Season so far

League One

Key, Lincoln v Reading
League position, Lincoln City 12th, Reading 18thTotal points, Lincoln City 0, Reading 0

Form guide

All competitions

Lincoln City won
v West Bromwich Albion
4
2
Club Friendlies
Reading lose
v Portsmouth
0
4
Club Friendlies
Lincoln City lose
v Grimsby Town
2
1
Club Friendlies
Reading draw
v Slough Town
1
1
Club Friendlies
Lincoln City lose
v Wrexham
0
2
League One
Reading lose
v Tottenham Hotspur
0
2
Club Friendlies
Lincoln City lose
v Stockport County
3
2
League One
Reading draw
v Gillingham
0
0
Club Friendlies
Lincoln City won
v Bolton Wanderers
4
2
League One
Reading won
v Hungerford Town
1
5
Club Friendlies

Previous meetings

All competitions

Lincoln City and Reading
Played
9
Lincoln City Won 4Reading Won 2Draw 3

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Reading 0 , Lincoln City 1 on the 18th of April 2025
Reading
Lincoln City
18th of April 2025
Lincoln City 2 , Reading 0 on the 21st of December 2024
Lincoln City
Reading
21st of December 2024
Reading 1 , Lincoln City 1 on the 6th of April 2024
Reading
Lincoln City
6th of April 2024

Match Facts

  • Lincoln City completed a league double over Reading in League One last season, and will be looking to win three in succession against the Royals for the first time in the EFL.

  • Reading have won just one of their last 10 away league games against Lincoln City (D3 L6), a 1-0 victory at Sincil Bank in October 1985.

  • This will be the first time since 2022 that Lincoln have begun an EFL campaign on home soil, remaining unbeaten across their last four such matches at Sincil Bank (W3 D1). 

  • Reading have won just one of their last eight league fixtures on the opening day of an EFL season (D1 L6), a 2-0 away win over Derby County in the Championship in September 2020.