Lincoln City vs Reading – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

02/08/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

LNER stadium (Lincoln).

League One - Round 1
Referee: Woods M. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.47	0.35
Ball Possession
33%	67%
Total shots
6	9
Shots on target
2	2
Big Chances
3	0
Corner Kicks
3	9
Passes
57% (124/219)	72% (323/451)
Yellow Cards
1	0
Expected Goals (xG)
1.47	0.35
xG on target (xGOT)
1.06	0.40
Total shots
6	9
Shots on target
2	2
Shots off target
2	2
Blocked Shots
2	5
Shots inside the Box
4	4
Shots outside the Box
2	5
Hit the Woodwork
0	2
Big Chances
3	0
Corner Kicks
3	9
Touches in opposition box
16	18
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
3	1
Free Kicks
4	14
Passes
57% (124/219)	72% (323/451)
Long passes
43% (30/69)	31% (28/90)
Passes in final third
44% (43/98)	56% (87/156)
Crosses
40% (6/15)	24% (5/21)
Expected assists (xA)
1.01	0.40
Throw-ins
32	27
Fouls
14	4
Tackles
58% (7/12)	71% (15/21)
Duels won
46	63
Clearances
49	37
Interceptions
13	5
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
2	1
xGOT faced
0.40	1.06
Goals prevented
0.40	0.06

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
20', 1 - 0, Burns F. (Own goal),
2nd Half (1 - 0)
63', Elliott B. ↓, Fraser L. ↑,
63', Camara M. ↓, Kyerewaa D. ↑,
67', 2 - 0, Hackett-Fairchild R. ⚽, McGrandles C. (A),
71', O'Mahony M. ↓, Lane P. ↑,
73', Bradley S. 🟨,
78', Moylan J. ↓, Hamilton E. ↑,
78', Hackett-Fairchild R. ↓, Ring E. ↑,
78', Dorsett A. J. R. ↓, Jacob M. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Lincoln City
47.1%

Draw
27.7%

Reading
25.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.6%

26.9%

30.5%

Lincoln City - Reading Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.01 ↓ (2.2)	3.42 ↓ (3.48)	3.71 ↑ (3.07)	6.1% (6.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Lincoln City - Reading?

Users Predictions: 10 users predict this event. Lincoln will win (votes: 6 - 60%). Reading will win (votes: 1 - 10%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 30%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Lincoln: 29.6% – 90.4%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Lincoln (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Reading (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Lincoln won 3.
Lincoln might have a minor edge in this game.
There will not play in Lincoln: Jefferies D. (Injury)
In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Lincoln won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 10:3. (average 1.7:0.5).
Including home matches between the teams, Lincoln won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 8:2. (average 2:0.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Lincoln City won against Reading?

Lincoln City has won 2 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Reading won against Lincoln City?

Reading has won 0 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Lincoln City - Reading were as follows:

18.04.2025 Reading - Lincoln City 0:1

21.12.2024 Lincoln City - Reading 2:0

06.04.2024 Reading - Lincoln City 1:1

16.12.2023 Lincoln City - Reading 1:1

Latest results of Lincoln City

26.07.2025 Lincoln City - West Bromwich Albion 4:2 ✺

22.07.2025 Grimsby Town - Lincoln City 2:1 ✺

16.07.2025 Bromley - Lincoln City 4:3 ✺

03.05.2025 Lincoln City - Wrexham 0:2 ✺

26.04.2025 Stockport County - Lincoln City 3:2 ✺

Latest results of Reading

26.07.2025 Reading - Portsmouth 0:4 ✺

19.07.2025 Reading - Tottenham Hotspur 0:2 ✺

12.07.2025 Gillingham - Reading 0:0 ✺

03.05.2025 Reading - Barnsley 2:4 ✺

26.04.2025 Bristol Rovers - Reading 0:2 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	17	11	2	4	31:17	14	35
2	Bradford City	18	9	7	2	26:18	8	34
3	Stevenage	16	9	4	3	19:11	8	31
4	Lincoln	18	9	4	5	23:18	5	31
5	Stockport County	17	8	5	4	23:21	2	29
6	Bolton	17	7	7	3	24:16	8	28
7	Luton	18	8	3	7	21:22	-1	27
8	Huddersfield	18	8	2	8	30:28	2	26
9	AFC Wimbledon	17	8	2	7	23:25	-2	26
10	Barnsley	15	7	4	4	26:19	7	25
11	Wigan	18	6	7	5	21:20	1	25
12	Wycombe	18	6	6	6	26:20	6	24
13	Leyton Orient	18	7	3	8	29:29	0	24
14	Rotherham	18	6	6	6	20:20	0	24
15	Northampton	17	7	2	8	16:17	-1	23
16	Mansfield	17	6	4	7	23:23	0	22
17	Reading	17	5	7	5	20:20	0	22
18	Doncaster	18	6	4	8	17:24	-7	22
19	Burton	18	6	4	8	16:24	-8	22
20	Exeter	17	5	2	10	16:18	-2	17
21	Peterborough	17	5	1	11	19:25	-6	16
22	Blackpool	18	4	4	10	17:28	-11	16
23	Plymouth	18	5	1	12	19:32	-13	16
24	Port Vale	18	3	5	10	11:21	-10	14

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