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Leyton Orient face a trip to Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the O's.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Cheltenham T. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 1 | Leyton Orient | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Leyton Orient | 1 - 4 | Cheltenham T. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Leyton Orient | 0 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the O's have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cheltenham T. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 27 matches. Leyton Orient's 38 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the O's out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Cheltenham T.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |