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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Red Imps are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 6 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-3 thriller, in a Div. Three Play-Offs match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 3 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 14 May | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | D3P |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Lincoln City | 5-3 | Scunthorpe U. | D3P |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Lincoln City | 3 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 1 | Lincoln City | AM |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Iron have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 47 points from their 29 games so far. Scunthorpe U. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 34 points from their 29 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Lincoln City are not exactly setting the world alight at Sincil Bank Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |