League One: Shrewsbury vs Leyton Orient – Betting preview

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

As the early season favourites, Shrewsbury will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Leyton Orient for a round 4 match in the League One.

Both Shrewsbury and Leyton Orient have amassed an equal number of points during this season. While Shrewsbury occupy number 24, the visitors are currently number 23 in the League One table.

Form: Shrewsbury vs Leyton Orient

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-4 against Peterborough, before Huddersfield won 1-0, while Bolton claimed a victory in a 0-2 match. Shrewsbury just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the The Croud Meadow. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 13 goals.

Leyton Orient Form

Leyton Orient collected one win from their last three matches, as Charlton won by 1-0. Birmingham were too strong as well, winning 1-2, before Leyton Orient won 0-1 against Millwall. In their last six away matches in the League One, Leyton Orient won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Shrewsbury and Leyton Orient

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

Players in form: Shrewsbury vs Leyton Orient

As the new League One campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Shrewsbury and Leyton Orient this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

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Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Leyton Orient won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing five in this series of matches. Shrewsbury lost their previous 4 matches. Somehow Leyton Orient failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches. Leyton Orient have not lost to Shrewsbury in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Shrewsbury only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Leyton Orient scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Leyton Orient kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Leyton Orient have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Shrewsbury when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shrewsbury, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Leyton Orient, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches. Leyton Orient conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.

Suggested bet: Shrewsbury vs Leyton Orient

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Shrewsbury and Leyton Orient seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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