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Leyton Orient face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, O's have recorded 5 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Stags in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Leyton Orient | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Leyton Orient | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Mar | Leyton Orient | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 05 Oct | Mansfield Town | 3 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Stags, with 4 goals against.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The O's's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 52 points from their 41 games played so far, Leyton Orient are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 70 points from 41 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form O's, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |