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Leyton Orient are ready to welcome Scunthorpe United to Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The O's are clearly on top, winning 11 and drawing 8 of the 21 games played.
The previous match played between the two at Matchroom Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Leyton Orient | 2 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The O's's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Iron, and 3 goals against.
Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 38 matches. Scunthorpe U. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 38 games giving them a return of 75 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the O's of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Scunthorpe U., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Undefeated in last 17 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |