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Lincoln City travel to take on Notts. County at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Imps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of the 26 games.
The last time the two teams met at Notts. County was back in October 1998, over five years ago, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Magpies in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Oct | Notts. County | 2 - 3 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 24 Jan | Lincoln City | 3 - 5 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 23 Aug | Notts. County | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 22 Aug | Lincoln City | 0 - 2 | Notts. County | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 15 Aug | Notts. County | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Magpies have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Lincoln City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Red Imps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Notts. County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 46 from their 40 matches played. Lincoln City's total of 65 points from their 40 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 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Red Imps of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Meadow Lane with Lincoln City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Lincoln City | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |