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Northampton pack their bags to visit Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 30 games.
The previous match played between the two at Matchroom Stadium was more than three years back, in November 1999, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 17 Feb | Leyton Orient | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 12 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LD3 |
| 1989/1990 | Mon 16 Apr | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The O's's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 15 matches. Northampton are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 16 from their 15 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the O's, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |