Reading vs Lincoln

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🕒 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Speedie 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 43
Regular Season Table
Reading 7 · Lincoln 11
Referee Stats
20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 30%
Draws 30%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Reading controlled possession (62%).
  • Lincoln had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 14-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 21
Avg: 1.61 / 0.91

Points

46
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

5
Lincoln (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

27 / 32
Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.09
1.61
GF
1.17
0.91
GA
1.39
48%
O2.5
43%
48%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank7th
Lincoln rank11th
Reading points75
Lincoln points61
Reading: #7 · 75 pts · GD +11
17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Lincoln: #11 · 61 pts · GD +8
31 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L W W D
Points7/15
Weighted index36
Goals7-7
Record2-1-2
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 last 5 away

L W D L L
Points4/15
Weighted index33
Goals5-7
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%
Reading clean sheet at home39%
Lincoln score away70%
Lincoln clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Lincoln score first0%
Lincoln win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Lincoln 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.61 vs 1.40
Reading concede at home0.91 vs 1.18
Lincoln score away1.17 vs 1.18
Lincoln concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Reading score 15% above league average, while Lincoln score 1% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 23% below league average at home, and Lincoln are 1% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Lincoln goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
5
6
Shots Outside Box
9
5
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
3
9
Fouls
12
19
Offsides
0
5
Yellow Cards
4
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
400
236
Passes Accurate
327
167
Passes %
82%
71%

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