FM Preview: Luton Town v Lincoln City 17 Sep 2011

Last updated : 16 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Luton Town v Lincoln City fixture

Luton Town are ready to welcome Lincoln City to Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 11 wins out of 16 previous matches.

The previous match played between the two at Kenilworth Road was within the last three years, in December 2008, as the Hatters squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Lincoln City 0 - 0 Luton Town League Two
2008/2009 Sun 28 Dec Luton Town 3-2 Lincoln City League Two
2001/2002 Tue 26 Feb Lincoln City 0 - 1 Luton Town League Division Three
2001/2002 Tue 18 Sep Luton Town 1 - 1 Lincoln City League Division Three
1999/2000 Tue 30 Nov Lincoln City 0 - 1 Luton Town F.A. Cup
1999/2000 Fri 19 Nov Luton Town 2 - 2 Lincoln City F.A. Cup
1998/1999 Sat 17 Apr Luton Town 0 - 1 Lincoln City League Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Luton Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Hatters, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Luton Town, Lincoln City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Red Imps have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Luton Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 16 points from 8 games.

Lincoln City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 5 points from their 8 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Luton Town 6 3 3 0 11 5 12
Lincoln City 6 1 1 4 5 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Hatters's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Luton Town Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 14 matches.
Lincoln City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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