Saturday , 14 November 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Reading FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Lincoln City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC LNER Stadium 9,396 HT 45' · FT 45'
Bailey Cadamarteri 8' 1–0
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 72' 2–0
R 37' Louie Holzman
Ben House 55' Y
Y 55' Harlee Dean
Paudie O'Connor 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Reading FC — League One at LNER Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg
  • Assistant 1 Callum Gough (England)
  • Assistant 2
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 11.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

4
2
Lincoln City FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-21 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC 2024-04-06 Reading FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-12-16 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Reading FC H 2–0 W
14 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–2 D
07 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 0–0 D
03 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Crawley Town FC A 4–3 W
26 Nov Wrexham AFC A 0–1 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
14 Dec Blackpool FC H 0–3 L
07 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
03 Dec Cambridge United FC H 3–0 W
01 Dec Harborough Town FC H 5–3 W
26 Nov Barnsley FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/–
46-60
7/3
61-75
4/4
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 4 G 1 A
Kyrell Lisbie 3 G 1 A
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Lincoln City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Lincoln City FC is showing some good football. However, Lincoln City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 8' What a moment for Bailey Cadamarteri! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' A quiet spell here at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 23' Ethan Erhahon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Charlie Savage, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Louie Holzman.
  • 41' Mamadi Camara makes way for Harlee Dean at the 41 minute mark. A tactical switch from Reading FC.
  • 46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 51' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 55' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a card on 55.
  • 60' Reading FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Andre Garcia by Abraham Kanu on 61 minute.
  • 66' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' The Saint Lucia Recco Hackett-Fairchild breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 2-0!
  • 75' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Bailey Cadamarteri by Freddie Draper on 75 minute.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a card for Paudie O'Connor.
  • 80' Reading FC make a change. Chem Campbell trudges off to be replaced by Jayden Wareham on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Erik Ring is replacing Jovon Makama for the Lincoln City FC side.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Another change for Lincoln City FC made on 90 minute. Recco Hackett-Fairchild leaves to be changed by Dylan Duffy.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Lincoln City FC players.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skubala

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Noel Hunt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harvey Knibbs 1
Tyler Bindon 1
Freddie Draper 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1
Bailey Cadamarteri 1
James Collins 1
Lewis Wing 1
Ryan One 1

Head to Head

2024-12-21 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC 2024-04-06 Reading FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-12-16 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Reading FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-12-21 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2024-12-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2024-12-07 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Charlton Athletic FC D 2024-12-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2024-11-30 Crawley Town FC 3–4 Lincoln City FC W 2024-11-26 Wrexham AFC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L

Reading FC Form

2024-12-21 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC L 2024-12-07 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2024-12-03 Reading FC 3–0 Cambridge United FC W 2024-12-01 Reading FC 5–3 Harborough Town FC W 2024-11-26 Barnsley FC 2–2 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC51% Draw29% Reading FC20%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Reading FC
49%
Lincoln City FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC33% Draw52% Reading FC15%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.8%
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 25% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.