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Leyton Orient face a trip to Darlington at Darlington Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, O's have recorded 2 wins, and Darlington have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, with Darlington running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Darlington | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the O's have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 4 points from their 2 games. Leyton Orient are leading the way in the Coca Cola League Two, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form O's, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Won 4 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Leyton Orient | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |