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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 6 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2006, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the O's in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 19 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Leyton Orient are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 40 matches. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 40 matches.
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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Matchroom Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |