FootyMAD's Bristol Rovers match preview

Last updated : 07 August 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient fixture

Leyton Orient face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium 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 26 and win only 11 of the 51 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2008, the Pirates carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 17 JanLeyton Orient1 - 2Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2008/2009Sat 11 OctBristol Rvs.2 - 1Leyton OrientLGE1
2007/2008Sat 03 MayLeyton Orient3 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1
2007/2008Tue 27 NovBristol Rvs.3 - 3Leyton OrientFAC
2007/2008Sat 10 NovLeyton Orient1 - 1Bristol Rvs.FAC
2007/2008Sat 29 SepBristol Rvs.2 - 3Leyton OrientLGE1
2005/2006Tue 31 JanBristol Rvs.3 - 3Leyton OrientLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 7 conceded.

Leyton Orient's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the O's, and 9 goals against.



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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol Rvs.63031299
Leyton Orient6222898

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Bristol Rvs. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol Rvs. 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Leyton Orient 8 games since last away draw.
No win in the 3 most recent games.