Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Notts County
Match Time & Date:
07/09/2024
10:00 AM
Prediction: 3-1
Accrington
Notts County will look to build on back-to-back wins over Grimsby Town (4-1) and Swindon Town (2-1) when they face Accrington Stanley in the League Two round 5. The Magpies have found their form of late, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to book their spot in the playoffs. Experienced striker David McGoldrick should keep his place in the starting XI after scoring a brace against the Robins, while midfielder Dan Crowley is a major doubt after suffering a minor injury at the weekend.
The Accy Stanley, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the EFL Trophy loss to Stockport County (1-4) and given their six-game winless run in all competitions, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Nottingham.
Highlighted Player (David McGoldrick):
David McGoldrick is an Irish international who was born in Nottingham, England on 29 November, 1987. McGoldrick was eligible to play for both England and Republic of Ireland and he decided to play for the Irish national team. The striker made his Ireland debut on 18 November, 2014, in a 4-1 win over USA and it has to be noted that he provided assists for Robbie Brady and Anthony Pilkington.
McGoldrick began his senior career at Nots County and he played for the likes of Northampton, Bournemouth, Port Vale, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City in the past as well. The Irish attacker he joined Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the 2012/2013 campaign and he signed a permanent deal with the club in July 2013.
David McGoldrick scored 14 goals in 31 appearances for the Tractor Boys in the 2013/2014 Championship campaign and that is considered his most successful season. You should have in mind that his Ipswich teammates Daryl Murphy and Stephen Hunt backed David for his first-ever Ireland call-up.
Highlighted Team (Accrington):
Founded back in 1891 and reformed in 1968, Accrington Stanley are an English football club that compete in the League One. The original team competed in the Football League from 1921 to 1962, spending the last four seasons in Lancashire Combination.
The Accy are well known for their red home kit, whilst they wear sky blue shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. The League One side play their home games at Crown Ground, the stadium which can hold up to 5,450 spectators (3,100 seated). Accrington have been playing at Crown Ground since 1970.
Listed as the all-time favourite player amongst fans, Chris Grimshaw is one of the most famous Accrington Stanley footballers. However, George Stewart is the team’s top scorer, netting 136 goals in total from 1954 to 1958. It has to be noted that the Accy have yet to represent England in European competitions.
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