In this week 35 match on Mar 4th, Lincoln City and Oxford United will play a match in Lincoln 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, Lincoln City recorded a 1-1 draw against Milton Keynes Dons. Daniel Mandroiu scored the first goal for Lincoln City in the 5th minute, then Edmond-Paris Maghoma got the equalizer for Milton Keynes Dons in the 89th minute on a feed from Nathan Holland earning Milton Keynes Dons a comeback draw. Lincoln City is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while oxford United is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bristol Rovers. Scott Sinclair scored the first goal for Bristol Rovers in the 22nd minute from the penalty spot, then Lewis Collins added another in the 28th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Oxford United couldn’t manage to score, and Bristol Rovers took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Lincoln City and Oxford United last played eachother at the The Kassam Stadium on the 16th of August. Lincoln City was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Tom Hopper struck first for Lincoln City in the 21st minute, then Anthony Scully added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Oxford United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Lewis Bate and Cameron Brannagan, and they each have 1 goal. Regan Poole and Olamide Shodipo 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.