FootyMAD's Swansea City match preview

Last updated : 23 February 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Swansea City v Leyton Orient fixture

Leyton Orient face a trip to Swansea City at Vetch Field on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, O's have recorded 10 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 15 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2002, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Swans in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 11 OctLeyton Orient1 - 2Swansea CityLD3
2002/2003Sat 19 AprLeyton Orient3 - 1Swansea CityLD3
2002/2003Sat 21 DecSwansea City0 - 1Leyton OrientLD3
2001/2002Sat 09 FebLeyton Orient2 - 2Swansea CityLD3
2001/2002Sat 20 OctSwansea City0 - 1Leyton OrientLD3
1999/2000Sat 25 MarSwansea City0 - 0Leyton OrientLD3
1999/2000Sun 26 DecLeyton Orient0 - 1Swansea CityLD3

Recent respective form guides

Swansea City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the O's have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Swansea City's 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Leyton Orient's 44 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Leyton Orient on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Swansea City. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Swansea City Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Leyton Orient 10 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.