League Two: Leyton Orient expected to get the better of Doncaster Rovers

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brisbane Road (9271 seats)

League Two: A pair of contenders who have played superbly up to now. Learn more on Leyton Orient - Doncaster Rovers with this complete guide!

Insights:
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (13) in League Two
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two

This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Game on!

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Leyton Orient form and stats

Leyton Orient are steadily winning League Two games and points here at Brisbane Road. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.

Smith was the last player to score a league goal for Leyton and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Leyton Orient haven't scored in 281 minutes.

Leyton Orient lost their last game at Northampton Town (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Up until that game this team had gone six consecutive league matches without losing.

Before that, Leyton Orient played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Newport County.

It should be noted that a look at the 10 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Leyton Orient have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Brisbane Road with 19 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively Leyton have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Doncaster Rovers have produced an overall stat of 4-3-5 so far.

Doncaster Rovers go into this game after a win, the home game against Carlisle United that ended 2-1. The attacker Miller got a match rating of 7.33 in that game. Miller served one assist and hit three key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-3 against Rochdale.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Doncaster Rovers have conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Doncaster Rovers have managed a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Leyton.

The two combatants have battled previously this season: Doncaster Rovers - Leyton Orient 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Leyton OrientP. Smyth
P. Smyth
9 goals
Doncaster RoversG. Miller
G. Miller
9 goals
Leyton OrientG. Moncur
G. Moncur
4 goals

Leyton Orient missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Leyton Orient Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 3 12 24
16 9 2 Won W 1 4 11
5 2 2 Drew D 1 3 4
3 1 0 Lost L 1 5 9
35 19 4 Scored S 1 11 30
13 4 0 Conceded C 3 18 34
88% 83% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 96%
62% 58% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 75% 75%
25% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 58% 58%
12% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 21%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
29% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 42% 54%
62% 83% 100% Clean Sheets C S 67% 25% 17%
21% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 42% 33%
 
4.8 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5 4.9
3.7 3.2 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 4.4
2 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.9 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.8 12.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.7 10.5
4.4 4.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.2 3.2
33% 36% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 41% 39%
 
8.8 9 11 Shots against (avg) S A 18 14.5 11.5
2.2 1.9 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4 3.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (13) 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 (5) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (10) at home in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (15) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+22) 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 24 16 5 3 35 13 12 9 2 1 19 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 22 53
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 24 13 7 4 39 24 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 6 4 1 19 11 15 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
7 Mansfield Town 24 11 5 8 33 31 11 5 4 2 18 15 13 6 1 6 15 16 2 38
8 Doncaster Rovers 24 11 4 9 30 34 12 7 1 4 19 16 12 4 3 5 11 18 -4 37
9 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
10 Barrow 24 11 3 10 29 28 13 8 1 4 19 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 1 36
11 Salford City 23 10 5 8 30 23 11 3 4 4 11 12 12 7 1 4 19 11 7 35
12 Sutton United 25 10 5 10 25 31 13 8 2 3 16 12 12 2 3 7 9 19 -6 35
13 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
14 AFC Wimbledon 24 9 7 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 13 4 4 5 15 17 1 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 24 9 6 9 25 20 11 5 2 4 15 9 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 33
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 22 7 7 8 19 27 12 5 3 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 28
18 Newport County 24 6 7 11 23 27 13 3 3 7 11 16 11 3 4 4 12 11 -4 25
19 Harrogate Town 23 6 5 12 30 36 11 4 3 4 16 16 12 2 2 8 14 20 -6 23
20 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
21 Colchester United 24 5 5 14 21 31 12 4 4 4 14 13 12 1 1 10 7 18 -10 20
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 23 4 4 15 18 35 11 2 1 8 9 17 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 16
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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.