Ace Football previews the League One game between Leyton Orient and Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Leyton Orient approach round 43 as number 10 in the League One table with 58 points on their account so far. With 41 rounds behind them, Cheltenham have amassed 38 points, placing them as number 22 in the standings.
Team form: Leyton Orient vs Cheltenham
Leyton Orient Form
Leyton Orient have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-1 victory against Stevenage. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Lincoln City, before handing over all three points in a 1-2 defeat against Peterborough. 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 seven goals and conceded eight.
Cheltenham Form
Cheltenham added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw with Barnsley. A 1-2 win against Fleetwood followed, before a 1-2 defeat against Exeter in their most recent match. Cheltenham won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and five scored.
Betting facts for Leyton Orient and Cheltenham
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leyton Orient and Cheltenham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Leyton Orient matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Leyton Orient matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Leyton Orient matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Leyton Orient matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Leyton Orient home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Cheltenham away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Cheltenham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Cheltenham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Cheltenham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Cheltenham have not won 7 of the last 8 matches
In-form players: Leyton Orient vs Cheltenham
Having scored just once lately in the League One, Max Sanders will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Cheltenham hope Liam Sercombe can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League One goals in his last six League One games.
Popular markets: Leyton Orient vs Cheltenham
Full-time result
Leyton Orient claimed a modest five 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 three. Cheltenham won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Leyton Orient scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Cheltenham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Leyton Orient managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Leyton Orient have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Cheltenham.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leyton Orient, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Cheltenham played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.
Betting prediction: Leyton Orient vs Cheltenham
To sum up, the upcoming match between Leyton Orient and Cheltenham seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.