Preview: 33 points are between the contenders so far, Leyton Orient on top. Will Grimsby Town take the guests by surprise?
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two
Grimsby Town have less rest than Leyton Orient in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Blundell Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Leyton Orient have had more rest.
Grimsby Town form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Grimsby Town at their home stadium (Blundell Park) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Grimsby Town's previous game, also at home. Visiting Harrogate Town (placed 20th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Driscoll-Glennon (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.9/10. Driscoll-Glennon hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Northampton Town and winning 2-1.Grimsby are traveling soon after this match as the FA Cup match at Southampton awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grimsby Town here at Blundell Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grimsby Town have conceded 16 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Leyton Orient form and stats
8-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Leyton Orient in their League Two matches away.
Leyton Orient go into this game after a win, the home game against Crawley Town that ended 1-0. James was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.4. The defender James won 4 of 5 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Rochdale.Low-scoring game? 11 of this club's last 13 league matches have had two goals or less.
The visiting Leyton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 16 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before in this season, with the final score Leyton Orient - Grimsby Town 2-0 entered in the official records. Last nine meetings with these participants: Grimsby Town won two, Leyton Orient were winners in five and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Smyth 9 goals |  H. Clifton 6 goals |  G. Moncur 5 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Leyton Orient missing players
| Grimsby Town | Leyton Orient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 43 |
| 36 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 19 |
| 90% | 79% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 88% |
| 69% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 69% | 58% |
| 48% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 25% | 24% |
| 17% | 14% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 12% | 9% |
| 10% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 52% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 38% | 27% |
| 31% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 38% | 61% |
| 28% | 29% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 24% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 13.7 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11 | 12.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 25% | 21% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 31% | 32% |
| 11.4 | 10.2 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 9 | 8.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
- Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (20) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most points (28) away in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+24) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 70 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | Salford City | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 49 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 48 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 46 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
| 12 | Barrow | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -5 | 44 |
| 13 | Walsall | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 42 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 41 |
| 16 | Newport County | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -3 | 37 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 37 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 37 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 35 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 30 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -26 | 27 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -15 | 26 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -25 | 21 |
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