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Northampton face a trip to Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 5 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, as the O's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Leyton Orient | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Leyton Orient | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
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. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the O's in those games, with 5 conceded.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leyton Orient are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 46 points from 26 games. Northampton's total of 39 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
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 | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |