In this week 8 match, on Sat Sep 10th, Lincoln City plays host to Accrington Stanley in a meeting of these two evenly matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 20th placed Lincoln City, recorded a 0-2 loss against Cambridge United. Joe Ironside struck first for Cambridge United in the 24th minute, then Joe Ironside added another in the 27th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lincoln City couldn’t manage to score, and Cambridge United took the shutout win. Lincoln City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 19th placed Accrington Stanley, recorded a 1-2 loss against Forest Green Rovers. Reece Brown scored the first goal for Forest Green Rovers in the 37th minute, but Tommy Leigh got the equalizer for Accrington Stanley in the 76th minute. Accrington Stanley looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Accrington Stanley won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Sean McConville has been the most prolific scorer on Accrington Stanley in the last five matches with two goals. Teddy Bishop has been the most prolific scorer on Lincoln City in the last five matches with two goals.