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Leyton Orient face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park 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 14 and win only 4 of the 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Sep | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Grimsby Town | 4 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGEC |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 27 Apr | Leyton Orient | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 23 Oct | Grimsby Town | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 01 Apr | Leyton Orient | 5 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Mariners in those games, with 5 conceded.
The O's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the O's, and 7 goals against.
Grimsby Town are leading the way in the Coca Cola League Two, with their 14 games giving them a return of 27 points. Leyton Orient are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 25 points from 14 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leyton Orient are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Leyton Orient | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |