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%): 4 high ROI users predict this event. Lincoln (votes: 2 - 50%). Reading (votes: 2 - 50%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

EH -2 - Lincoln (8.55) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 5 high ROI users predict this event. Lincoln (votes: 3 - 60%). Reading (votes: 2 - 40%).

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	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

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