Leyton Orient travel to take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The O's will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 2 of the 17 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Wed. was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1991, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
1991/1992 | Wed 09 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGEC |
1991/1992 | Tue 24 Sep | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGEC |
1985/1986 | Sat 25 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 0 | Orient | FAC |
1981/1982 | Sat 27 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Orient | CHMP |
1981/1982 | Sat 07 Nov | Orient | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
1980/1981 | Sat 28 Mar | Orient | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
1980/1981 | Sat 25 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Orient | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed.'s 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 9 points from their 10 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Sheff. Wed. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Sheff. Wed. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |