Lincoln vs Reading prediction: ENGLAND: League One betting tips on match 2024-12-20 12:30.
[p]The upcoming match features Lincoln City facing off against Reading in the League One. This encounter is part of round 21 of the competition.[/p]
[p]Lincoln City currently holds the 9th position in the standings with a total of 20 matches played. They have achieved seven wins and seven draws, with a total score of 26:25. At home, Lincoln City stands 11th, having played nine matches, winning four and drawing two, with a total score of 14:12. In their last competitive match, they drew 2-2 against Huddersfield. Key players for Lincoln City include Paudie O’Connor and Ethan Erhahon, both of whom did not miss any minute in the last five matches, and Tendayi Darikwa, selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament.[/p]
[p]Reading is positioned 6th in the standings, having played 19 matches with nine wins and four draws, accumulating a total score of 30:28. Their away record places them 15th, with ten matches played, two wins, and four draws, resulting in a total score of 13:21. In their last competitive match, Reading suffered a 0-3 defeat against Blackpool. Key players for Reading include Lewis Wing, who did not miss any minute in the last five matches, Sam Smith, who stands on shared 8th to 9th place in the top scorers table with seven goals, and Ben Elliott, selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament.[/p]
[p]In the last four matches between Lincoln City and Reading in this competition, Lincoln City has not won any, while Reading has won one, with three matches ending in a draw. The last encounter between these teams ended in a 1-1 draw in April 2024.[/p]
[p]Offensively, Reading is strong, having scored 30 goals, placing them in a shared 5th to 7th position in the competition. Lincoln City has scored 26 goals, ranking 11th. Defensively, Lincoln City is average, conceding 25 goals, ranking 13th, while Reading has conceded 28 goals, placing them in a shared 15th to 16th position.[/p]
[p]Teams Performance Metrics[/p]
[p] – Lincoln City have the lowest percentage of ball possession in the league this season. In average, they have had 41.4% possession in a match.[/p]
[p] – Reading have conceded the most corner kicks in the league this season. In 19 matches they have conceded 130 corner kicks (the league average is 96.0) at an average of 6.8 per match. [/p]
[p] – Reading are in the Top 3 teams for the most fouls committed in the league this season. In 19 matches they have committed 252 fouls (the league average is 230.2) at an average of 13.3 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Lincoln City are unbeaten in the last 3 home league matches against Reading.[/p]
[p] – Reading have scored in their last 8 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Lincoln City failed to win any of their last 7 league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips[/p]
[p] – Reading have failed to score in both halves in the last 5 H2H league matches against Lincoln City.[/p]
[p] – In 4 of the last 5 H2H league matches Lincoln City did not lose against Reading when they have scored at least one goal.[/p]
[p] – Reading have failed to score 3 or more goals across the last 5 H2H league matches against Lincoln City.[/p]
[p] – At most 3 goals in total (under 3.5).[/p]
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