League One: Leyton Orient vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 46 match between Leyton Orient and Burton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both Leyton Orient and Burton need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League One table. The match takes place at BetWright Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Sitting bottom of the table, Leyton Orient have claimed 51 points after 45 rounds, while Burton have amassed 53 points. This places the latter as number 18 in the League One at the moment.

Form: Leyton Orient vs Burton

Leyton Orient Form

A single point is all Leyton Orient can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Mansfield, before getting trounced 0-2 against Rotherham while Blackpool won 1-0. 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 six goals and conceded eight.

Burton Form

Burton currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating AFC Wimbledon with a 1-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Peterborough. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Exeter. Burton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring six time and letting in four.

Betting stats for Leyton Orient and Burton

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 Burton played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Leyton Orient vs Burton

Despite having scored only one times in his last 6 league matches, Dominic Ballard has actually netted 22 goals during this League One season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Burton should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Dominic Ballard to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

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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 two of the games, whilst losing five. Burton won one of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost four of the games in this run. Burton didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings.

Both teams to score

Leyton Orient scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Burton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Leyton Orient have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Burton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Leyton Orient saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Burton, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.