Lincoln City FC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Lincoln City FC

2 – 0

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Reading FC

Sat 2 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Lincoln City FC vs Reading FC — League One .

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Woods

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Lincoln City FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-02 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC 2025-04-18 Reading FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Reading FC	H	2–0	W
03 May	Wrexham AFC	H	0–2	L
26 Apr	Stockport County FC	A	2–3	L
21 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	4–2	W
18 Apr	Reading FC	A	1–0	W
12 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	1–1	D

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Lincoln City FC	A	0–2	L
03 May	Barnsley FC	H	2–4	L
26 Apr	Bristol Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
21 Apr	Mansfield Town FC	A	5–1	W
18 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Northampton Town FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC		Reading FC
#1	Position	#12
103	Points	63
46	Played	46
31 / 10 / 5	W / D / L	16 / 15 / 15
89	Scored	64
41	Conceded	60
+48	GD	+4
2.24	PPG	1.37
67%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Reading FC are 12th (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Lincoln City FC to score. At the same time, Reading FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Recco Hackett-Fairchild	1
Bailey Cadamarteri	1
James Collins	1
Lewis Wing	1
Ryan One	1
Jack Moylan	1
Harvey Knibbs	1
Tyler Bindon	1

Head to Head

Lincoln City FC Form

2025-08-02 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2025-05-03 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Wrexham AFC L 2025-04-26 Stockport County FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC L 2025-04-21 Lincoln City FC 4–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-18 Reading FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2025-04-12 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D

Reading FC Form

2025-08-02 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2025-05-03 Reading FC 2–4 Barnsley FC L 2025-04-26 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Reading FC W 2025-04-21 Mansfield Town FC 1–5 Reading FC W 2025-04-18 Reading FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2025-04-12 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.8 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Lincoln City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC57% Draw24% Reading FC19%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Reading FC

43%

Lincoln City FC or Reading FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC39% Draw45% Reading FC16%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

3 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

2.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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