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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Rochdale at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Red Imps have the slight edge, having won 22 of the 47 games compared to Rochdale's 14 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was just last season, in August 2002, with Lincoln City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 21 Jan | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Lincoln City | 2-0 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Rochdale | 2 - 2 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 23 Apr | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Red Imps in those games, with 5 conceded.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far, Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Lincoln City are not exactly setting the world alight at Sincil Bank Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Rochdale in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Rochdale | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |