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Leicester City travel to take on Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Foxes have recorded 9 wins, and Leyton Orient have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Leyton Orient was amazingly over twenty years ago, in May 1982, with Leyton Orient running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1981/1982 | Tue 18 May | Orient | 3 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 14 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 03 May | Orient | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Dec | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 10 Feb | Leicester City | 5 - 3 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 30 Sep | Orient | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 05 Feb | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Orient | FAC |
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 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Leicester City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Foxes have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 3.
Leyton Orient see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far, Leicester City's total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Foxes's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Leyton Orient, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Leicester City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |