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Leyton Orient face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, O's have recorded 6 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Rochdale running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Leyton Orient | 4 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the O's have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rochdale's 57 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Leyton Orient see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 54 points from their 41 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Dale, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 11 away matches. |