Reading 1–2 Lincoln result and match statistics

Advised bets

The forecast for this fixture is published at least 24 hours before kick-off.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
Market	Selection	Ours	Fair	Best price	Implied	Gap
Not published yet.

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a bet is only advised where the gap clears our threshold after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

This season

Season records for Reading and Lincoln
Reading		Lincoln
7	Played	8
3-2-2	W-D-L	3-2-3
1.57	Pts / game	1.38
2.29	Goals for / game	0.88
1.29	Goals against / game	1.00
71%	Over 2.5	38%
57%	BTTS	50%
43%	Clean sheets	50%
14%	Failed to score	13%
3-0-1	Home record	0-2-2
0-2-1	Away record	3-0-1
D1	Streak	L1

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Reading · Lincoln

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
—	Shots	11.0
—	Shots on target	3.5
—	Corners	3.0
—	Cards	3.50
—	Fouls	15.5
—	Possession %	32
—	xG	1.32
—	sample	2 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
—	Shots	14.0
—	Shots on target	4.0
—	Corners	7.0
—	Cards	1.50
—	Fouls	12.0
—	Possession %	68
—	xG	1.23
—	sample	2 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches, captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Reading	Metric	Lincoln
	Goals scored
	Goals conceded
	Expected goals (xG)
	Big chances
	Shots on target
	Total shots
	Touches in opp. box
	Corners
	Possession %
	Passes
	Tackles
	Fouls
	Offsides
	Throw-ins
	Yellow cards
	Red cards

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to headFull record →

Reading wins: 0
Draws: 0
Lincoln wins: 2
Goals / game: 2.50
Over 2.5: 50%
Both score: 50%

Reading v Lincoln1–22026-04-06
Lincoln v Reading2–02025-08-02

League One table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Bradford	7	5	0	2	+3	15	Bradford won 3 of the last 5
2	Sheffield Wednesday	7	4	2	1	+7	14	Sheffield Wednesday won 3 of the last 5
3	Stockport County	8	4	1	3	+7	13	Stockport County won 2 of the last 5
4	Plymouth	8	4	1	3	+3	13	Plymouth won 3 of the last 5
5	Cambridge United	8	3	4	1	+2	13	Cambridge United won 2 of the last 5
6	Huddersfield	7	3	3	1	+5	12	Huddersfield won 2 of the last 5
7	Burton Albion	8	3	3	2	+1	12	Burton Albion won 2 of the last 5
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	3	3	2	-2	12	AFC Wimbledon won 2 of the last 5
9	Reading	7	3	2	2	+7	11	Reading won 3 of the last 5
10	Oxford United	6	3	2	1	+6	11	Oxford United won 3 of the last 5
11	Leyton Orient	7	3	1	3	+4	10	Leyton Orient won 2 of the last 5
12	Wycombe	8	2	4	2	-3	10	Wycombe won 2 of the last 5
13	Stevenage	7	2	3	2	+3	9	Stevenage won 2 of the last 5
14	Leicester	7	2	3	2	-2	9	Leicester won 2 of the last 5
15	Blackpool	7	2	2	3	0	8	Blackpool won 1 of the last 5
16	Luton	7	2	2	3	-2	8	Luton won 1 of the last 5
17	Mansfield Town	7	2	2	3	-3	8	Mansfield Town won 1 of the last 5
18	Barnsley	7	2	2	3	-5	8	Barnsley won 2 of the last 5
19	Bromley	7	2	2	3	-10	8	Bromley won 1 of the last 5
20	Notts County	7	1	4	2	-2	7	Notts County won 1 of the last 5
21	Doncaster	7	1	3	3	-1	6	Doncaster won 1 of the last 5
22	Milton Keynes Dons	7	0	6	1	-2	6	Milton Keynes Dons won 0 of the last 5
23	Peterborough	8	1	2	5	-9	5	Peterborough won 0 of the last 5
24	Wigan	7	1	1	5	-7	4	Wigan won 1 of the last 5