FM Preview: Leyton Orient v Rochdale 05 May 2012

Last updated : 04 May 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leyton Orient v Rochdale fixture

Leyton Orient prepare to entertain Rochdale at Brisbane Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 17 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Brisbane Road was just last season, in October 2010, the O's carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 29 Oct Rochdale 0 - 2 Leyton Orient League One
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Rochdale 1 - 1 Leyton Orient League One
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Leyton Orient 2-1 Rochdale League One
2005/2006 Sat 17 Dec Rochdale 2 - 4 Leyton Orient League Two
2005/2006 Sat 20 Aug Leyton Orient 1 - 4 Rochdale League Two
2004/2005 Sat 09 Apr Rochdale 2 - 0 Leyton Orient League Two
2004/2005 Mon 30 Aug Leyton Orient 2 - 1 Rochdale League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Leyton Orient's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While O's have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Dale have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Leyton Orient are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 45 matches.

Rochdale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 45 games have yielded only 38 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leyton Orient 6 0 1 5 5 16 1
Rochdale 6 1 1 4 11 17 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the O's to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leyton Orient Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Rochdale Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 13 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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