Leyton Orient take on Blackpool at home in round 11 of League One. Orient head into the match as a slight favourite with a 42% winning probability according to the odds set two days before kickoff.
Current Form - Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient are 13th in the league with 11 points. Following a 0-0 draw away at Bradford City, their record over the last five matches stands at one win, two draws, and two losses.
Current Form - Blackpool
Blackpool are 18th in the league with eight points. The team lost 0-1 away at Cambridge Utd in their last outing, extending a five-match winless run that includes one draw and four losses across their previous five games.
Head-to-Head Record
Leyton Orient have recorded three wins, one draw, and one loss across the last five matches against Blackpool. Leyton Orient were unbeaten in their last three meetings at home against Blackpool, a run of two wins and one draw. Blackpool won 1-0 at home last season. These fixtures have seen an average of 2.0 goals per meeting.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Leyton Orient features Jaze Kabia, who has four goals and two assists, and William Forrester, who has one assist at an average rating of 7.7. The club will be without Demetri Mitchell, who has three assists this season, due to a muscle injury.
Blackpool lists Tom Bloxham, who has two goals and one assist at an average rating of 6.7, and Josh Bowler, who has two goals and one assist. The side is missing CJ Hamilton and George Honeyman, who is out due to a red card.
Key Numbers
↔️ Expected goals conceded (xGA): Leyton Orient 1.67 per match vs Blackpool 2.29 per match
Leyton Orient
➖ Expected goals (xG): 0.90 per match (2nd worst, league average 1.43)
➖ Touches in opposition box: 14.8 per match (worst in the league, league average 23.6)
Blackpool
➖ Big chances conceded: 4.8 per match (worst in the league, league average 2.3)
ℹ️ Crosses: 15.1 per match (2nd fewest)
Match Notes
Isaac Hayden has picked up four yellow cards in his last nine appearances for Leyton Orient. Jordan Brown joined Blackpool from Leyton Orient, where he scored seven league goals in 134 appearances across four seasons.
Betting Insights
Bookmakers set the goal line at 2.5, assigning a 56% probability to the total exceeding that mark. The both-teams-to-score market presents a 59% chance that both sides will find the net during the match.
Goals implied by the odds: 2.9
These figures come from the pre-match odds two days before kickoff.
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