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Leyton Orient face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, O's have recorded 5 wins, and Hartlepool U. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pools 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 | Sat 21 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Leyton Orient | 2 - 4 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 4 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. O's have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Hartlepool U.'s 20 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |