Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Carlisle
Match Time & Date:
01/04/2024
16:00
Prediction: 0-2
Lincoln
After shocking Peterborough United at Weston Homes Stadium, Carlisle United will be looking to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Lincoln on Monday afternoon. The Cumbrians are 13 points behind the safe zone, meaning that this has to go down as yet another must-win game for the rock-bottom side. A man to watch in the home team will be Jonathan Mellish, who scored a hat-trick against the Posh, while Taylor Charters should miss out with injury.
The Imps, on the other hand, look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their fifth consecutive league win. Lincoln are more of a team than Carlisle United and even though the Cumbrians shined at Weston Homes Stadium on Friday, away win should be considered this time out. Talented forward Jovon Makama should be recalled to Lincoln’s starting XI after scoring a late winner against Leyton.
Highlighted Player (Teddy Bishop):
Having joined Ipswich as an eight-year-old, Teddy Bishop rose through the ranks at Portman Road to become one of the key players for the Tractor Boys. Bishop’s road to prominence hit a serious roadblock in his first year of the academy scholarship when he endured a serious back injury, but it was in 2014 that he went from strength to strength – proving his worth at the club and emerging as one of the most promising players in the squad.
The total of 36 appearances in his debut season with the first team were more than enough to make an impression on the fans and the club hierarchy which offered him a new long-term deal.
This deep-lying midfielder in characterized by impressive passing accuracy, vision and great reading of the play. Bishop is an asset defensively as well, but he is most comfortable sitting just above the back line, spraying balls around. As a two-footed midfielder, Teddy Bishop is regularly being watched by a number of Premier League biggest clubs.
Highlighted Team (Carlisle):
Founded in May 1904, Carlisle United are a professional football club that have one of the biggest stadiums in the League 2. Brunton Park is the club’s home ground, and it can hold up to 18,202 spectators. When playing at Brunton Park Carlisle United footballers wear blue shirts and blue shorts, while their away kit is sky blue.
The Cumbrians maintain a rivalry with Workington And Barrow, but it has to be noted that the two clubs have not met in the Football League since the 1970s. Carlisle United won their first Football League Trophy in the 1996/97 season, with the team beating Colchester United 4-3 on penalties.
The Cumbrians repeated the success 14 years later (2010/11) as they defeated Brentford 1-0, thanks to Peter Michael Murphy’s goal. Carlisle United recorded their biggest win against Hartlepool United (8-0) on September 1, 1928, with the team suffering their heaviest defeat to Hull City (1-11) on January 14, 1939.
