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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Darlington at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Red Imps are clearly on top, having won 30 and lost only 7 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Lincoln City | 0-0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Darlington | 0 - 3 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 games played so far, Darlington's 30 points from 23 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 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Lincoln City are not exactly setting the world alight at Sincil Bank Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Darlington in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Darlington | 4 games since last defeat. |