A new ground for diehard Imps fans will see perhaps 400 plus travel to Stevenage Borough with questions ringing in our ears. A potential ground sale is one thing but a new ground always sees a good turnout with curiosity too much for any Imp at the best of times. Then, you should add to the mix, two starts, for two popular and hungry front men one Mad dog McCallum and Screech a promising sounding chap.
So to The Teams & Schemes
Stevenage Borough 4-4-2
Left back Laird and centre-back Ashton are back and Bridges gets the nod in centre midfield. Midfielder Joel Byrom and front men Atieno and Beardsley are both pushing for starts following their cameos against Oxford on Tuesday. Borough will be hoping to secure their fourth win in six league games.
Taylor
Henry Ashton Roberts Laird
Wilson Bridges Bostwick Winn
Reid Charles
Lincoln City 4-4-2
The Imps will give Scott Spencer his first start of the season and a return for McCallum suggesting some hunger, desire and fireworks on the Imp left. Carayol should continue on the right although the Imps have faced up with Howells in training this week due to his all round midfield capabilities.
Carson
Kelly Hone (Y) Watts Hunt
Carayol Clapham O’Keefe McCallum
Grimes (Y) Spencer
Recent encounters between the teams
Bar an FA Cup win in December 98, we have just the League game early this season to recall. That was little to write home about as 3200 saw the visitors come away with a 1-0 Sincil smash & grab in a scrappy game of few chances. With the defence rooted to the spot at a long throw Holroyd rifled home from eight yards.
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 25 Sep | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Stevenage | League Two |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Dec | Lincoln City | 4 - 1 | Stevenage B. | F.A. Cup |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Stevenage are looking towards the playoffs with a good run behind them, although bware Boro for you are on the cust having won 3 and lost two of those last 5. The achilles is fortunately at home too, with 1 win and 3 draws in their last six homes , scoring 9 and conceding 7.
The Imps saving grace this season has been the away record but we have no wins in the last 3. Over the last half dozen however, we have won two, drawn two and lost two with 9 goals for and 11 against.
With Stevenage just 5 points ahead of us, their home woe and our away heroics backed by a vociferous following , you feel things could go either way today.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
Lincoln City Mad's prediction ...
Neil: Having written this and taken a double dose of the positive pills after a week of illness the Imps will prove the cure - 2-1 Imps with Screech to bag the winner.
Vic: Danny Hone was immense Tuesday at The Moss Rose, but this is a tough one to say the least with problems from width 0-2 to Boro
Ivan: It will be hard but another clean sheet for the Imps
Sequence stats
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Stevenage | Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Lincoln City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |
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