Lincoln vs Reading

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 LNER Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Herczeg 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Lincoln 11 · Reading 7
Referee Stats
14 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 14%
Draws 21%
Away wins 64%
How the match was won
  • Lincoln outshot their opponent (15-4).
  • Lincoln controlled possession (64%).
  • Lincoln had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lincoln (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

37 / 24
Avg: 1.61 / 1.04

Points

36
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

8
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 36
Avg: 1.35 / 1.57

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

4

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

1.57
PPG
1.26
1.61
GF
1.35
1.04
GA
1.57
48%
O2.5
57%
52%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Lincoln rank11th
Reading rank7th
Lincoln points61
Reading points75
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.
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.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lincoln last 5 home

L W D W D
Points8/15
Weighted index49
Goals6-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals10-5
Record3-1-1
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.

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 35%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Lincoln score at home65%
Lincoln clean sheet at home30%
Reading score away70%
Reading clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Lincoln score at home1.61 vs 1.40
Lincoln concede at home1.04 vs 1.18
Reading score away1.35 vs 1.18
Reading concede away1.57 vs 1.40
Lincoln score 15% above league average, while Reading score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Lincoln are 12% below league average at home, and Reading are 11% above 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)

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

Reading goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
1
Total Shots
15
4
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
11
3
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
9
0
Fouls
14
9
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
483
277
Passes Accurate
389
175
Passes %
81%
63%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Lincoln vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season