League One: Blackpool vs Leyton Orient – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Blackpool and Leyton Orient who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Blackpool welcome Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road on Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current League One season.

Blackpool approach round 45 as number 16 in the League One table with 54 points on their account so far. With 44 rounds behind them, Leyton Orient have amassed 51 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

Form: Blackpool vs Leyton Orient

Blackpool Form

Blackpool look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Stevenage, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Peterborough in a 3-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Wycombe in their most recent outing. Blackpool showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Bloomfield Road, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target ten times, while letting in four themselves.

Leyton Orient Form

Leyton Orient only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Lincoln City. Then a 0-0 draw with Mansfield followed, before Rotherham claimed a 0-2 victory. In their last six away matches in the League One, Leyton Orient won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Blackpool and Leyton Orient

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Blackpool and Leyton Orient played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Blackpool vs Leyton Orient

Dale Taylor found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Dominic Ballard just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Blackpool vs Leyton Orient

Full-time result

Blackpool claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Leyton Orient won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Leyton Orient did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home. Leyton Orient have not lost to Blackpool in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Blackpool scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Leyton Orient only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Blackpool managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Blackpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Leyton Orient played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.