Lincoln vs Reading

Lincoln

2 - 0

Reading

🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 LNER Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Woods 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Lincoln 1 · Reading 12

Referee Stats

Martin Woods

16 matches · 3.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.38
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.31
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	63%
Draws	25%
Away wins	13%

Team Overview

Lincoln (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 18-4-1

Goals For / Against

53 / 20

Avg: 2.30 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 2.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 32

Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.52

PPG

1.13

2.30

1.35

0.87

1.39

65%

O2.5

43%

61%

BTTS

70%

65%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Lincoln rank1st

Reading rank12th

Lincoln points103

Reading points63

Lincoln: #1 · 103 pts · GD +48

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 54 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4

28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

40-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lincoln last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-5

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-5

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 9%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Lincoln score at home96%

Lincoln clean sheet at home35%

Reading score away78%

Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Lincoln score first65%

Lincoln win after scoring first87%

Reading score first43%

Reading win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lincoln 86% · Reading 45%

Avg first goal minute: Lincoln 30.9' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Lincoln score at home2.30 vs 1.48

Lincoln concede at home0.87 vs 1.15

Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15

Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Lincoln score 56% above league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Lincoln are 25% below league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Lincoln goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 14

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

F. Burns

Own Goal

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Elliott

1st substitution · For: L. Fraser

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Mamadi Camará

2nd substitution · For: D. Kyerewaa

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Hackett

Normal Goal · Assist: C. McGrandles

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Mark O’Mahony

3rd substitution · For: P. Lane

73'

73' S. Bradley

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Moylan

1st substitution · For: E. Hamilton

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Hackett

2nd substitution · For: E. Ring

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Dorsett

4th substitution · For: M. Jacob

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Street

3rd substitution · For: T. Hamer

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Collins

4th substitution · For: F. Draper

Lincoln vs Reading 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lincoln beat Reading 2-0 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Martin Woods. It was played at LNER Stadium.

First half: Lincoln took the lead at 20' when F. Burns scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0.

Second half: Reading made their 1st substitution at 63', with B. Elliott replacing L. Fraser. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Mamadi Camará replacing D. Kyerewaa. Lincoln extended the lead at 67' when R. Hackett scored, with the assist credited to C. McGrandles, making the score 2-0. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Mark O’Mahony replacing P. Lane. S. Bradley received a yellow card for Lincoln at 73'. Lincoln made their 1st substitution at 78', with J. Moylan replacing E. Hamilton. Lincoln made their 2nd substitution at 78', with R. Hackett replacing E. Ring. Reading made their 4th substitution at 78', with J. Dorsett replacing M. Jacob. Lincoln made their 3rd substitution at 89', with R. Street replacing T. Hamer. Lincoln made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Collins replacing F. Draper.

Lincoln used 4 substitutions while Reading used 4 substitutions. Lincoln got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Lincoln vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

06 Apr 2026 Reading vs Lincoln 1 - 2 02 Aug 2025 Lincoln vs Reading 2 - 0

2024-2025 Season

18 Apr 2025 Reading vs Lincoln 0 - 1 21 Dec 2024 Lincoln vs Reading 2 - 0

2023-2024 Season

06 Apr 2024 Reading vs Lincoln 1 - 1 16 Dec 2023 Lincoln vs Reading 1 - 1