The Leyton Orient & Bradford City managers Wellens and Hughes are both afraid of and looking forward to this highly important fixture in the upper part of the League Two standings.
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League Two
- Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in League Two
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Leyton Orient form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 9 League Two games here at Brisbane Road for Leyton Orient. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Leyton Orient bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for Leyton Orient in their previous game, a fixture away at Stockport County (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Beckles was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.13 out of 10. The defender Beckles scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 1 of 5 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Harrogate Town.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Leyton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 13 league matches, 10 have seen zero, one or two goals.
A decent goal production from Leyton Orient in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league 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.
Bradford City form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the League Two. Bradford City are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Two away matches in a row for Bradford City, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Salford City in the EFL Trophy.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Northampton Town.Bradford are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Bradford City's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Bradford as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Leyton Orient won three, Bradford City were winners in four and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 13 goals |   P. Smyth 8 goals |  G. Moncur 4 goals |
Leyton Orient missing players
Bradford City missing players
| Leyton Orient | Bradford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 95% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 68% | 56% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 47% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 5% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 58% | 78% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.5 | 13.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.4 | 11.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 35% | 38% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 70% | 63% |
| 9 | 9.3 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (12) 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 (4) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (11) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (7) at home in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+18) in League Two
- Leyton Orient is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Barrow | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Salford City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Walsall | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Newport County | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 14 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -18 | 12 |
- Leyton Orient
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- Bradford City
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