League One: Leyton Orient vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 43 match between Leyton Orient and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Leyton Orient appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Barnsley in round 43 of the League One season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Gaughan Group Stadium this coming Friday.

Ranked as number 7 in the League One standings, Leyton Orient, have so far collected 66 points this season, while Barnsley collected 57 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 42 rounds.

Team form: Leyton Orient vs Barnsley

Leyton Orient Form

Leyton Orient should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 0-0 with Wigan, before beating first Mansfield by 2-3, then Crawley in a 1-3 win. Leyton Orient won three of their previous six matches at Gaughan Group Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to six against.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Exeter in a 1-2 defeat. Birmingham also proved too hard to handle as they won 6-2, before Barnsley were able to strike back in a 4-1 win against Bolton. In their last six away matches in the League One, Barnsley won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Leyton Orient and Barnsley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leyton Orient and Barnsley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Leyton Orient vs Barnsley

It has been a superb season for Charlie Kelman so far as he managed to score impressive 19 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target seven times in his last six games, and Leyton Orient rely on his abilities against Barnsley. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Friday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Leyton Orient claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Barnsley won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Somehow Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Leyton Orient scored first in six of their last ten home games. Barnsley scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Barnsley games. Leyton Orient will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Friday, as Barnsley have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leyton Orient, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Barnsley, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.