This could be an interesting match as Leyton Orient have their presumed home advantage while Morecambe are ahead 1 point in the League Two table.
- Leyton Orient haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe is in the best form (5-0-1)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Leyton Orient form and stats
6-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Leyton Orient so far this season. Leyton Orient has recorded two wins in a row here at The H2T Group Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Leyton Orient, as their goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux has completely shut out the opponents for 213 minutes in the League Two.
A nice win for Leyton last time playing, versus Salford City. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Danny Johnson scoring for the victors. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Southend United.
This is expected to be a close game, with Leyton perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Leyton Orient as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Leyton Orient has won nine of these, drawn three and lost three.
The Leyton fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Leyton's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Morecambe form and stats
The visitors are W5-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. The fact that Morecambe have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
There might be some fixture complaints from Morecambe as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the FA Cup match against Chelsea (0-4). Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Grimsby Town in the League Two.
Morecambe lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Morecambe playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Morecambe wins, one draw and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Morecambe are hosting Walsall in the League Two only three days away.
Morecambe find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Morecambe rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Morecambe - Leyton Orient 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Leyton, zero draws and three wins for Morecambe. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Johnson 14 goals | C. Wilkinson 7 goals |   C. Gomes 7 goals |
Leyton Orient missing players
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| Leyton Orient | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 80% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 65% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 30% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 55% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 70% |
| 36% | 45% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 20% |
| 9% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 46% | 54% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 82% | 66% |
- Leyton Orient haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 2 | Newport County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Salford City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
| 11 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Barrow | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -21 | 20 |
| 24 | Southend United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -19 | 19 |
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