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Leyton Orient prepare to entertain Brighton & Hove Albion at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The O's are clearly on top, winning 55.81% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Matchroom Stadium was just last season, in November 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Oct | Brighton & HA | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient | ASSM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Leyton Orient | 2-2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Feb | Leyton Orient | 1 - 4 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Brighton & HA | 4 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Leyton Orient | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While O's have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Brighton & HA's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Seagulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 33 points from their 34 games thus far. Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 32 points from their 32 games thus far.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Matchroom Stadium for the O's and the Madmen are unable to see past Brighton & HA claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Undefeated in last 5 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |