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Leyton Orient travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road 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 20 and win only 4 of the 34 games.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was back in May 2001, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 May | Blackpool | 4 - 2 | Leyton Orient | D3PO |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Mar | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 07 Feb | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 05 Nov | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 07 May | Blackpool | 4 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 27 Nov | Leyton Orient | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Seasiders have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
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 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far. Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |