Forest Green Rovers manager Edwards looking for three points in Leyton Orient showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

Forest Green Rovers are expected winners of this home fixture against Leyton Orient, if the league positions are anything to judge by. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (64) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in League Two

It's no vacation for neither Rovers nor Leyton Orient 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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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

35 points is a decent return from 17 League Two games here at The New Lawn for Forest Green Rovers. The data says 11 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Forest Green Rovers, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The Rovers club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at The New Lawn: A 0-2 defeat against Bradford City (placed 15th). Midfield player Cadden got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Cadden hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

1-1 away at Salford City before that.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Forest Green Rovers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won four matches, drawn one and lost one.

A decent goal production from Forest Green Rovers in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 17 league 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. Rovers have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

There's been little loot from Leyton Orient's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 16 away games in the League Two. Leyton Orient only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 10 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Leyton Orient, who have now gone 14 games without a victory. The Swindon Town game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Leyton has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hartlepool United for a 0-0 draw. Thompson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Thompson hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Stevenage.

A new game in only four days for Leyton Orient, the League Two home match versus Rochdale. Busy days.

Leyton have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other before in this season, with the match result Leyton Orient - Forest Green Rovers 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Rovers victories, one draw and one Leyton Orient win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green RoversM. Stevens
M. Stevens
21 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Matt
J. Matt
17 goals
Leyton OrientH. Smith
H. Smith
11 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Leyton Orient
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 16 34
19 11 5 Won W 1 1 7
11 2 0 Drew D 1 10 15
5 4 0 Lost L 3 5 12
64 27 11 Scored S 5 16 42
31 13 1 Conceded C 6 20 36
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 85%
86% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 69% 68%
37% 29% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 35%
23% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 31% 29%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
49% 24% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 62% 44%
40% 53% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 26%
20% 35% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 38% 44%
 
6.2 6.1 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.7 3.9
4.7 5.5 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.4 4.9
1.5 1.5 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.5
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.2 14.7 17.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.1 10.3
4.8 4.9 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.3
38% 32% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 38%
 
10.5 10.4 8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.9 9.5
3 3 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 3.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (64) in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+33) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest clean sheets (2) away 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 Forest Green Rovers 35 19 11 5 64 31 17 11 2 4 27 13 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 68
2 Northampton Town 36 17 9 10 43 31 18 11 3 4 26 13 18 6 6 6 17 18 12 60
3 Newport County 36 16 11 9 58 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 18 7 5 6 22 24 13 59
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 17 8 11 41 32 18 13 1 4 27 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 9 59
5 Exeter City 34 15 13 6 50 34 17 9 6 2 27 15 17 6 7 4 23 19 16 58
6 Swindon Town 36 16 10 10 59 44 18 6 7 5 28 19 18 10 3 5 31 25 15 58
7 Sutton United 35 16 9 10 53 40 18 11 4 3 31 15 17 5 5 7 22 25 13 57
8 Bristol Rovers 36 16 9 11 51 42 18 10 3 5 27 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 9 57
9 Mansfield Town 33 16 8 9 46 37 18 12 3 3 31 19 15 4 5 6 15 18 9 56
10 Port Vale 34 14 11 9 50 34 17 8 5 4 25 14 17 6 6 5 25 20 16 53
11 Salford City 34 13 10 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 18 7 3 8 20 18 7 49
12 Hartlepool United 35 13 9 13 36 44 17 9 6 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 48
13 Crawley Town 35 12 9 14 43 50 18 5 6 7 22 26 17 7 3 7 21 24 -7 45
14 Harrogate Town 35 11 10 14 52 55 17 5 6 6 26 24 18 6 4 8 26 31 -3 43
15 Bradford City 36 10 13 13 40 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 18 6 5 7 17 20 -5 43
16 Walsall 36 11 10 15 38 47 18 7 5 6 25 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -9 43
17 Carlisle United 35 10 10 15 30 47 18 5 7 6 14 19 17 5 3 9 16 28 -17 40
18 Rochdale 34 8 15 11 39 45 16 4 9 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 39
19 Colchester United 36 9 12 15 36 50 18 4 8 6 19 23 18 5 4 9 17 27 -14 39
20 Leyton Orient 34 7 15 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 16 1 10 5 16 20 6 36
21 Barrow 35 7 13 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 17 4 4 9 14 20 -10 34
22 Stevenage 36 7 13 16 32 56 18 6 6 6 21 25 18 1 7 10 11 31 -24 34
23 Oldham Athletic 34 7 10 17 34 52 16 4 3 9 21 28 18 3 7 8 13 24 -18 31
24 Scunthorpe United 36 4 12 20 25 62 18 3 5 10 13 26 18 1 7 10 12 36 -37 24

Leyton Orient:
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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 Forest Green Rovers 35 19 11 5 64 31 17 11 2 4 27 13 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 68
2 Northampton Town 36 17 9 10 43 31 18 11 3 4 26 13 18 6 6 6 17 18 12 60
3 Newport County 36 16 11 9 58 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 18 7 5 6 22 24 13 59
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 17 8 11 41 32 18 13 1 4 27 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 9 59
5 Exeter City 34 15 13 6 50 34 17 9 6 2 27 15 17 6 7 4 23 19 16 58
6 Swindon Town 36 16 10 10 59 44 18 6 7 5 28 19 18 10 3 5 31 25 15 58
7 Sutton United 35 16 9 10 53 40 18 11 4 3 31 15 17 5 5 7 22 25 13 57
8 Bristol Rovers 36 16 9 11 51 42 18 10 3 5 27 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 9 57
9 Mansfield Town 33 16 8 9 46 37 18 12 3 3 31 19 15 4 5 6 15 18 9 56
10 Port Vale 34 14 11 9 50 34 17 8 5 4 25 14 17 6 6 5 25 20 16 53
11 Salford City 34 13 10 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 18 7 3 8 20 18 7 49
12 Hartlepool United 35 13 9 13 36 44 17 9 6 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 48
13 Crawley Town 35 12 9 14 43 50 18 5 6 7 22 26 17 7 3 7 21 24 -7 45
14 Harrogate Town 35 11 10 14 52 55 17 5 6 6 26 24 18 6 4 8 26 31 -3 43
15 Bradford City 36 10 13 13 40 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 18 6 5 7 17 20 -5 43
16 Walsall 36 11 10 15 38 47 18 7 5 6 25 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -9 43
17 Carlisle United 35 10 10 15 30 47 18 5 7 6 14 19 17 5 3 9 16 28 -17 40
18 Rochdale 34 8 15 11 39 45 16 4 9 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 39
19 Colchester United 36 9 12 15 36 50 18 4 8 6 19 23 18 5 4 9 17 27 -14 39
20 Leyton Orient 34 7 15 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 16 1 10 5 16 20 6 36
21 Barrow 35 7 13 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 17 4 4 9 14 20 -10 34
22 Stevenage 36 7 13 16 32 56 18 6 6 6 21 25 18 1 7 10 11 31 -24 34
23 Oldham Athletic 34 7 10 17 34 52 16 4 3 9 21 28 18 3 7 8 13 24 -18 31
24 Scunthorpe United 36 4 12 20 25 62 18 3 5 10 13 26 18 1 7 10 12 36 -37 24

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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.