League Two Preview: 06/01/2016

League Two Preview Saturday 9^th January 2016 and Tuesday 12^th January 2016.

It's a much reduced League Two programme this Saturday due to teams participating in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, so this week I've included the two midweek games in my preview.

*Important games **Key Game

Saturday 9/1/2016
**Accrington v Notts County – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (2-0)
Wimbledon v Carlisle – Postponed
*Barnet v Bristol Rovers – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-1)
*Crawley v Cambridge – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-1)
*Mansfield v Stevenage – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (2-0)

With there being so few games it gives those teams that are playing a chance to take advantage and improve on their league positions so for that reason all this weeks fixtures are important games and again I've made Notts' game the key fixture.

Bristol Rovers will be hoping to maintain their play off hopes and put pressure on the teams around them at the expense of Barnet, who themselves will be hoping to shoot up the table.

Likewise Crawley and particularly Cambridge will be hoping for maximum points to push up the table.

Mansfield can also return closer to the play off places though Stevenage could easily help their own cause and climb further up the congested mid table places.

Tuesday 12th January 2016

*Morecambe v Exeter – Kick Off 19:45 – Score Prediction (1-0)
*Plymouth v Northampton – Kick Off 19:45 – Score Prediction (2-0)

Morecambe are 1 point better off than Exeter but again both teams have a chance to keep their play off hopes alive.

The real stand out game of the weekend could see Plymouth extend their lead at the head of League Two to 6 points but Northampton could, with a win, catch them up.

Once again I feature Notts as my key game.

**Accrington v Notts County

At the time of writing Mick Halsall and Richard Dryden are still temporarily in charge of team affairs with Notts 9 points short of a play off place.

Accrington, at 7th, occupy the last play off place in League Two with 39 points and have played two games less than Notts.

When Notts played Accrington earlier in the season on Saturday 22 August it ended 1–1 with a 90th minute equalizer by the visitors cancelling out Burke's 76th minute opener.

In the 2011/12 season League One Notts beat League Two Accrington 4–1 in the 1st round of the FA Cup but Accrington got their revenge last season winning a replay 2–1 after a goalless draw at Meadow Lane.

Notts really need all 3 points to give the new manager, whoever that may be, any real hope of resurrecting Notts' season. I've gone 2–0 to Accrington, please prove me wrong Notts.