FM Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient 07 May 2011

Last updated : 06 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient fixture

Plymouth Argyle play host to Leyton Orient at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 16 wins out of 24 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Plymouth Argyle was back in March 2002, over five years ago, with Plymouth Argyle running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 05 Apr Leyton Orient 2 - 0 Plymouth Arg. League One
2001/2002 Sat 16 Mar Plymouth Arg. 3-0 Leyton Orient League Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 01 Dec Leyton Orient 0 - 0 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2000/2001 Tue 10 Apr Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 12 Aug Plymouth Arg. 0 - 1 Leyton Orient League Division Three
1999/2000 Mon 24 Apr Leyton Orient 3 - 0 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
1999/2000 Sat 02 Oct Plymouth Arg. 5 - 0 Leyton Orient League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Plymouth Argyle are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Plymouth Argyle are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 42 points from their 45 games thus far.

Leyton Orient lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 67 from their 45 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Plymouth Argyle 6 3 0 3 6 6 9
Leyton Orient 6 2 1 3 4 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Home Park for the Pilgrims and the Madmen are unable to see past Leyton Orient claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Plymouth Argyle 10 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Leyton Orient 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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