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Lincoln City face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Imps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, the Shakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Lincoln City | 2 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Bury | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Bury | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 27 Nov | Bury | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Bury | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 17 Feb | Bury | 7 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Shakers, with 5 goals against.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Red Imps's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bury are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 11 points from 6 games. Lincoln City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bury | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Bury may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bury | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Lincoln City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |