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Lincoln City are ready to welcome Hartlepool United to Sincil Bank Stadium on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 35 wins out of 52 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Sincil Bank Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2003, with Lincoln City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 0 | Lincoln City | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Lincoln City | 3-0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 30 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Hartlepool U. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Pools, and 6 goals against.
Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 23 points from 12 games. Hartlepool U.'s total of 18 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Lincoln City only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hartlepool U. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |