Lincoln City v Barnsley: Is the game on TV? Kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Pre-season League One promotion contenders Barnsley will be hoping to bounce back from their opening day disappointment when they travel to Lincoln City on Saturday afternoon.

The Tykes, who reached the play-offs last season, were surprisingly beaten at home by Mansfield Town in their first game of the season but they did reach the second round of the EFL Cup midweek, beating Wigan Athletic on penalties after the game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes.

Lincoln picked up all three points in their opening game as they won 3-2 at Burton Albion, but they were knocked out of the EFL Cup by League Two side Harrogate Town on Tuesday.

Is Lincoln v Barnsley on TV?

Lincoln v Barnsley has not been selected for TV coverage on Sky Sports during this round of League One fixtures.

Lincoln v Barnsley kick-off time, date and venue

Lincoln v Barnsley will be played at Sincil Bank in Lincoln and kick-off is at 15:00 GMT on Saturday 17th August 2024.

Lincoln v Barnsley stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Lincoln are unbeaten in their last 10 football league games against Barnsley, which is a run stretching back to the 1973/74 season.

Barnsley lost their final four away league games in the 2023/24 season.

The last meeting between the two sides saw Lincoln record a 5-1 victory at Oakwell back in March.

Lincoln v Barnsley head-to-head record (H2H)

Lincoln wins	26
Draws	16
Barnsley wins	33

Lincoln v Barnsley team news

Lincoln team news

There are no new injury concerns for manager Michael Skabala ahead of the game against Barnsley.

Barnsley team news

Chelsea loanee Gabriel Slonina is in contention to start in goal following his impressive debut against Wigan Athletic in the EFL Cup.

Fabio Jalo remains absent with a shoulder injury, with Darrell Clarke hoping to have the striker available before the end of the month.