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Lincoln City face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 13 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2003, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Dale in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 21 Jan | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Rochdale | 2 - 2 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 23 Apr | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 3 conceded.
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 11 goals for the The Red Imps, and 6 goals against.
Rochdale are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 42 points from 39 matches. Lincoln City's total of 63 points from their 39 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Lincoln City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rochdale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Lincoln City | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |