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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Carlisle United at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Red Imps are clearly on top, having won 17 and lost only 5 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was just last season, in August 2002, with Carlisle inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Red Imps 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Feb | Carlisle | 1 - 4 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Carlisle | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Lincoln City | 0-1 | Carlisle | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Lincoln City | 3 - 1 | Carlisle | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Carlisle | 2 - 2 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 02 May | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Red Imps in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Carlisle is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Cumbrians have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 24 points from their 16 games so far. Carlisle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 5 points.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Red Imps being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Carlisle | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |