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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Sincil Bank Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 12 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Lincoln City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Lincoln City | 3-1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 05 Feb | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Lincoln City | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Lincoln City | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Red Imps in those games, with 7 conceded.
Macclesfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Silkmen have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City's 37 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Macclesfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 32 points from their 27 games played so far,
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 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
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 | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |