Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Leyton Orient & Sutton United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Sutton United have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 16-9-17 (win-draw-loss) from 42 matches.
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 Orient and Sutton United.
Leyton Orient form and stats
Last season, Leyton's EFL Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.Leyton Orient have collected 15 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-0-0.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Leyton Orient, as their goalkeeper Sam Sargeant has completely shut out the opponents for 290 minutes in the League Two.
The Leyton supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Walsall and win 1-0. Beckles was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Beckles scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 1 of 2 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Rochdale with a 1-0 scoreline.The manager Wellens will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Barrow in only four days.
As for guarding their own goal, Leyton Orient have only let in 2 goals at home.
Sutton United form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the final.Playing away, Sutton United have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the League Two this season.
Sutton had fun at their own home (Brisbane Road) last time out, beating Hartlepool United 2-0. Randall and Beautyman scored. Kizzi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.35. The defender Kizzi hit three key passes and won 9 of 12 duels.
A 2-3 defeat away at Swindon Town before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Salford City in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sutton United as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. As for defending, Sutton United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Leyton three wins, zero draws and Sutton United three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Smyth 3 goals |  G. Moncur 3 goals |  C. Kelman 3 goals |
Leyton Orient missing players
Sutton United missing players
| Leyton Orient | Sutton United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.1 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 33% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Sutton United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Chelsea U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Barrow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Salford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 2 |
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