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Last updated : 30 September 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bury v Lincoln City fixture

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 6 of the 31 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Shakers in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 01 JanLincoln City1 - 0BuryLGE2
2004/2005Sat 04 SepBury0 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
2003/2004Sat 03 JanLincoln City2 - 1BuryLGE2
2003/2004Mon 25 AugBury2 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
2002/2003Sat 22 MarBury2 - 0Lincoln CityLGE2
2002/2003Tue 29 OctLincoln City1 - 1BuryLGE2
2001/2002Tue 27 NovBury1 - 1Lincoln CityFAC

Recent respective form guides

Bury are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Shakers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

The away form of Lincoln City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Red Imps have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bury are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 11 matches. Lincoln City's 14 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bury6123465
Lincoln City62131097

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Lincoln City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Bury. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Bury No sequences of note
Lincoln City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.