League Two: Two sides who have performed splendidly so far. Get to know Northampton Town - Leyton Orient with this full preview!
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals (38) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Northampton Town nor Leyton Orient 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.
Northampton Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Northampton Town have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
Northampton's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Swindon Town (placed 5th). Before that fixture this team had gone nine consecutive league meetings without being beaten. The striker Hoskins outshone all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.8 out of 10. Hoskins scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Northampton Town played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Mansfield Town.Northampton have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sixfields Stadium with 19 goals in 12 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Leyton Orient form and stats
Leyton Orient's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Leyton Orient collect 24 points from their 11 away matches in the League Two. 7 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Smith was the last player to score for the away team. Leyton Orient haven't scored a league goal in the last 191 minutes. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Leyton Orient goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux is eager to challenge this, with his 445 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Newport County (placed 18th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Vigouroux (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.3. Vigouroux topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Stevenage.Low-scoring game? 13 of this team's latest 17 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
Leyton have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Leyton Orient are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Northampton have put together a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing Leyton Orient.Northampton Town and Leyton Orient have faced off already this season: Leyton Orient - Northampton Town 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Hoskins 15 goals |  P. Smyth 9 goals | K. Bowie 4 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Leyton Orient missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 91% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 78% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 65% |
| 57% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 13% |
| 13% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 9% | 9% |
| 65% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 45% | 30% |
| 22% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 45% | 65% |
| 22% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 12.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 11.2 | 12 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 40% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | 34% |
| 10.1 | 9.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
- Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (15) in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the most points (24) away in League Two
- Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+23) in League Two
- Leyton Orient is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two
- Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals (38) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (24) 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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Salford City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Barrow | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 32 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | Newport County | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 15 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 14 |
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