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Lincoln City face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 14 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 3 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 21 Jan | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Rochdale | 2 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 4 conceded.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Red Imps, and 1 goals against.
Rochdale's 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Lincoln City's total of 48 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Lincoln City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rochdale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Lincoln City | 10 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |