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Southampton travel to take on Leyton Orient at Matchroom Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 4 of the 21 games.
The last time the two teams met at Leyton Orient was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1985, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1984/1985 | Sat 26 Jan | Orient | 0 - 2 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 25 Apr | Orient | 1 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 04 Oct | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 26 Apr | Orient | 2 - 3 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 06 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 21 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 15 Nov | Orient | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leyton Orient have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Saints, and 7 goals against.
Leyton Orient find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 14 matches. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 11 points from their 14 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Saints could well see them head back from Matchroom Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leyton Orient | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Southampton | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |