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

Full Time

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 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Woods

3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

Standings

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

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

6/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Lincoln City FC have kicked off against Reading FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

3 / 4

1.35 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC48% Draw27% Reading FC25%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Reading FC

52%

Lincoln City FC or Reading FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC29% Draw50% Reading FC21%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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