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Leyton Orient face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary 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 taste defeat on 14 occasions, and draw 9, from the 25 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Leyton Orient | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 3 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Leyton Orient | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 15 Jan | Leyton Orient | 4 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 04 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic 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, 8 to 7.
The away form of Leyton Orient however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Oldham Ath.'s total of 36 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 20 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leyton Orient are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | Undefeated in last 6 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |