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🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Mather 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Reading 12 · Lincoln 1
Referee Stats
Simon Mather
15 matches · 3.87 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.87
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.47
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-6).
  • Reading controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28
Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Lincoln (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 21
Avg: 1.57 / 0.91

Points

45
Avg: 1.96

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.96
1.43
GF
1.57
1.22
GA
0.91
52%
O2.5
43%
65%
BTTS
39%
52%
Score 1st
61%

League-position context

Reading rank12th
Lincoln rank1st
Reading points63
Lincoln points103
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.
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.
40-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Lincoln last 5 away

W W D W D
Points11/15
Weighted index82
Goals10-5
Record3-2-0
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home26%
Lincoln score away83%
Lincoln clean sheet away48%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%
Reading win after scoring first75%
Lincoln score first61%
Lincoln win after scoring first79%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Lincoln 43%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Lincoln 20.5'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Lincoln score away1.57 vs 1.15
Lincoln concede away0.91 vs 1.48
Reading score 3% below league average, while Lincoln score 36% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Lincoln are 38% 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.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 3
16-30 2

Lincoln goal timing (away)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 7
16-30 7
61-75 5
46-60 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
2
Total Shots
10
6
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
1
3
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
70%
30%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
7
13
Offsides
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
—
—
Total Passes
626
265
Passes Accurate
549
186
Passes %
88%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
5' ⚽
⚽
5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
R. Oné
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Hackett
28' ↑↓
↑↓
28' ⇄ K. Doyle
1st substitution · For: P. Lane
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ B. House
1st substitution · For: R. Street
66'
66' D. Jefferies
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ D. Jefferies
2nd substitution · For: D. Elerewe
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ R. Oné
3rd substitution · For: A. Lloyd
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ L. Fraser
2nd substitution · For: W. Keane
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ R. Nyambe
3rd substitution · For: H. Roberts
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Dorsett
4th substitution · For: K. Young
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ R. Hackett
4th substitution · For: J. Moylan
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ I. Varfolomeev
5th substitution · For: T. Bayliss
84'
84' F. Burns
90+2' ⚽
⚽
90+2' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
L. Wing
Normal Goal
90+3'
90+3' A. Lloyd
90+6' ⚽
⚽
90+6' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
J. Moylan
Normal Goal · Assist: C. McGrandles

Reading vs Lincoln 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lincoln beat Reading 2-1 on Monday, 06 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Simon Mather. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Lincoln took an early lead at 5' when R. Oné scored, with the assist credited to R. Hackett, making the score 0-1. Reading made their 1st substitution at 28', with K. Doyle replacing P. Lane.

Second half: Lincoln made their 1st substitution at 59', with B. House replacing R. Street. D. Jefferies received a yellow card for Lincoln at 66'. Lincoln made their 2nd substitution at 67', with D. Jefferies replacing D. Elerewe. Lincoln made their 3rd substitution at 68', with R. Oné replacing A. Lloyd. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 70', with L. Fraser replacing W. Keane. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 70', with R. Nyambe replacing H. Roberts. Reading made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Dorsett replacing K. Young. Lincoln made their 4th substitution at 83', with R. Hackett replacing J. Moylan. Lincoln made their 5th substitution at 83', with I. Varfolomeev replacing T. Bayliss. F. Burns received a yellow card for Reading at 84'. Reading found a late equaliser at 90+2' when L. Wing scored, making the score 1-1. A. Lloyd received a yellow card for Lincoln at 90+3'. Lincoln took the lead at 90+6' when J. Moylan scored, with the assist credited to C. McGrandles, making the score 1-2.

Reading used 4 substitutions while Lincoln used 5 substitutions. Reading got 1 yellow card, while Lincoln got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (10-6).
  • Reading controlled possession (70%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Reading vs Lincoln 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