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Leyton Orient travel to take on Notts. County at Meadow Lane 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 18 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The last time the two teams met at Notts. County was back in March 1998, over five years ago, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 20 Jan | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 19 Aug | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 21 Mar | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 18 Oct | Orient | 0 - 2 | Notts. County | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 26 Apr | Notts. County | 1 - 1 | Orient | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Magpies have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Leyton Orient's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the O's, and 9 goals against.
Notts. County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 10 matches. Leyton Orient lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 16 from their 10 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
O's have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Meadow Lane with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Leyton Orient | 4 games since last away draw. |