League One: Reading vs Lincoln City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 42 match between Reading and Lincoln City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Reading enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lincoln City swing by on Monday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Lincoln City have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 87 points from their initial 40 encounters. Reading trail them by 62 points after 41 rounds, leaving them as number 6 in the table.

Form: Reading vs Lincoln City

Reading Form

Reading have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Stevenage, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-0 win against Wigan. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield. Reading claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the League One, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 13 and conceded eight goals.

Lincoln City Form

In their last three matches, Lincoln City drew 2-2 with Huddersfield, beat Rotherham by 3-0 and beat AFC Wimbledon by 1-0. Lincoln City have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the League One. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 12 and conceding three goals.

Betting facts for Reading and Lincoln City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Reading and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Reading vs Lincoln City

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan has been great for Reading lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Lincoln City are optimistic that Tendayi Darikwa doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Reading vs Lincoln City

Full-time result

Reading won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. Lincoln City won seven games, drew three and lost zero in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Reading are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home. Lincoln City struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 23 matches in a row. Lincoln City have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 away games. Lincoln City have not lost to Reading in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Reading scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Lincoln City scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Lincoln City should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Monday, as Reading only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Lincoln City claimed seven clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Reading’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Lincoln City, who managed to score 2.3 times in those matches. Lincoln City scored at least one goal in their last 25 matches.