League Two game preview: Stockport County against Leyton Orient

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 19.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edgeley Park (10832 seats)

This is shaping out to be an exciting match as Stockport County have their presumed home advantage, while Leyton Orient are in front by 17 points in the League Two table.

Insights:
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (11) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Stockport County form and stats

Stockport County have collected 15 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-3-2. Two home wins in a row for Stockport bring valid hopes of a third.

A strong away win for Stockport County against Newport County the last match, as Hussey and Madden were on target. Hussey, defender, was given a rating of 8.04/10 in that game, top of the team. Hussey scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 7 of 12 duels.

Ahead of that match, a home victory against Swindon Town in the FA Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Stockport have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.

Stockport County has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Stockport County have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

Leyton Orient have an excellent away record in the League Two so far with 6-2-1 from 9 games.

It's the second away game in a row for Leyton, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Harrogate Town (placed 21st) last time out. Midfield player Smyth was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Smyth scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against AFC Wimbledon wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Leyton Orient are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Low-scoring game? 10 of this club's most recent 12 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Leyton's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Leyton Orient are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the prior six meetings): Stockport County won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Leyton Orient have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three.

Top Goalscorers

Leyton OrientP. Smyth
P. Smyth
8 goals
StockportP. Madden
P. Madden
7 goals
Leyton OrientG. Moncur
G. Moncur
4 goals

Stockport County missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Stockport County Leyton Orient
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 2 9 18
7 4 1 Won W 0 6 13
4 3 1 Drew D 1 2 3
7 2 1 Lost L 1 1 2
23 12 5 Scored S 1 14 28
20 8 4 Conceded C 3 7 11
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 67%
50% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 22%
17% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 17%
11% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
56% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 33%
44% 56% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 44% 61%
11% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 11%
 
5.4 6 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.4 4.8
3.7 3.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.3 3.8
1.2 0.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.2
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.4 15 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.3 12.9
4.2 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.1 4.6
31% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 30% 34%
 
9.5 7.9 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 8.2 8.8
2.8 2.8 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 1.9 1.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (11) 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 (11) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the most points (20) away in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+17) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+7) away in League Two
  • Leyton Orient 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 Leyton Orient 18 13 3 2 28 11 9 7 1 1 14 4 9 6 2 1 14 7 17 42
2 Stevenage 18 12 3 3 25 15 9 8 0 1 15 5 9 4 3 2 10 10 10 39
3 Northampton Town 18 10 5 3 31 19 9 5 2 2 16 10 9 5 3 1 15 9 12 35
4 Bradford City 18 9 6 3 25 14 9 3 5 1 11 6 9 6 1 2 14 8 11 33
5 Barrow 18 10 1 7 24 18 9 7 0 2 15 7 9 3 1 5 9 11 6 31
6 Swindon Town 18 8 7 3 24 18 9 5 3 1 13 7 9 3 4 2 11 11 6 31
7 Mansfield Town 18 9 3 6 27 23 9 4 3 2 15 13 9 5 0 4 12 10 4 30
8 Carlisle United 18 7 8 3 26 19 9 4 4 1 13 8 9 3 4 2 13 11 7 29
9 Salford City 18 8 4 6 19 14 9 3 3 3 9 7 9 5 1 3 10 7 5 28
10 Doncaster Rovers 18 8 4 6 23 22 9 5 1 3 13 10 9 3 3 3 10 12 1 28
11 Tranmere Rovers 18 7 5 6 19 14 9 4 2 3 12 7 9 3 3 3 7 7 5 26
12 Stockport County 18 7 4 7 23 20 9 4 3 2 12 8 9 3 1 5 11 12 3 25
13 Walsall 18 6 6 6 21 16 9 5 2 2 15 7 9 1 4 4 6 9 5 24
14 Grimsby Town 17 6 5 6 19 17 8 1 4 3 8 9 9 5 1 3 11 8 2 23
15 AFC Wimbledon 18 6 5 7 22 24 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 2 3 4 10 14 -2 23
16 Crewe Alexandra 17 5 7 5 16 20 9 4 3 2 12 8 8 1 4 3 4 12 -4 22
17 Sutton United 18 5 4 9 16 25 9 4 2 3 10 10 9 1 2 6 6 15 -9 19
18 Crawley Town 17 4 5 8 19 28 8 4 0 4 12 13 9 0 5 4 7 15 -9 17
19 Newport County 18 4 4 10 16 22 9 2 1 6 7 13 9 2 3 4 9 9 -6 16
20 Rochdale 18 4 3 11 13 24 9 2 1 6 7 11 9 2 2 5 6 13 -11 15
21 Harrogate Town 18 3 4 11 17 29 9 2 3 4 10 14 9 1 1 7 7 15 -12 13
22 Gillingham 17 2 7 8 6 19 9 2 4 3 4 8 8 0 3 5 2 11 -13 13
23 Hartlepool United 18 2 6 10 15 31 9 2 4 3 7 11 9 0 2 7 8 20 -16 12
24 Colchester United 18 2 5 11 14 26 9 2 4 3 9 11 9 0 1 8 5 15 -12 11

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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.