Ace Football previews the League One game between Leyton Orient and Crawley who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Leyton Orient are highly favoured to claim a win against Crawley, whom they face on Thursday. In their current shape, a win at Gaughan Group Stadium seems to be the obvious outcome.
Leyton Orient approach the next League One round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 25 points this season so far. With 20 games behind them, Crawley amassed 19 points, placing them as number 21 before their next fixture.
Team form: Leyton Orient vs Crawley
Leyton Orient Form
Leyton Orient are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Wigan 0-2, and then drawing 0-0 with Burton. They were back as winners when they defeated Barnsley 0-4. Leyton Orient won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored seven and conceded three goals.
Crawley Form
Crawley have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Charlton by 1-2. Disappointment followed, going down 4-3 against Peterborough, and 0-1 against Birmingham. Crawley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting facts for Leyton Orient and Crawley
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Leyton Orient and Crawley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 13 Leyton Orient matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Leyton Orient home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Leyton Orient home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leyton Orient have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Leyton Orient matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Crawley away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Crawley away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Crawley away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Crawley matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Crawley matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Leyton Orient vs Crawley
Having scored just once lately in the League One, Omar Beckles will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Crawley hope Max Anderson 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.
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Full-time result
Leyton Orient claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Crawley won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Leyton Orient have beaten Crawley in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Leyton Orient scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Crawley only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Leyton Orient have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Leyton Orient were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Leyton Orient have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Crawley.
Total goals
Leyton Orient saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Crawley, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game. Leyton Orient didn’t concede a single goal in their previous 4 matches.