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Lincoln City prepare to entertain Rochdale at Sincil Bank Stadium on Friday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 54 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 26 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2008, the The Red Imps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Lincoln City | 2-1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Dale's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 9 points from their 9 games played so far, Rochdale's 12 points from 9 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Lincoln City only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Rochdale | No win in the 2 most recent games. |