|
Notts. County prepare to entertain Leyton Orient at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 7 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in October 2004, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Magpies 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 | Sat 31 Dec | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Leyton Orient | 2 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Notts. County | 1-2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 20 Jan | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 19 Aug | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Magpies have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Leyton Orient's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The O's's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Notts. County see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 48 points from their 39 games played so far, Leyton Orient are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 66 points from 39 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Meadow Lane for the Magpies and the Madmen are unable to see past Leyton Orient claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |