A home win is anticipated from this match if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Leyton Orient club members are hoping that the mismatch between 1st and Rochdale's 24th spot in the table will show on the playing field.
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (17) in League Two
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Leyton and Rochdale.
Leyton Orient form and stats
Leyton Orient have performed here at Brisbane Road this season with 11 wins from 15 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
The Leyton Orient manager Wellens and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Walsall (placed 14th). Midfielder Mizouni was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.31 (out of ten) in that game. Mizouni hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 62 successful passes (of 70 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Crewe Alexandra and winning 2-0.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 latest league games shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Crawley Town in only four days. This game is also played here at Brisbane Road.
Leyton Orient has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Leyton have only let in {4 goals} at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rochdale form and stats
Rochdale have only collected 12 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-3-9 (15 played). Rochdale seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Rochdale's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Northampton Town that finished 1-1. Taylor, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Taylor won 8 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Salford City's place.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gillingham in just four days.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rochdale have conceded 23 goals in these games. Rochdale has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the final score Rochdale - Leyton 0-1 logged in the official records. Leyton Orient-Rochdale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Leyton Orient six wins, Rochdale two wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodney 6 goals | I. Henderson 6 goals | S. Quigley 5 goals |
Leyton Orient missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Leyton Orient | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 40 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | 45 |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 58% | 47% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 53% | 60% |
| 23% | 20% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 40% | 43% |
| 10% | 7% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 10% |
| 6% | 7% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 13% | 10% |
| 26% | 13% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 50% |
| 61% | 87% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 53% | 40% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 12.4 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 31% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 31% | 28% |
| 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.4 | 13.9 | 12.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
- Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (17) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (13) at home in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (19) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+22) 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 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 63 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 51 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Salford City | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 43 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 42 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Barrow | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 40 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 14 | Walsall | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 38 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 31 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 31 |
| 19 | Newport County | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 29 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 25 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -23 | 25 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 24 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 20 |
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