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Leicester City play host to Leyton Orient at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Foxes are clearly on top, winning 62.50% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Leicester City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1981, with Leyton Orient inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Foxes in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Leyton Orient | 1 - 3 | Leicester City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Foxes, with 4 goals against.
The O's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Leicester City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 23 games giving them a return of 51 points. Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 22 points from their 23 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Leicester City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Foxes. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Unbeaten run of 12 matches. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |