FM Preview: Bury v Leyton Orient 25 Feb 2012

Last updated : 24 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bury v Leyton Orient fixture

Leyton Orient travel to take on Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, O's have recorded 7 wins, and Bury have come away with 10 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Bury was back in August 2005, over five years ago, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Shakers in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Bury League One
2005/2006 Sat 10 Dec Leyton Orient 0 - 1 Bury League Two
2005/2006 Tue 09 Aug Bury 1-2 Leyton Orient League Two
2004/2005 Sat 08 Jan Bury 0 - 0 Leyton Orient League Two
2004/2005 Sat 09 Oct Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Bury League Two
2003/2004 Sat 06 Mar Bury 1 - 1 Leyton Orient League Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 20 Dec Leyton Orient 2 - 0 Bury League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Bury have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The O's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The O's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Bury see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 39 points from their 31 games played so far,

Leyton Orient see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 38 points from their 30 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bury 6 1 2 3 8 12 5
Leyton Orient 6 2 1 3 7 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

O's's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bury, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bury Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Leyton Orient 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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