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Leyton Orient play host to Rochdale at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 11 wins out of 16 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Leyton Orient was back in August 2005, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Rochdale | 2 - 4 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Leyton Orient | 1-4 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the O's score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Dale's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 13 points from their 13 games thus far. Rochdale's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
O's go into their game against Rochdale in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Rochdale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |