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Last updated : 29 September 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Blackpool v Leyton Orient fixture

Leyton Orient travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road 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 20 and win only 4 of the 34 games.

The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was back in May 2001, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2000/2001Sat 26 MayBlackpool4 - 2Leyton OrientD3PO
2000/2001Tue 20 MarLeyton Orient1 - 0BlackpoolLGE2
2000/2001Sat 26 AugBlackpool2 - 2Leyton OrientLGE2
1994/1995Tue 07 FebLeyton Orient0 - 1BlackpoolLGE1
1994/1995Sat 05 NovBlackpool2 - 1Leyton OrientLGE1
1993/1994Sat 07 MayBlackpool4 - 1Leyton OrientLGE1
1993/1994Sat 27 NovLeyton Orient2 - 0BlackpoolLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Blackpool will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Seasiders have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the O's have hit 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blackpool are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far. Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Blackpool6042474
Leyton Orient60248162

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Blackpool Drawn last 4 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 8 home matches.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Leyton Orient Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 9 most recent games.