Lincoln City face a trip to Bradford City at the Coral Windows Stadium tonight having won three on the bounce compared to the indifferent form of the Bantems. Playoff contenders at the turn of the year, hosts Bradford are now looking at the other end of the table with some trepidation.
To The Teams and Schemes
Bradford City 4-3-3
McLaughlan
Eckersley Oliver Duff O'Brien
Syers Worthington Adeyemi
Daley Hanson Evans
Lincoln City 4-4-2
Carson
Kelly Hone Watts Hunt
Jarrett Howell O'Keefe McCallum
Facey Grimes
The Head To Head
This fixture will always be overshadowed by those who lost their lives in The Bradford fire, but statistically of the 40 games played, The Imps have recorded 8 wins, Bradford City 18, with 14 draws. The most recent encounter between these two sides saw the Imps win 0 - 2 in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 01 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Lincoln City | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Lincoln City | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 07 Sep | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bantams in those games, with 5 conceded.
The The Red Imps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Red Imps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 11 against.
Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 27 matches. Lincoln City are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 28 from their 24 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
LCM's prediction ...
Neil: 4 on the Bounce 2-1 to the Mighty Imps
Vic Erzantarz In the words of the song 1-0 to the Mighty Imps
Ivan Impgrass A 1-1 draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Lincoln City | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |