FM Preview: Cambridge United v Lincoln City 21 Oct 2011

Last updated : 20 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cambridge United v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City travel to take on Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Friday evening,

The last time the two teams met at Cambridge United was back in October 2004, over five years ago, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2004/2005 Sat 19 Feb Lincoln City 2 - 1 Cambridge U. League Two
2004/2005 Sat 30 Oct Cambridge U. 0 - 1 Lincoln City League Two
2003/2004 Sun 28 Dec Lincoln City 2 - 2 Cambridge U. League Division Three
2003/2004 Fri 05 Sep Cambridge U. 0 - 0 Lincoln City League Division Three
2002/2003 Tue 22 Apr Cambridge U. 0 - 0 Lincoln City League Division Three
2002/2003 Sat 14 Dec Lincoln City 2 - 2 Cambridge U. League Division Three
1997/1998 Fri 13 Feb Cambridge U. 1 - 1 Lincoln City League Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Cambridge United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the U's, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Cambridge United, Lincoln City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Red Imps have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cambridge United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 30 points from their 17 games so far.

Lincoln City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 16 points from their 17 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cambridge United 6 3 2 1 12 8 11
Lincoln City 6 2 1 3 7 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Red Imps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Cambridge United. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cambridge United Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Lincoln City 8 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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