Match Info

League One - Round 1

Date: 2 August 2025, Saturday

Location: LNER stadium (Lincoln)

Referee: Woods M. (Eng)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Lincoln City		Reading

	1	X	2
	1.95	3.3	3.8	Watch
	1.93	3.6	3.6
	1.98	3.35	3.7	Watch
	2.08	3.45	3.93
	2.10	3.13	3.65	Watch
	1.95	3.4	3.7
	1.99	3.58	3.7	Watch
Avarage Now (Initially)	2 ↓ (2.2)	3.4 ↓ (3.48)	3.73 ↑ (3.07)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 2.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Lincoln City
47.1%

Draw
27.7%

Reading
25.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.6%

26.9%

30.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Lincoln City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.5%)

Reading has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.3%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Reading might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
63.6%	27.3%	9.1%

Lincoln City - Reading Predictions

Users Predictions: 10 users predict this event. Lincoln will win (votes: 6 - 60%). Reading will win (votes: 1 - 10%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 30%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Lincoln: 29.6% – 90.4%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. Lincoln (votes: 2 - 50%). Reading (votes: 2 - 50%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

EH -2 - Lincoln (8.55) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Lincoln (votes: 3 - 60%). Reading (votes: 2 - 40%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Wickens G. (G) 2. Darikwa T. 5. Jackson A. 15. Bradley S. 6. Towler R. 17. Street R. 14. McGrandles C. 10. Moylan J. 8. Bayliss T. 7. Hackett-Fairchild R. 9. Collins J.	1. Pereira J. (G) 2. Abrefa K. 22. Stickland M. 12. Burns F. 3. Dorsett A. J. R. 4. Elliott B. 10. Wing L. (C) 8. Savage C. 28. Camara M. 20. O'Mahony M. 9. Ehibhatiomhan K.
Substitutes
34. Draper F. 22. Hamer T. 11. Hamilton E. 13. Jeacock Z. (G) 37. Okewoye G. 36. Okoro Z. 12. Ring E.	6. Fraser L. 19. Garcia A. 5. Jacob M. 11. Kyerewaa D. 32. Lane P. 36. Ryan J. 25. Stevens J. (G)
Coaches
Skubala M.	Hunt N.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
20', 1 - 0, Burns F. (Own goal),
2nd Half (1 - 0)
63', Elliott B. ↓, Fraser L. ↑,
63', Camara M. ↓, Kyerewaa D. ↑,
67', 2 - 0, Hackett-Fairchild R. ⚽, McGrandles C. (A),
71', O'Mahony M. ↓, Lane P. ↑,
73', Bradley S. 🟨,
78', Moylan J. ↓, Hamilton E. ↑,
78', Hackett-Fairchild R. ↓, Ring E. ↑,
78', Dorsett A. J. R. ↓, Jacob M. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Lincoln won 3.

Lincoln might have a minor edge in this game.

There will not play in Lincoln: Jefferies D. (Injury)

In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Lincoln won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 10:3. (average 1.7:0.5).

Including home matches between the teams, Lincoln won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 8:2. (average 2:0.5).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Lincoln City
Club Friendly
26.07.25	Lincoln City - West Bromwich Albion	4:2 ✺
22.07.25	Grimsby Town - Lincoln City	2:1 ✺
16.07.25	Bromley - Lincoln City	4:3 ✺
English League One
03.05.25	Lincoln City - Wrexham	0:2 ✺
26.04.25	Stockport County - Lincoln City	3:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.1 WLLLL
- Reading
Club Friendly
26.07.25	Reading - Portsmouth	0:4 ✺
19.07.25	Reading - Tottenham Hotspur	0:2 ✺
12.07.25	Gillingham - Reading	0:0 ✺
English League One
03.05.25	Reading - Barnsley	2:4 ✺
26.04.25	Bristol Rovers - Reading	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.7 LLTLW

Latest Head to Head

English League One
18.04.25	Reading - Lincoln City	0:1
21.12.24	Lincoln City - Reading	2:0
06.04.24	Reading - Lincoln City	1:1
16.12.23	Lincoln City - Reading	1:1
Club Friendly
20.07.19	Lincoln City - Reading	1:0
16.07.16	Lincoln City - Reading	4:1

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