On Sat Feb 4th, in week 30, Accrington Stanley and Lincoln City will play a match in Accrington in a clash of these two closely matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 21st placed Accrington Stanley, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Boreham Wood. Tommy Leigh struck first for Accrington Stanley in the 97th minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Boreham Wood was frustrated by Accrington Stanley’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Accrington Stanley ended the match with the shutout victory. Accrington Stanley is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while lincoln City sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Cambridge United. Neither Lincoln City nor Cambridge United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Lincoln City and Accrington Stanley battled to a 1-1 draw. Jack Diamond scored the first goal for Lincoln City in the 60th minute from the penalty spot, then in the 85th minute, Mitchell Clark sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Harvey Rodgers earning them at least the one point.
Ben House and Jack Diamond are the top scorers for Lincoln City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Accrington Stanley’s most prolific scorer has been Tommy Leigh. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.