FootyMAD's Lincoln City match preview

Last updated : 26 September 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Lincoln City v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Shrimps.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 26 AprMorecambe1 - 2Lincoln CityLGE2
2007/2008Sat 06 OctLincoln City1 - 1MorecambeLGE2
2000/2001Tue 28 NovLincoln City3 - 2MorecambeASSM
1976/1977Sat 20 NovLincoln City1 - 0MorecambeFAC

Recent respective form guides

Lincoln City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Red Imps's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

The away form of Morecambe is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Lincoln City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 5 from their 7 matches played. Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 7 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Lincoln City6132566
Morecambe6132676

FootyMad's prediction ...

Morecambe are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Sincil Bank Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Lincoln City Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Morecambe Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 13 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.