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 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Woods

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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

33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

7/4

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' Temperatures are rising at as Lincoln City FC face off against Reading FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Lincoln City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan One	1
Jack Moylan	1
Harvey Knibbs	1
Tyler Bindon	1
Freddie Draper	1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild	1
Bailey Cadamarteri	1
James Collins	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.