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Lincoln City face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 5 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, with Bristol Rvs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Lincoln City | 3 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Lincoln City | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Lincoln City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Red Imps, and 6 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 52 points from their 44 games played so far, Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 74 points from 44 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Red Imps's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bristol Rvs., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Lincoln City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |