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Lincoln City play host to Oxford United at Sincil Bank Stadium on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 14 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 7 wins, and Oxford Utd. have come away with 4 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Lincoln City was back in August 2005, over five years ago, the The Red Imps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 16 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Lincoln City | 2-1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Lincoln City | 3 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Red Imps have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Oxford Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Lincoln City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 31 matches. Oxford Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 47 from their 33 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Sincil Bank Stadium for the The Red Imps and the Madmen are unable to see past Oxford Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | 12 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Oxford Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |