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Last updated : 10 April 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Lincoln City v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town travel to take on Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 15 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.

The last time the two teams met at Lincoln City was back in February 2002, over five years ago, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Red Imps in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sun 28 DecLuton Town3 - 2Lincoln CityLGE2
2001/2002Tue 26 FebLincoln City0 - 1Luton TownLGE2
2001/2002Tue 18 SepLuton Town1 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
1999/2000Tue 30 NovLincoln City0 - 1Luton TownFAC
1999/2000Fri 19 NovLuton Town2 - 2Lincoln CityFAC
1998/1999Sat 17 AprLuton Town0 - 1Lincoln CityLGE1
1998/1999Sat 21 NovLincoln City2 - 2Luton TownLGE1

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. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

The The Hatters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Hatters, and 8 goals against.

Lincoln City's 56 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Luton Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 40 games have yielded only 22 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Lincoln City6222768
Luton Town6402111012

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for The Hatters could well see them head back from Sincil Bank Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Lincoln City Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Luton Town 6 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.