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Northampton face a trip to Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Cobblers have recorded 7 wins, and Leyton Orient have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 25 Jan | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Leyton Orient | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Leyton Orient | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 19 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Cobblers have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Leyton Orient see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 55 points from their 43 games played so far, Northampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 42 points from their 41 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the O's, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |