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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 9 of the 18 previous games, with the The Red Imps winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was just last season, in August 2007, where Shrewsbury Tn. annihilated the The Red Imps 0-4 in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Lincoln City | 0-4 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Shrewsbury Tn. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Shrews, and 5 goals against.
Lincoln City's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Shrewsbury Tn. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 27 points from the 16 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Lincoln City's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Shrewsbury Tn.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |