FM Preview: Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers 12 Feb 2011

Last updated : 11 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers fixture

Bristol Rvs. face a trip to Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 55 games played, Pirates have recorded 17 wins, and Leyton Orient have come away with 23 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2010, with Leyton Orient annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 13 NovBristol Rvs.0 - 3Leyton OrientLGE1
2009/2010Tue 02 FebLeyton Orient5 - 0Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2009/2010Sat 08 AugBristol Rvs.1 - 2Leyton OrientLGE1
2008/2009Sat 17 JanLeyton Orient1 - 2Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2008/2009Sat 11 OctBristol Rvs.2 - 1Leyton OrientLGE1
2007/2008Sat 03 MayLeyton Orient3 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2007/2008Tue 27 NovBristol Rvs.3 - 3Leyton OrientFAC

Recent respective form guides

Leyton Orient are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, O's have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 6.

In complete contrast to Leyton Orient, Bristol Rvs. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Pirates have hit 5 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Leyton Orient's 37 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Bristol Rvs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 27 points from their 29 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Leyton Orient633012412
Bristol Rvs.61148164

FootyMad's prediction ...

Pirates are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Leyton Orient. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Leyton Orient Unbeaten in the last 13 home games.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Bristol Rvs. Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.