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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 35 games played, O's have recorded 10 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, the Swans carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Leyton Orient | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Leyton Orient | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Swans have scored 9 and conceded 1 during this period.
Leyton Orient's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the O's, and 8 goals against.
Swansea City are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 23 points from their 13 games. Leyton Orient are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 13 games giving them a return of 23 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leyton Orient are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Swans coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. |
| Leyton Orient | 5 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |