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Leyton Orient pack their bags to visit Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, O's have recorded 3 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Glanford Park Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2006, with Scunthorpe U. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Leyton Orient | 2 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Mar | Leyton Orient | 2 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Iron, with 7 goals against.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Scunthorpe U.'s total of 44 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 23 points from their 26 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Leyton Orient not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Scunthorpe U. will ease to victory over the O's. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Leyton Orient | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |