League Two match preview: Newport County versus Leyton Orient

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sun 29.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Newport County fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Leyton Orient.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County have played 11 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Newport County lost their last game at Exeter City (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Newport County lost 1-2 at Morecambe's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newport County handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D3-L2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Cheltenham Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Rodney Parade.

The Newport County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Newport County are not conceding a lot of goals here at Rodney Parade in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

Playing away, Leyton Orient have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Colchester United with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Leyton Orient won their away game at Cambridge United. The scoreline was 3-2.

We have checked recent matches where Leyton Orient have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were W2-D4-L2.

The schedule is very tough for Leyton Orient now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Walsall is waiting in only three days.

Leyton Orient are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Leyton Orient have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings between the teams: Newport County won 1, Leyton Orient won 3 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leyton OrientJ. Wright
J. Wright
7 goals
Newport CountyP. Amond
P. Amond
5 goals
Leyton OrientJ. Maguire-Drew
J. Maguire-Drew
5 goals

Newport County missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Newport County Leyton Orient
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
7 5 1 Won W 2 4 6
7 4 2 Drew D 1 3 7
7 2 1 Lost L 0 4 10
19 12 4 Scored S 5 16 31
19 9 4 Conceded C 3 18 40
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
57% 55% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 78%
24% 27% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 64% 61%
10% 9% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 45% 48%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 18% 22%
43% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 61%
38% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 22%
29% 9% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 26%
 
4.5 4.5 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 6.3 5.2 5.6
5.2 5.5 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 3 4.7 5.2
2.1 1.5 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.1
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
247 149 50 Total Shots T S 35 98 246
63 41 13 Shots on Target S O 12 36 86
30% 29% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 44% 36%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Leyton Orient has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
  • Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leyton Orient haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Newport County has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Newport County is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 23 14 4 5 43 24 12 8 1 3 20 11 11 6 3 2 23 13 19 46
2 Exeter City 23 12 7 4 32 25 12 7 4 1 20 11 11 5 3 3 12 14 7 43
3 Crewe Alexandra 22 11 5 6 39 27 11 5 3 3 19 12 11 6 2 3 20 15 12 38
4 Colchester United 22 10 7 5 32 20 10 6 2 2 15 7 12 4 5 3 17 13 12 37
5 Bradford City 22 10 7 5 28 19 11 7 2 2 17 8 11 3 5 3 11 11 9 37
6 Forest Green Rovers 23 10 7 6 26 18 11 4 4 3 10 10 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 37
7 Cheltenham Town 22 9 9 4 33 18 11 5 4 2 22 13 11 4 5 2 11 5 15 36
8 Plymouth Argyle 21 10 5 6 31 22 10 6 3 1 21 9 11 4 2 5 10 13 9 35
9 Northampton Town 23 10 5 8 32 27 11 7 1 3 19 8 12 3 4 5 13 19 5 35
10 Port Vale 23 7 10 6 28 29 11 5 5 1 14 9 12 2 5 5 14 20 -1 31
11 Salford City 23 7 8 8 27 32 12 4 4 4 12 14 11 3 4 4 15 18 -5 29
12 Scunthorpe United 23 7 7 9 30 30 12 4 5 3 18 14 11 3 2 6 12 16 0 28
13 Cambridge United 23 7 7 9 27 27 11 4 3 4 15 12 12 3 4 5 12 15 0 28
14 Newport County 21 7 7 7 19 19 11 5 4 2 12 9 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 28
15 Walsall 23 7 6 10 21 30 11 2 4 5 8 14 12 5 2 5 13 16 -9 27
16 Crawley Town 23 6 8 9 30 33 12 5 3 4 16 14 11 1 5 5 14 19 -3 26
17 Oldham Athletic 22 6 8 8 24 31 11 3 5 3 14 12 11 3 3 5 10 19 -7 26
18 Leyton Orient 23 6 7 10 31 40 12 2 4 6 15 22 11 4 3 4 16 18 -9 25
19 Mansfield Town 23 5 9 9 30 33 12 2 4 6 18 22 11 3 5 3 12 11 -3 24
20 Grimsby Town 21 5 7 9 21 27 10 2 3 5 9 16 11 3 4 4 12 11 -6 22
21 Carlisle United 23 5 7 11 20 35 12 3 5 4 10 15 11 2 2 7 10 20 -15 22
22 Macclesfield Town 21 5 10 6 20 23 10 3 6 1 11 7 11 2 4 5 9 16 -3 19
23 Morecambe 23 4 6 13 20 42 12 2 4 6 12 18 11 2 2 7 8 24 -22 18
24 Stevenage 22 2 11 9 14 27 11 2 4 5 9 15 11 0 7 4 5 12 -13 17

Read more about League Two

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.