Leyton Orient vs Plymouth Argyle: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The H2T Group Stadium (6000 seats)

Struggling Leyton Orient will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Plymouth Argyle in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

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.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Leyton Orient, who have the most conceded goals (30) at home in League Two, have managed 5 wins, 8 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 19 games.

The Leyton Orient supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Cambridge United in League Two and win 2-1. Before that, Leyton Orient drew at home versus Oldham Athletic.

The Leyton Orient fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 19 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 30 goals have been conceded.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Plymouth Argyle have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alex Palmer. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.

Plymouth Argyle won their last game, 3-0 versus Macclesfield Town played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Grimsby Town.

Plymouth Argyle are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 18 games (in the league). 23 goals have been conceded by Plymouth Argyle in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Plymouth Argyle - Leyton Orient 4-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Leyton Orient victories, two draws and four Plymouth Argyle wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth Argyle
A. Sarcevic
10 goals
Leyton OrientJ. Wright
J. Wright
8 goals
Leyton Orient
J. Maguire-Drew
7 goals

Leyton Orient missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leyton Orient Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 19 6 Played P 5 18 37
10 5 1 Won W 4 8 20
12 8 2 Drew D 1 3 8
14 6 3 Lost L 0 7 9
47 26 8 Scored S 10 23 61
55 30 12 Conceded C 3 23 39
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
81% 84% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 76%
56% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 65%
33% 37% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 28% 30%
14% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
64% 79% 83% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 46%
17% 16% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 38%
25% 16% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 28% 19%
 
5.7 6.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.9 5.5
5 5.4 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.6 4.8
2.1 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 1.6
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
387 235 67 Total Shots T S 58 199 499
132 73 23 Shots on Target S O 20 62 162
36% 36% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 37% 38%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Leyton Orient has the most conceded goals (30) at home
  • Leyton Orient has the most conceded goals in the first half (31)
  • Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Plymouth Argyle has the fewest matches under the total-line (13)
  • Plymouth Argyle has the most matches over the total-line (24)
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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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.