League Two match prediction and preview for Leyton Orient vs Grimsby Town clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 17.October
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: The H2T Group Stadium (6000 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the League Two table has to be read with caution. So far Leyton Orient find themselves in 17th position and Grimsby Town are placed 18th.

It's no vacation for neither Leyton Orient nor Grimsby Town 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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Leyton Orient form and stats

Leyton Orient are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two League Two games here at The H2T Group Stadium.

Leyton lost their last game at Walsall (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that, Leyton Orient played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Barrow.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Leyton handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and zero defeats.

Leyton Orient are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Tranmere Rovers awaits in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Leyton Orient's 2 home games: 2 goals, 4 conceded.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

Things could have gone better for Grimsby Town in their League Two away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Grimsby play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Cheltenham Town (placed 5th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Bolton Wanderers.

We have checked recent matches where Grimsby Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were two victories, two draws and seven defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Grimsby are hosting Harrogate Town in the League Two only three days away.

Grimsby have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - two - one (Leyton wins - draws - Grimsby Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LeytonD. Johnson
D. Johnson
4 goals
Leyton OrientR. Sotiriou
R. Sotiriou
1 goals
Grimsby TownJ. Tilley
J. Tilley
1 goals

Leyton Orient missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Leyton Orient Grimsby Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 3 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 2 2 Scored S 0 3 3
7 4 2 Conceded C 0 2 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 75%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 50%
40% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 50%
20% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 25%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 25%
20% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 75%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.4 3.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
46 23 13 Total Shots T S 9 30 50
16 7 6 Shots on Target S O 0 7 14
31% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 43% 21%
Leyton Orient Last season Grimsby Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 19   Played P   19 37
10 5   Won W   6 12
12 8   Drew D   6 11
14 6   Lost L   7 14
47 26   Scored S   23 45
55 30   Conceded C   24 51
94% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
81% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 70%
56% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 46%
33% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 32%
14% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
64% 79%   BTTS BTTS   53% 49%
17% 16%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 22%
25% 16%   Failed to Score F T   32% 38%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.1 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.7
3 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
387 235   Total Shots T S   219 445
132 73   Shots on Target S O   63 138
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Morecambe 5 4 0 1 8 9 2 1 0 1 1 5 3 3 0 0 7 4 -1 12
2 Cambridge United 5 3 1 1 10 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 2 7 10
3 Newport County 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 10
4 Salford City 5 2 3 0 9 4 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 9
5 Cheltenham Town 5 3 0 2 9 5 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 9
6 Forest Green Rovers 5 2 3 0 8 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 9
7 Walsall 5 2 3 0 7 5 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 9
8 Carlisle United 5 3 0 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 1 4 0 9
9 Harrogate Town 5 2 2 1 8 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 5 0 4 8
10 Exeter City 5 2 2 1 8 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 8
11 Colchester United 5 1 4 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 7
12 Port Vale 5 2 1 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 7
13 Crawley Town 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -2 7
14 Tranmere Rovers 5 1 3 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 2 2 -1 6
15 Stevenage 5 1 2 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 5
16 Bradford City 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 5
17 Leyton Orient 5 1 2 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 5
18 Grimsby Town 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 -3 4
19 Bolton Wanderers 5 1 1 3 2 6 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 4
20 Scunthorpe United 5 1 1 3 3 8 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 4
21 Barrow 5 0 3 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 3
22 Mansfield Town 5 0 3 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 3
23 Southend United 5 0 2 3 4 11 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 -7 2
24 Oldham Athletic 5 0 1 4 7 13 3 0 0 3 4 7 2 0 1 1 3 6 -6 1

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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.