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Lincoln City face a trip to Darlington at 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 14 wins, and Darlington have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Lincoln City | 1 - 3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Darlington | 4 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Lincoln City | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Lincoln City | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Darlington | 0 - 3 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While The Quakers have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Red Imps have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 5 games giving them a return of 11 points. Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played 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 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Quakers, as the The Red Imps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Lincoln City | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |