League One

League One | Gameweek 21

Dec 21, 2024 at 12.30pm UK

LNER Stadium

Lincoln
2 - 0
Reading

Cadamarteri (8'), Hackett (72')
House (55'), O'Connor (78')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Dean (55')
Holzman (37')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Lincoln City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Lincoln City

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Huddersfield 2-2 Lincoln
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Reading

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Reading 0-3 Blackpool
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lincoln City win with a probability of 48.77%. A win for Reading had a probability of 27.14% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.49%) and 2-0 (7.97%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-2 (6.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Lincoln City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Lincoln City.

Result
Lincoln City	Draw	Reading
48.77% ( 1.17)	24.09% ( 0.15)	27.14% ( -1.32)

Both teams to score 56.72% (

-1.53)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.82% (

-1.56)

45.18% (

1.56)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.47% (

-1.51)

67.53% (

1.51)

Lincoln City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.38% (

-0.14)

18.62% (

0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.08% (

-0.23)

49.92% (

0.24)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.7% (

-1.76)

30.31% (

1.77)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.52% (

-2.16)

66.49% (

2.16)

Score Analysis

Lincoln City 48.77%

Reading 27.14%

Draw 24.08%

Lincoln City	Draw	Reading
2-1 @ 9.52% ( 0.09) 1-0 @ 9.49% ( 0.58) 2-0 @ 7.97% ( 0.45) 3-1 @ 5.33% ( 0.03) 3-0 @ 4.47% ( 0.24) 3-2 @ 3.18% ( -0.14) 4-1 @ 2.24% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.88% ( 0.09) 4-2 @ 1.34% ( -0.07) Other @ 3.36% Total : 48.77%	1-1 @ 11.32% ( 0.16) 2-2 @ 5.68% ( -0.23) 0-0 @ 5.64% ( 0.37) 3-3 @ 1.27% ( -0.12) Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.08%	1-2 @ 6.76% ( -0.24) 0-1 @ 6.74% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 4.02% ( -0.13) 1-3 @ 2.69% ( -0.24) 2-3 @ 2.26% ( -0.21) 0-3 @ 1.6% ( -0.13) Other @ 3.07% Total : 27.14%