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Northampton pack their bags to visit Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Cobblers have recorded 2 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Sincil Bank Stadium was more than three years back, in January 2000, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Lincoln City | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 27 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 31 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Dec | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
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. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Red Imps in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 13 points from their 10 games played so far, Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Imps, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |