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Leyton Orient pack their bags to visit Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, O's have recorded 10 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 17 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Liberty Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2004, the Swans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Leyton Orient | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Leyton Orient | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The O's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 14 goals for and 13 against.
Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 51 points from their 35 games so far. Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Leyton Orient only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Liberty Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Leyton Orient | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |