League One: Lincoln City vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 21 match between Lincoln City and Cardiff and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Cardiff come to LNER Stadium for the League One match on Saturday, Lincoln City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting top of the table, Cardiff claimed 41 points after 19 rounds, while Lincoln City have amassed 35 points. This ranks the latter as number 3 in the League One before the next round.

Form: Lincoln City vs Cardiff

Lincoln City Form

Lincoln City collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-0 and 3-1 winners against Port Vale and Barnsley, respectively. Against Blackpool, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Lincoln City showed little mercy in their past six matches at LNER Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target ten times, while letting in four themselves.

Cardiff Form

Cardiff won twice in their last three matches as Stevenage were defeated by 0-1, before they beat Doncaster 4-3. Chelsea proved too strong, though, and a 1-3 defeat followed. Cardiff managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Lincoln City and Cardiff

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lincoln City and Cardiff played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Lincoln City vs Cardiff

Lincoln City against Cardiff is also a battle between Reeco Hackett and Yousef Salech with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has five League One goals in their last six games respectively.

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Full-time result

Lincoln City won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at LNER Stadium. They drew one and lost three as well, while Cardiff won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Cardiff won their last 5 matches.

Both teams to score

Lincoln City scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Cardiff scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Cardiff managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Lincoln City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Cardiff, who managed to hit the net two times on average in these games.