|
18.04.25
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Reading Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
05.04.25
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Charlton Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
29.03.25
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Wycombe Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
08.03.25
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Birmingham Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
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Barnsley Lincoln |
4-3 |
|
18.02.25
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Mansfield Lincoln |
0-3 |
|
15.02.25
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Leyton Orient Lincoln |
3-2 |
|
01.02.25
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Wigan Lincoln |
1-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Northampton Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
11.01.25
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Birmingham Lincoln |
2-1 |
|
29.12.24
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Bolton Lincoln |
3-0 |
|
26.12.24
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Shrewsbury Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
14.12.24
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Huddersfield Lincoln |
2-2 |
|
10.12.24
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Morecambe Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
03.12.24
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Rotherham Lincoln |
2-1 |
|
30.11.24
|
Crawley Lincoln |
3-4 |
|
26.11.24
|
Wrexham Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
16.11.24
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Exeter City Lincoln |
0-0 |
|
09.11.24
|
Bristol Rovers Lincoln |
1-1 |
|
04.11.24
|
Chesham United Lincoln |
0-4 |
|
22.10.24
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Crawley Lincoln |
3-0 |
|
11.07.26
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Cardiff Midtjylland |
0-6 |
|
25.04.26
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Cardiff Northampton |
5-1 |
|
22.04.26
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Cardiff Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
18.04.26
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Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
14.04.26
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Huddersfield Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
11.04.26
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Cardiff Bolton |
2-0 |
|
06.04.26
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Peterborough Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
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Cardiff Blackpool |
0-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Cardiff Wycombe |
0-2 |
|
14.03.26
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Exeter City Cardiff |
0-4 |
|
10.03.26
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Barnsley Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
07.03.26
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Cardiff Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
28.02.26
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Doncaster Cardiff |
0-4 |
|
21.02.26
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Plymouth Cardiff |
5-2 |
|
17.02.26
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Cardiff AFC Wimbledon |
4-1 |
|
14.02.26
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Cardiff Luton |
3-1 |
|
07.02.26
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Rotherham Cardiff |
0-3 |
|
31.01.26
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Burton Albion Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
27.01.26
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Cardiff Barnsley |
4-0 |
|
24.01.26
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Cardiff Stockport |
1-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Bradford City Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
10.01.26
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Leyton Orient Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
04.01.26
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Cardiff Wigan |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Wycombe Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Cardiff Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
26.12.25
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Cardiff Exeter City |
1-0 |
|
20.12.25
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Lincoln Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
16.12.25
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Cardiff Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
13.12.25
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Cardiff Doncaster |
4-3 |
|
09.12.25
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Stevenage Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
06.12.25
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Cardiff Huddersfield |
3-2 |
|
02.12.25
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Cardiff AFC Wimbledon |
1-5 |
|
29.11.25
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Cardiff Mansfield |
3-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Northampton Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
11.11.25
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Cardiff Arsenal U21 |
3-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Blackpool Cardiff |
3-1 |
|
01.11.25
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Peterborough Cardiff |
1-0 |
|
28.10.25
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Wrexham Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
25.10.25
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Bolton Cardiff |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Cardiff Newport |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Cardiff Leyton Orient |
4-3 |
|
30.09.25
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Cardiff Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Wigan Cardiff |
0-2 |
|
23.09.25
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Burnley Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Cardiff Bradford City |
1-3 |
|
16.09.25
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Exeter City Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Stockport Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
30.08.25
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Cardiff Plymouth |
4-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Cardiff Cheltenham |
3-0 |
|
11.07.26
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Cardiff Midtjylland |
0-6 |
|
25.04.26
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Cardiff Northampton |
5-1 |
|
22.04.26
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Cardiff Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
11.04.26
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Cardiff Bolton |
2-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Cardiff Blackpool |
0-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Cardiff Wycombe |
0-2 |
|
07.03.26
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Cardiff Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
17.02.26
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Cardiff AFC Wimbledon |
4-1 |
|
14.02.26
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Cardiff Luton |
3-1 |
|
27.01.26
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Cardiff Barnsley |
4-0 |
|
24.01.26
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Cardiff Stockport |
1-1 |
|
04.01.26
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Cardiff Wigan |
1-0 |
|
29.12.25
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Cardiff Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
26.12.25
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Cardiff Exeter City |
1-0 |
|
16.12.25
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Cardiff Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
13.12.25
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Cardiff Doncaster |
4-3 |
|
06.12.25
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Cardiff Huddersfield |
3-2 |
|
02.12.25
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Cardiff AFC Wimbledon |
1-5 |
|
29.11.25
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Cardiff Mansfield |
3-0 |
|
11.11.25
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Cardiff Arsenal U21 |
3-1 |
|
18.10.25
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Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Cardiff Newport |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Cardiff Leyton Orient |
4-3 |
|
30.09.25
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Cardiff Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
20.09.25
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Cardiff Bradford City |
1-3 |
|
30.08.25
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Cardiff Plymouth |
4-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Cardiff Cheltenham |
3-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Cardiff Rotherham |
3-0 |
|
12.08.25
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Cardiff Swindon |
2-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Cardiff Peterborough |
2-1 |
|
18.07.25
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Cardiff Cambridge |
5-1 |
|
09.07.25
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Cardiff Johor Darul Takzim FC |
2-2 |
|
26.04.25
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Cardiff West Brom |
0-0 |
|
21.04.25
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Cardiff Oxford |
1-1 |
|
12.04.25
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Cardiff Stoke City |
0-1 |
|
29.03.25
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Cardiff Sheffield Wednesday |
1-1 |
|
11.03.25
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Cardiff Luton |
1-2 |
|
04.03.25
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Cardiff Burnley |
1-2 |
|
25.02.25
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Cardiff Hull City |
1-0 |
|
15.02.25
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Cardiff Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
25.01.25
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Cardiff Derby |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Cardiff Swansea |
3-0 |
|
14.01.25
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Cardiff Watford |
1-1 |
|
01.01.25
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Cardiff Coventry |
1-1 |
|
21.12.24
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Cardiff Sheffield United |
0-2 |
|
11.12.24
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Cardiff Preston |
0-2 |
|
27.11.24
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Cardiff QPR |
0-2 |
|
09.11.24
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Cardiff Blackburn |
1-3 |
|
02.11.24
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Cardiff Norwich |
2-1 |
|
22.10.24
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Cardiff Portsmouth |
2-0 |
|
18.04.26
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Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
14.04.26
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Huddersfield Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Peterborough Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
14.03.26
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Exeter City Cardiff |
0-4 |
|
10.03.26
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Barnsley Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Doncaster Cardiff |
0-4 |
|
21.02.26
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Plymouth Cardiff |
5-2 |
|
07.02.26
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Rotherham Cardiff |
0-3 |
|
31.01.26
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Burton Albion Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
17.01.26
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Bradford City Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
10.01.26
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Leyton Orient Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
01.01.26
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Wycombe Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Lincoln Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
09.12.25
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Stevenage Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
22.11.25
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Northampton Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
08.11.25
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Blackpool Cardiff |
3-1 |
|
01.11.25
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Peterborough Cardiff |
1-0 |
|
28.10.25
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Wrexham Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
25.10.25
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Bolton Cardiff |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Wigan Cardiff |
0-2 |
|
23.09.25
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Burnley Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
16.09.25
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Exeter City Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Stockport Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Luton Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
19.08.25
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AFC Wimbledon Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
07.08.25
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Port Vale Cardiff |
0-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Notts County Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
23.07.25
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QPR Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Norwich Cardiff |
4-2 |
|
18.04.25
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Sheffield United Cardiff |
2-0 |
|
08.04.25
|
Preston Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
QPR Cardiff |
0-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Blackburn Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
08.03.25
|
Sunderland Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
28.02.25
|
Aston Villa Cardiff |
2-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Plymouth Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
11.02.25
|
Portsmouth Cardiff |
2-1 |
|
08.02.25
|
Stoke City Cardiff (Penalties:2 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
01.02.25
|
Leeds Cardiff |
7-0 |
|
21.01.25
|
Millwall Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
09.01.25
|
Sheffield United Cardiff |
0-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Middlesbrough Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Watford Cardiff |
1-2 |
|
26.12.24
|
Oxford Cardiff |
3-2 |
|
14.12.24
|
Stoke City Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
30.11.24
|
Coventry Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
23.11.24
|
Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
06.11.24
|
Luton Cardiff |
1-0 |
|
26.10.24
|
West Brom Cardiff |
0-0 |
|
06.10.24
|
Bristol City Cardiff |
1-1 |
|
20.12.2025
|
Lincoln Cardiff |
2-1
|
|
20.12.2025
|
Lincoln Cardiff |
2-1
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