League One: Leyton Orient vs Barnsley – Betting preview

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

Leyton Orient enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barnsley swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting bottom of the table, Leyton Orient have claimed 36 points after 32 rounds, while Barnsley have amassed 41 points. This places the latter as number 15 in the League One at the moment.

Form: Leyton Orient vs Barnsley

Leyton Orient Form

Leyton Orient hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Stockport County resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 1-3 defeat against Plymouth, before beating Northampton by 1-2. Leyton Orient claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew one and lost three, scored eight goals and conceded ten.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 3-3 draw with AFC Wimbledon. A 2-1 win against Peterborough followed, before a 2-1 defeat against Huddersfield in their most recent match. Barnsley came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Leyton Orient and Barnsley

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 Leyton Orient and Barnsley played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Leyton Orient vs Barnsley

It is a great season for Dominic Ballard, who currently has 16 league goals to his name during this season. Leyton Orient will rely on his services to gun down Barnsley.

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Full-time result

Leyton Orient claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Barnsley won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Amazingly, Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches. Leyton Orient have not lost to Barnsley in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Leyton Orient scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Barnsley only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Barnsley games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Leyton Orient managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Barnsley kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Leyton Orient have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Barnsley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Leyton Orient’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in ten of the last 10 matches Barnsley played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals themselves during this run.