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Northampton prepare to entertain Lincoln City at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 2 of the 22 previous games, with the Cobblers winning just 9.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was just last season, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Lincoln City | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town 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 7.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Red Imps, and 4 goals against.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 63 points from their 43 games so far. Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 71 points from 43 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Northampton's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Lincoln City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Lincoln City | Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |