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Leyton Orient pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday evening, 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 19 and win only 6 of the 31 games.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in March 2000, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 17 Feb | Leyton Orient | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 12 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 8 conceded.
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 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton's 45 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Leyton Orient's 44 points from 32 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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the O's have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Leyton Orient | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |