Can Salford City knock Leyton Orient in The Peninsula Stadium clash?

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 07.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

Action is likely at The Peninsula Stadium when Salford City meet Leyton Orient in what should be a splendid fixture. Check our preview!

Insights:
  • Salford City have the most scored goals (61) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (25) in League Two

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Salford City form and stats

9-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Salford City so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Salford City bring valid hopes of a third.

Salford City drew their last game, 1-1 away at Stockport County (placed 5th). The talented striker Hendry outdid all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.2 out of 10. Hendry scored one goal and hit one key pass.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Stevenage with a 3-1 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Salford City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Salford as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Salford City has won 6 of these, drawn 6 and lost 4.

Some stats: A review of the 11 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them had at least one goal from each side.

There will be little rest for Salford City after this match as they are travelling to AFC Wimbledon for a League Two game in only three days.

Salford has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Leyton Orient, who have the fewest conceded goals (25) in League Two, have produced an overall stat of 8-6-4 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Leyton Orient as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

Leyton Orient are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Carlisle United (placed 4th). Those three points felt sweet as this team had gone four league fixtures without victory. Beckles, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.04. Beckles hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Hartlepool United's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Leyton Orient in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Leyton, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 14 of this club's last 18 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Harrogate Town in just three days.

Leyton Orient are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 18 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Leyton Orient as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Leyton Orient - Salford 1-0 was the story when these teams formerly met, earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Salford City victories, three draws and two Leyton Orient wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leyton OrientP. Smyth
P. Smyth
10 goals
Salford CityC. McAleny
C. McAleny
9 goals
SalfordM. Smith
M. Smith
9 goals

Salford City missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Leyton Orient
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 4 18 38
18 9 3 Won W 2 8 22
9 5 0 Drew D 0 6 11
12 5 3 Lost L 2 4 5
61 26 6 Scored S 5 22 50
44 19 8 Conceded C 7 17 25
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 89%
72% 74% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 72% 61%
46% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 28% 26%
28% 21% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 13%
18% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 5%
56% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 34%
28% 32% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 55%
21% 21% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 28% 21%
 
4.5 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 5
4.9 4.7 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.1 3.8
1.6 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
12.5 13.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.5 11.8
4.1 4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.7 3.9
38% 34% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 33% 33%
 
12.5 11.2 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 9.3 9
3.4 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 2.9 2.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (25) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (21) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+25) in League Two
  • Salford City have the most scored goals (61) in League Two
  • Salford City have the most scored goals in the first half (29) 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 38 22 11 5 50 25 20 14 5 1 28 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 25 77
2 Northampton Town 39 19 13 7 53 34 20 10 6 4 25 16 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 70
3 Stevenage 38 19 11 8 52 35 19 14 1 4 34 14 19 5 10 4 18 21 17 68
4 Carlisle United 39 18 12 9 58 37 19 10 6 3 28 16 20 8 6 6 30 21 21 66
5 Stockport County 39 18 10 11 52 33 20 9 8 3 26 15 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 64
6 Bradford City 38 17 13 8 48 34 20 8 8 4 27 19 18 9 5 4 21 15 14 64
7 Salford City 39 18 9 12 61 44 19 9 5 5 26 19 20 9 4 7 35 25 17 63
8 Mansfield Town 38 17 10 11 59 46 19 8 7 4 33 26 19 9 3 7 26 20 13 61
9 Barrow 39 17 7 15 42 44 20 11 3 6 25 17 19 6 4 9 17 27 -2 58
10 Sutton United 39 15 12 12 41 41 19 11 4 4 24 15 20 4 8 8 17 26 0 57
11 Swindon Town 38 13 12 13 50 45 18 7 5 6 26 18 20 6 7 7 24 27 5 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 15 6 18 40 54 20 10 1 9 24 25 19 5 5 9 16 29 -14 51
13 Walsall 39 11 17 11 40 36 20 8 8 4 24 15 19 3 9 7 16 21 4 50
14 Tranmere Rovers 39 13 11 15 38 40 20 8 6 6 24 19 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 50
15 Grimsby Town 38 12 12 14 41 46 18 4 9 5 18 20 20 8 3 9 23 26 -5 48
16 AFC Wimbledon 40 11 13 16 41 46 20 7 6 7 22 21 20 4 7 9 19 25 -5 46
17 Crewe Alexandra 38 10 15 13 36 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 19 3 9 7 14 24 -11 45
18 Newport County 38 10 14 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 20 6 8 6 21 20 -5 44
19 Gillingham 39 11 11 17 27 42 19 9 4 6 16 17 20 2 7 11 11 25 -15 44
20 Harrogate Town 38 9 12 17 43 55 19 5 7 7 23 27 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 39
21 Colchester United 39 9 11 19 34 46 20 4 9 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 38
22 Crawley Town 39 9 10 20 43 64 19 8 4 7 29 29 20 1 6 13 14 35 -21 37
23 Hartlepool United 39 7 14 18 43 68 20 4 9 7 23 32 19 3 5 11 20 36 -25 35
24 Rochdale 39 7 8 24 34 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 20 4 4 12 15 29 -25 29

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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 Leyton Orient 38 22 11 5 50 25 20 14 5 1 28 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 25 77
2 Northampton Town 39 19 13 7 53 34 20 10 6 4 25 16 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 70
3 Stevenage 38 19 11 8 52 35 19 14 1 4 34 14 19 5 10 4 18 21 17 68
4 Carlisle United 39 18 12 9 58 37 19 10 6 3 28 16 20 8 6 6 30 21 21 66
5 Stockport County 39 18 10 11 52 33 20 9 8 3 26 15 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 64
6 Bradford City 38 17 13 8 48 34 20 8 8 4 27 19 18 9 5 4 21 15 14 64
7 Salford City 39 18 9 12 61 44 19 9 5 5 26 19 20 9 4 7 35 25 17 63
8 Mansfield Town 38 17 10 11 59 46 19 8 7 4 33 26 19 9 3 7 26 20 13 61
9 Barrow 39 17 7 15 42 44 20 11 3 6 25 17 19 6 4 9 17 27 -2 58
10 Sutton United 39 15 12 12 41 41 19 11 4 4 24 15 20 4 8 8 17 26 0 57
11 Swindon Town 38 13 12 13 50 45 18 7 5 6 26 18 20 6 7 7 24 27 5 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 15 6 18 40 54 20 10 1 9 24 25 19 5 5 9 16 29 -14 51
13 Walsall 39 11 17 11 40 36 20 8 8 4 24 15 19 3 9 7 16 21 4 50
14 Tranmere Rovers 39 13 11 15 38 40 20 8 6 6 24 19 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 50
15 Grimsby Town 38 12 12 14 41 46 18 4 9 5 18 20 20 8 3 9 23 26 -5 48
16 AFC Wimbledon 40 11 13 16 41 46 20 7 6 7 22 21 20 4 7 9 19 25 -5 46
17 Crewe Alexandra 38 10 15 13 36 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 19 3 9 7 14 24 -11 45
18 Newport County 38 10 14 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 20 6 8 6 21 20 -5 44
19 Gillingham 39 11 11 17 27 42 19 9 4 6 16 17 20 2 7 11 11 25 -15 44
20 Harrogate Town 38 9 12 17 43 55 19 5 7 7 23 27 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 39
21 Colchester United 39 9 11 19 34 46 20 4 9 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 38
22 Crawley Town 39 9 10 20 43 64 19 8 4 7 29 29 20 1 6 13 14 35 -21 37
23 Hartlepool United 39 7 14 18 43 68 20 4 9 7 23 32 19 3 5 11 20 36 -25 35
24 Rochdale 39 7 8 24 34 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 20 4 4 12 15 29 -25 29

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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.