This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Leyton Orient and Hartlepool United at 15:00 on Saturday, 1st November 2008 in the League One.
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Hartlepool U. face a trip to Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pools will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Leyton Orient | 2 - 4 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 4 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 1 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Leyton Orient | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Leyton Orient | 3 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While O's have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Hartlepool U.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pools have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leyton Orient are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 10 points from their 14 games thus far. Hartlepool U.'s 23 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Hartlepool U. have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Leyton Orient. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Hartlepool U. | 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
