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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 6 wins out of 9 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2005, the The Red Imps carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 May | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | D3PO |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 May | Lincoln City | 1-0 | Macclesfield | D3PO |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Mar | Macclesfield | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Lincoln City | 3 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Red Imps's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Macclesfield's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Silkmen have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 19 matches. Macclesfield are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 19 matches.
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 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Lincoln City at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the The Red Imps will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |