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Northampton face a trip to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 22 previous games, with the hosts winning just 10.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Lincoln City | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Lincoln City | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 27 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 31 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Cobblers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far, Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 23 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Cobblers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Lincoln City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |