This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Colchester United and Leyton Orient at 15:00 on Saturday, 8th May 2010 in the League One.
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Colchester U. prepare to entertain Leyton Orient at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 22 games played, U's have recorded 10 wins, and Leyton Orient have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Weston Homes Community Stadium was earlier this season, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the U's in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Leyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 11 Aug | Colchester U. | 1-2 | Leyton Orient | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 09 Dec | Leyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. O's have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Colchester U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 69 points from their 45 games so far. Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 45 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Colchester U. are not exactly setting the world alight at Weston Homes Community Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Leyton Orient in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
