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Match Preview: Leyton Orient v Fleetwood Town (Saturday, 3pm)

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Fleetwood Town come to Brisbane Road to play Leyton Orient on Saturday in poor form, having collected just four points from their last six games.

The visitors have won one and drawn one of their last six fixtures, while Orient have two wins and a draw.

Fleetwood are 23rd in the table after 44 games, of which they have won eight and drawn 13, earning 37 points.

Orient are 12 places ahead of Town in 11th, with 17 wins and 11 draws putting them on 62 points.

With 45 goals in 44 games so far this season, the Cod Army are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.0 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 72 goals at a rate of 1.6 per game.

The home side are also below average scorers, with 1.1 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.3. They have conceded 1.2 goals per game.

Orient’s last match was on April 13, a 3-0 loss against Derby County.

Fleetwood lost 4-1 against Peterborough United last time out, on Tuesday, with Mohammed Bosun Lawal on the scoresheet.

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Leyton Orient v Fleetwood Town
League One | Brisbane Road
Saturday, 20 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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