League One

League One | Gameweek 43

Apr 18, 2025 at 3pm UK

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Reading
0 - 1
Lincoln

Mbengue (41'), Ehibhaimha (59'), Camara (64'), Yiadom (72')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Collins (65')
Bayliss (22'), House (78'), Hamilton (87'), Darikwa (90+6')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Northampton 0-0 Reading
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Lincoln City

All competitions

Last Game: Lincoln 1-1 Shrewsbury
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Reading win with a probability of 39.66%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 34.34% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.57%) and 2-0 (6.73%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (8.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood.

Result
Reading	Draw	Lincoln City
39.66% ( 0.41)	26% ( -0.28)	34.34% ( -0.13)

Both teams to score 54% (

0.92)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.63% (

1.19)

50.36% (

-1.19)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.69% (

1.04)

72.3% (

-1.04)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.01% (

0.76)

24.98% (

-0.77)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.36% (

1.04)

59.63% (

-1.05)

Lincoln City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.98% (

0.5)

28.02% (

-0.5)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.33% (

0.63)

63.66% (

-0.63)

Score Analysis

Reading 39.66%

Lincoln City 34.34%

Draw 25.99%

Reading	Draw	Lincoln City
1-0 @ 9.71% ( -0.25) 2-1 @ 8.57% ( 0.09) 2-0 @ 6.73% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 3.96% ( 0.13) 3-0 @ 3.11% ( 0.06) 3-2 @ 2.52% ( 0.11) 4-1 @ 1.37% ( 0.07) 4-0 @ 1.08% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.61% Total : 39.66%	1-1 @ 12.35% ( -0.14) 0-0 @ 7% ( -0.34) 2-2 @ 5.45% ( 0.13) 3-3 @ 1.07% ( 0.06) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.99%	0-1 @ 8.91% ( -0.31) 1-2 @ 7.86% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 5.67% ( -0.11) 1-3 @ 3.33% ( 0.05) 0-3 @ 2.4% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.31% ( 0.09) 1-4 @ 1.06% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.8% Total : 34.34%