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	22	15	2	5	40:23	17	47
2	Lincoln	23	13	5	5	34:23	11	44
3	Bradford City	22	12	7	3	32:21	11	43
4	Stockport County	22	11	5	6	33:29	4	38
5	Huddersfield	23	11	4	8	42:31	11	37
6	Bolton	22	10	7	5	30:21	9	37
7	Stevenage	21	10	6	5	25:17	8	36
8	Luton	23	10	5	8	33:28	5	35
9	Wycombe	23	7	8	8	29:27	2	29
10	Reading	22	7	8	7	29:28	1	29
11	Mansfield	22	8	5	9	28:28	0	29
12	Wigan	22	7	8	7	25:25	0	29
13	Blackpool	23	8	5	10	29:30	-1	29
14	Peterborough	22	9	2	11	26:28	-2	29
15	Barnsley	20	8	4	8	32:32	0	28
16	Leyton Orient	23	8	4	11	34:38	-4	28
17	AFC Wimbledon	22	8	4	10	24:30	-6	28
18	Burton	22	7	6	9	23:29	-6	27
19	Northampton	22	8	3	11	22:28	-6	27
20	Exeter	22	8	2	12	22:21	1	26
21	Plymouth	23	8	2	13	28:38	-10	26
22	Rotherham	23	6	6	11	22:33	-11	24
23	Doncaster	23	6	4	13	23:40	-17	22
24	Port Vale	22	3	6	13	13:30	-17	15

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