Match Report
The table gap was wide: 41 points between Lincoln City (1st, 85 pts) and Macclesfield Town (22nd, 44 pts). Lincoln City had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.59/0.93 for Lincoln City and 1.04/1.61 for Macclesfield Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Defeat had not touched Lincoln City in 14 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Lincoln City, 5/15 for Macclesfield Town.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Lincoln City 5, draws 1, Macclesfield Town 0, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at LNER Stadium in Lincoln (capacity 10,780). It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.