Reading vs Lincoln City Predictions & Tips

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Lincoln City to Win

Reason for tip

Lincoln are top with 26 wins from 40 and have lost just one of their last 25 league games. They are unbeaten in ten away matches, winning seven of their last nine on the road. Reading have scored just 0.88 goals per game against top-six sides, highlighting a tougher attacking challenge here.

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Lincoln City 1-0

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A narrow away win is supported by strong defensive trends, with Lincoln conceding just 18 goals in 19 away games and keeping four clean sheets in their last six on the road. The last five head-to-heads have produced under three goals, while seven of Reading’s 11 defeats have been by a single goal.

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Lincoln to close in on the second tier

Lincoln are in excellent form on the road, having gone ten away trips without losing a League One game and winning seven of their last nine. They can pick up where they left off and secure another victory at Reading on Monday.

Lincoln are top of League One, having won 26 of their 40 games this season, while Reading sit sixth with 16 wins, 14 draws and 11 defeats.

Lincoln have conceded an average of just 0.56 goals a game in their nine League One games against other teams in the top six this season, while Reading have scored an average of just 0.88 goals a game in their eight such matches.

Lincoln maintained their winning habit with a 1-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon on Friday, justifying their price of 4/9 to win the game. They have now won ten of the 11 matches in which they have been odds-on this season. Lincoln have won 21 of the 26 games in which they’ve scored first this season (81%).

Lincoln are in fine fettle. They have lost just one of their last 25 League One games, a run stretching back to November when they were beaten by Wycombe.

Lincoln are the most profitable team in League One this season. Backing them to a one-point level stake in each of their 40 games would have shown a profit of 15.56 units.

Their attack is a serious threat, having scored two goals or more in 24 of their 40 League One games this season. No team has scored more League One goals than Lincoln’s 75 in 40 matches, and they have found the net in their last 25 league games, scoring at least twice in 19 of those.

Lincoln have been impressive defensively away from home this season, conceding just 18 goals in 19 games – an average of 0.95 goals per game. They have kept four clean sheets in their last six League One road games.

Lincoln can edge this, with a 1-0 correct score in favour of the visitors looking like a decent bet. The last five League One head-to-heads between these sides have all featured fewer than three goals and Lincoln were 1-0 winners against AFC Wimbledon in their last league game. Seven of Reading’s 11 defeats this season have been by a single goal.