Leyton Orient and Walsall spectators can't wait for League Two clash at The Breyer Group Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Breyer Group Stadium

With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Leyton Orient fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Walsall.

Insights:
  • Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Leyton Orient nor Walsall as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

Leyton Orient have played 19 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-6-5 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Leyton Orient has won their last four matches.

Leyton enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Mansfield Town's place. The match ended 2-0 with Danny Johnson (2) scoring. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Oldham Athletic.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Leyton have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn five and lost four.

Leyton Orient has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Leyton Orient are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Breyer Group Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 18 from 19 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Walsall form and stats

3 wins, 12 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Walsall, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Walsall are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Port Vale fixture. Visiting Walsall has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Walsall played 0-0 against Harrogate Town in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Grimsby Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Walsall in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Walsall, eight draws and four defeats.

Walsall have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 19 league away games 22 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Walsall have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Walsall - Leyton Orient 2-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Leyton five wins, three draws and Walsall two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leyton OrientD. Johnson
D. Johnson
16 goals
LeytonC. Wilkinson
C. Wilkinson
10 goals
WalsallC. Lavery
C. Lavery
6 goals

Leyton Orient missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leyton Orient Walsall
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
16 8 2 Won W 1 3 8
8 6 3 Drew D 4 12 18
14 5 1 Lost L 1 4 12
44 26 9 Scored S 8 22 39
40 18 7 Conceded C 8 24 46
92% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
68% 74% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 84% 74%
39% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 37% 34%
16% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 26% 16%
5% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
42% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 83% 74% 63%
42% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 16%
24% 21% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 26% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
9.8 10.2 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9 10.2
3 3.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3 3.4
39% 43% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Walsall have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in League Two
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (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 Cambridge United 39 21 7 11 59 36 20 11 5 4 26 15 19 10 2 7 33 21 23 70
2 Cheltenham Town 38 20 8 10 52 34 19 10 4 5 30 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 18 68
3 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 48 43 20 9 5 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 64
4 Tranmere Rovers 38 18 9 11 51 46 19 10 2 7 28 21 19 8 7 4 23 25 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 38 17 11 10 50 42 18 8 6 4 26 20 20 9 5 6 24 22 8 62
6 Morecambe 38 18 8 12 53 51 18 10 4 4 27 21 20 8 4 8 26 30 2 62
7 Newport County 37 16 9 12 47 39 17 9 4 4 19 16 20 7 5 8 28 23 8 57
8 Exeter City 37 15 11 11 60 43 18 10 3 5 34 17 19 5 8 6 26 26 17 56
9 Leyton Orient 38 16 8 14 44 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 19 8 2 9 18 22 4 56
10 Carlisle United 37 16 6 15 51 44 19 11 2 6 35 24 18 5 4 9 16 20 7 54
11 Bradford City 37 15 9 13 44 42 18 8 6 4 21 15 19 7 3 9 23 27 2 54
12 Salford City 37 13 13 11 42 31 19 8 11 0 29 13 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 52
13 Stevenage 39 12 16 11 34 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 20 4 10 6 12 19 1 52
14 Crawley Town 38 14 10 14 48 49 19 9 5 5 27 19 19 5 5 9 21 30 -1 52
15 Harrogate Town 38 14 7 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 20 8 3 9 25 25 -2 49
16 Port Vale 39 13 8 18 50 52 20 7 5 8 24 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -2 47
17 Scunthorpe United 37 13 7 17 38 45 20 7 5 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 46
18 Oldham Athletic 39 12 9 18 55 65 20 5 2 13 25 35 19 7 7 5 30 30 -10 45
19 Mansfield Town 39 9 17 13 45 51 20 4 9 7 25 29 19 5 8 6 20 22 -6 44
20 Walsall 38 8 18 12 39 46 19 5 6 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 42
21 Barrow 37 11 8 18 44 47 19 6 7 6 27 25 18 5 1 12 17 22 -3 41
22 Colchester United 39 8 16 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 20 1 10 9 10 29 -17 40
23 Southend United 39 8 11 20 23 52 20 4 4 12 13 27 19 4 7 8 10 25 -29 35
24 Grimsby Town 38 7 12 19 29 56 19 3 7 9 13 25 19 4 5 10 16 31 -27 33

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 39 21 7 11 59 36 20 11 5 4 26 15 19 10 2 7 33 21 23 70
2 Cheltenham Town 38 20 8 10 52 34 19 10 4 5 30 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 18 68
3 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 48 43 20 9 5 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 64
4 Tranmere Rovers 38 18 9 11 51 46 19 10 2 7 28 21 19 8 7 4 23 25 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 38 17 11 10 50 42 18 8 6 4 26 20 20 9 5 6 24 22 8 62
6 Morecambe 38 18 8 12 53 51 18 10 4 4 27 21 20 8 4 8 26 30 2 62
7 Newport County 37 16 9 12 47 39 17 9 4 4 19 16 20 7 5 8 28 23 8 57
8 Exeter City 37 15 11 11 60 43 18 10 3 5 34 17 19 5 8 6 26 26 17 56
9 Leyton Orient 38 16 8 14 44 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 19 8 2 9 18 22 4 56
10 Carlisle United 37 16 6 15 51 44 19 11 2 6 35 24 18 5 4 9 16 20 7 54
11 Bradford City 37 15 9 13 44 42 18 8 6 4 21 15 19 7 3 9 23 27 2 54
12 Salford City 37 13 13 11 42 31 19 8 11 0 29 13 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 52
13 Stevenage 39 12 16 11 34 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 20 4 10 6 12 19 1 52
14 Crawley Town 38 14 10 14 48 49 19 9 5 5 27 19 19 5 5 9 21 30 -1 52
15 Harrogate Town 38 14 7 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 20 8 3 9 25 25 -2 49
16 Port Vale 39 13 8 18 50 52 20 7 5 8 24 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -2 47
17 Scunthorpe United 37 13 7 17 38 45 20 7 5 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 46
18 Oldham Athletic 39 12 9 18 55 65 20 5 2 13 25 35 19 7 7 5 30 30 -10 45
19 Mansfield Town 39 9 17 13 45 51 20 4 9 7 25 29 19 5 8 6 20 22 -6 44
20 Walsall 38 8 18 12 39 46 19 5 6 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 42
21 Barrow 37 11 8 18 44 47 19 6 7 6 27 25 18 5 1 12 17 22 -3 41
22 Colchester United 39 8 16 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 20 1 10 9 10 29 -17 40
23 Southend United 39 8 11 20 23 52 20 4 4 12 13 27 19 4 7 8 10 25 -29 35
24 Grimsby Town 38 7 12 19 29 56 19 3 7 9 13 25 19 4 5 10 16 31 -27 33

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.