League One: Leyton Orient vs Sheffield Wednesday – Betting preview

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

Leyton Orient start the season as favourites to land the League One crown. They launch their title bid on Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Sheffield Wednesday at BetWright Stadium.

Team form: Leyton Orient vs Sheffield Wednesday

Leyton Orient Form

Leyton Orient recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 1-0 against Blackpool, before drawing 2-2 with Burton. They won their most recent game 2-0 against Oxford. Leyton Orient managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Sheffield Wednesday look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Oxford, they were left empty-handed in a 4-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating West Bromwich in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Bolton in their most recent outing. Sheffield Wednesday won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Leyton Orient and Sheffield Wednesday

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Leyton Orient and Sheffield Wednesday. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Leyton Orient vs Sheffield Wednesday

Having scored just once in six League One matches, William Forrester hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Saturday. Simultaneously, Sheffield Wednesday hope to see Liam Palmer adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six League One outings.

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Full-time result

Leyton Orient claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Sheffield Wednesday won zero, drew one and lost nine of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Leyton Orient scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Leyton Orient managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Leyton Orient’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Sheffield Wednesday played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.