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Leyton Orient face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields 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 20 and win only 6 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Leyton Orient | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 3 in the wrong end.
The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the O's have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 18 matches. Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 15 points from their 18 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 9 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |