FM Preview: Leyton Orient v Colchester United 23 Oct 2012

Last updated : 22 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leyton Orient v Colchester United fixture

Leyton Orient prepare to entertain Colchester United at Brisbane Road on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The O's are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 5 of the 21 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Brisbane Road was less than a year ago, in January 2012, with Colchester United inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the O's in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan Leyton Orient 0-1 Colchester U. League One
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Colchester U. 1 - 1 Leyton Orient League One
2010/2011 Mon 03 Jan Leyton Orient 4 - 2 Colchester U. League One
2010/2011 Tue 02 Nov Colchester U. 3 - 2 Leyton Orient League One
2009/2010 Sat 08 May Colchester U. 1 - 0 Leyton Orient League One
2009/2010 Sat 10 Oct Leyton Orient 0 - 1 Colchester U. League One
2009/2010 Tue 11 Aug Colchester U. 1 - 2 Leyton Orient League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Leyton Orient are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the O's score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

The away form of Colchester United is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. U's have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 13 matches.

Colchester United see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 16 points from their 13 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leyton Orient 6 3 0 3 4 6 9
Colchester United 6 4 0 2 9 6 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Colchester United is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the O's in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leyton Orient 9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Colchester United Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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