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Leyton Orient face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow 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 13 and win only 5 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 4 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Leyton Orient | 4 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Leyton Orient | 0 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Leyton Orient | 2 - 4 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Shrewsbury Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 44 points from their 35 games played so far, Leyton Orient are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 59 points from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the O's has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Shrewsbury Tn.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | No sequences of note |
| Leyton Orient | 6 games since last defeat. |