Two teams battling to secure playoff positions in the League One table will lock horns for a huge game on Tuesday evening, with Oxford United welcoming Lincoln City to the Kassam Stadium.

Oxford are currently sixth in the division, three points ahead of seventh-placed Blackpool, who have played a game more, while Lincoln occupy eighth spot, five points behind their opponents in this fixture.

Oxford United have never played in the Championship, spending each of the last eight campaigns in the third tier of English football, but they are currently in a strong position to challenge for promotion.

Indeed, Des Buckingham‘s side sit sixth in the table, three points ahead of seventh-placed Blackpool, who have played a game more, while they are five clear of Lincoln in eighth.

An excellent season has seen Oxford record 21 wins from their 43 matches, with 73 points enough for sixth at this stage, and they are only two points behind fifth-placed Barnsley, who also have three games left.

The U’s will enter this match off the back of three straight victories in League One, including a thumping 5-0 success over Peterborough United on Saturday afternoon.

Buckingham’s team are flying at the moment, winning four of their last five at this level of football, scoring 13 times in their last three fixtures, and they now have back-to-back home fixtures against Lincoln and Stevenage before ending their regular campaign with a trip to Exeter City on April 27.