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Leyton Orient face a trip to Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, O's have recorded 3 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, the U's carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 May | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 11 Aug | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The U's's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The O's's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 23 points from 14 games. Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |