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Lincoln City play host to Oxford United at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While The Red Imps have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Oxford Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the U's have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City are currently lying in 20th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 19 from their 18 matches played. Oxford Utd.'s 23 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Red Imps's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Oxford Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |