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Macclesfield face a trip to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Silkmen have recorded 1 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, with Lincoln City running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Lincoln City | 3 - 0 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Lincoln City | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Macclesfield | 2 - 0 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 2.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Silkmen have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 21 points from their 14 games so far. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Imps, as the Silkmen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |