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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 52 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 15 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Dale in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Lincoln City | 7 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Dale have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Red Imps's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 49 points from their 38 games played so far, Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 67 points from 39 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Red Imps, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Lincoln City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |