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Last updated : 19 February 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Millwall v Leyton Orient fixture

Leyton Orient travel to take on Millwall at The Den on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 20 out of 30 times.

The last time the two teams met at Millwall was more than a decade ago, in August 1992, with Millwall running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Tue 08 AugLeyton Orient2 - 0MillwallLGE1
1992/1993Wed 26 AugMillwall3 - 0Leyton OrientLGEC
1992/1993Tue 18 AugLeyton Orient2 - 2MillwallLGEC
1987/1988Tue 25 AugMillwall1 - 0Leyton OrientLGEC
1987/1988Tue 18 AugLeyton Orient1 - 1MillwallLGEC
1984/1985Tue 29 JanOrient1 - 0MillwallLGE1
1984/1985Sun 09 SepMillwall1 - 0OrientLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Millwall have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Lions, with 3 goals against.

Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The O's's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Millwall's 42 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 35 points from their 33 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Millwall64029812
Leyton Orient62138127

FootyMad's prediction ...

Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Millwall may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Millwall Won 3 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 14 .
Leyton Orient No win in the 3 most recent games.