Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Crewe Alexandra & Leyton Orient face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are hustling days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. Thankfully the previous game, versus Leeds United U21, was also a home game here at Alexandra Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Crewe Alexandra was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the FA Cup.The story so far in the League Two for Crewe Alexandra at their home stadium (Alexandra Stadium) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The home fans witnessed a 0-0 draw versus Leeds United U21 in the EFL Trophy last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Barrow (0-3).The Alexandra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches.
Leyton Orient form and stats
Leyton Orient's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Leyton Orient have an excellent away record in the League Two so far with 5-2-0 from 7 games.
The Leyton Orient goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 214 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Leyton go into this game after a win, the home game against Salford City that ended 1-0. James was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender James hit one key pass and won 4 of 8 duels.
Before that, Leyton Orient secured a home win against Gillingham with the score 2-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Leyton Orient manager Wellens as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against AFC Wimbledon.
Leyton has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. It's not easy to score on Leyton Orient as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Crewe Alexandra have won all of the 4 most recent battles against this opponent. Will the streak continue?Top Goalscorers
  C. Baker-Richardson 7 goals |   P. Smyth 7 goals | D. Agyei 4 goals |
Crewe Alexandra missing players
Leyton Orient missing players
| Crewe Alexandra | Leyton Orient | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 12 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Barrow | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Salford City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Walsall | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Newport County | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 14 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
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