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Leyton Orient are ready to welcome Southend United to Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The O's are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 6 of the 35 games.
The previous match played between the two at Matchroom Stadium was more than three years back, in December 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 15 Apr | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Leyton Orient | 2-2 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the O's score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrimpers have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leyton Orient lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 44 points from their 29 games so far. Southend Utd.'s 40 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
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| Leyton Orient | No sequences of note |
| Southend Utd. | No sequences of note |