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Bradford City travel to take on Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Bantams have recorded 13 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 16 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Lincoln City was back in August 1998, over five years ago, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Red Imps in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 11 May | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 07 May | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 31 Dec | Lincoln City | 2 - 3 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 12 Mar | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Red Imps have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Bantams have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 6 points from their 4 games so far. Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Red Imps, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Bradford City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |