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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 31 and lost only 10 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Darlington inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Red Imps in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | ASSM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 17 Mar | Lincoln City | 0-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Lincoln City | 0 - 4 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Lincoln City | 1 - 3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Red Imps have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 1 of their own chances.
Darlington's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Quakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Lincoln City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 5 matches. Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 1 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Sincil Bank Stadium for the The Red Imps and the Madmen are unable to see past Darlington claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |