Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Reading FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 17,144 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Ryan One
Lewis Wing 90+2' 1–1
1–2 90+6' Jack Moylan
Y 66' Dom Jefferies
Finley Burns 84' Y
Y 90' Alfie Lloyd

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Mather
  • Assistant 1 Declan O'Shea (England)
  • Assistant 2 David Nicholson (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.8 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

2
4
Reading FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Lincoln City FC H 1–2 L
03 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
28 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
21 Mar Stevenage FC A 0–1 L
17 Mar Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
14 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Reading FC A 2–1 W
03 Apr AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 W
21 Mar Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
17 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–2 D
14 Mar Stockport County FC H 3–1 W
10 Mar Exeter City FC A 1–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Reading FC welcome Lincoln City FC for this crunch clash at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
  • 5' Ryan One makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Lincoln City FC are in front.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 75 appearances.
  • 25' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Robert Street has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' Paddy Lane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kami Doyle at the 28 minute mark.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 386 games and scored 447 goals.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryley Towler made 395 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Conor McGrandles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Lincoln City FC.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Robert Street is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben House at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' Dom Jefferies is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 67' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Deji Elerewe is hanging Dom Jefferies on the field on 67 minute.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Lincoln City FC team. Ryan One is replaced by Alfie Lloyd on 68 minute.
  • 70' Will Keane gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Liam Fraser and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Finley Burns, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skubala will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' Reading FC make a change. Jeriel Dorsett trudges off to be replaced by Kadan Young on 82 minutes.
  • 83' The whistle greets Recco Hackett-Fairchild as he departs to be replaced by Jack Moylan.
  • 84' Finley Burns is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Alfie Lloyd was booked on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Lincoln City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skubala

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 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

Reading FC Form

2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-03-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2026-03-17 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2026-03-14 Reading FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D

Lincoln City FC Form

2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC W 2026-04-03 Lincoln City FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2026-03-21 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2026-03-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2026-03-14 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Stockport County FC W 2026-03-10 Exeter City FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Lincoln City FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC31% Draw28% Lincoln City FC41%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
69%
Reading FC or Lincoln City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC24% Draw48% Lincoln City FC28%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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