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Leyton Orient travel to take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium 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 22 and win only 6 of the 42 games.
The last time the two teams met at Brighton & HA was back in September 2000, over five years ago, with Brighton & HA running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Leyton Orient | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 14 Nov | Leyton Orient | 4 - 2 | Brighton & HA | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Sep | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Seagulls have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the O's have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & HA see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far, Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 7 points from their 8 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seagulls, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Leyton Orient | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |