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Lincoln City travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 2 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Bournemouth was back in April 2003, over five years ago, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cherries in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 May | Bournemouth | 5 - 2 | Lincoln City | D3PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 09 Jan | Lincoln City | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 Aug | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 04 Mar | Bournemouth | 2 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 02 Oct | Lincoln City | 3 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 4 conceded.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bournemouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just -4 points from their 12 games thus far. Lincoln City's 16 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Red Imps has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bournemouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Lincoln City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |