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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 19 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 5 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Lincoln City | 3 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 3 conceded.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Red Imps have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 62 points from their 42 games so far. Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 69 points from 43 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pirates, as the The Red Imps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Lincoln City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |