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Leyton Orient face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park 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 7 and win only 2 of the 11 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, with Tranmere Rvs. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Jan | Leyton Orient | 3 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Leyton Orient | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 02 Feb | Leyton Orient | 4 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Mon 17 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Mar | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 06 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Tranmere Rvs., Leyton Orient are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. O's have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Tranmere Rvs.'s total of 46 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Leyton Orient lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 45 from their 30 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |