FootyMAD's Lincoln City match preview

Last updated : 06 October 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham T. face a trip to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Friday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 5 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 26 FebCheltenham T.1 - 0Lincoln CityLGE2
2004/2005Sat 11 DecLincoln City0 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE2
2003/2004Sat 06 MarCheltenham T.3 - 2Lincoln CityLGE2
2003/2004Tue 13 JanLincoln City0 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE2
2001/2002Tue 12 MarLincoln City0 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE2
2001/2002Fri 05 OctCheltenham T.2 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
2000/2001Sat 14 AprCheltenham T.2 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Lincoln City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Red Imps, with 4 goals against.

Cheltenham T. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far, Cheltenham T.'s 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Lincoln City621311107
Cheltenham T.6204696

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Red Imps, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Lincoln City 4 games since last home draw.
Cheltenham T. 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.