FM Preview: Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic 27 Apr 2013

Last updated : 26 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic fixture

Oldham Athletic face a trip to Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Brisbane Road was just last season, in September 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 20 Oct Oldham Ath. 2 - 0 Leyton Orient League One
2011/2012 Tue 27 Mar Oldham Ath. 0 - 1 Leyton Orient League One
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep Leyton Orient 1-3 Oldham Ath. League One
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Oldham Ath. League One
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Oldham Ath. 1 - 1 Leyton Orient League One
2009/2010 Tue 09 Mar Oldham Ath. 2 - 0 Leyton Orient League One
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Leyton Orient 1 - 2 Oldham Ath. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Leyton Orient have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the O's, with 3 goals against.

Oldham Athletic have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

Leyton Orient lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 70 points from their 45 games so far.

Oldham Athletic are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 50 points from 45 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leyton Orient 6 3 1 2 7 4 10
Oldham Athletic 6 3 0 3 5 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Oldham Athletic have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Leyton Orient may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leyton Orient Won 5 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Oldham Athletic 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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