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Lincoln City face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 14 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Rochdale running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 3 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 21 Jan | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Dale, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Rochdale, Lincoln City are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Red Imps have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 26 points from 15 games. Lincoln City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Red Imps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Rochdale. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Won 3 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Lincoln City | Not won in previous 13 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |