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Leyton Orient face a trip to Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, O's have recorded 2 wins, and Darlington have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, the Quakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Darlington | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The O's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The O's's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Darlington's total of 30 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Leyton Orient are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 32 points from 20 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leyton Orient are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Leyton Orient | No win in the 2 most recent games. |