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Lincoln City travel to take on Northampton Town at Sixfields on Monday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 21 previous games, with the hosts winning just 9.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in August 1999, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Lincoln City | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Lincoln City | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 27 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 31 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Dec | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Cobblers, with 2 goals against.
The The Red Imps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Red Imps, and 6 goals against.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 64 points from their 40 games so far. Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 69 points from 41 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Cobblers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Won 6 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Lincoln City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |