Leyton Orient vs Forest Green Rovers Predictions and Betting Tips

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Leyton Orient

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Although there is still plenty of time to run in this campaign, the battle for the League Two is already shaping up to be one of the most competitive in years. One of the sides who are currently well placed and who look to have an excellent opportunity to go one better this year is last years defeated play-off finalists, Forest Green Rovers, and this weekend thy make the trip to a Leyton Orient side who have been struggling for consistency.

Despite their promotion back into the Football League last season, Leyton Orient have been pretty average this term and have only won two of their seven home league matches, averaging just 1.33 goals per game in the process. Things have not exactly been getting any better of late either as they have only managed to score once in their last four league games and have failed to score in over a quarter of their league matches overall this term. Given that their last three games finished with under 2.5 goals scored, it seems unlikely that this weekends’ clash will be a classic.

Forest Green Rovers are having an excellent season and after last season’s disappointment in the play-offs, they are doing all they can to put that behind them. Much like their success form the last campaign, their excellent form has been largely built on a solid defense. Rovers top the charts for fewest goals conceded in League Two with just 11 goals against. While it may not be thrilling for the fans, it is noticeable that 71% of their league matches have finished with less than 2.5 goals scored and they have kept a clean sheet in 56% of their away matches.

The hosts are in no sort of form at the moment and they have earned just one point from their last four league matches. Given that they have scored just once in those same four matches and have won just two of seven home league games, it appears they could be in for another difficult afternoon. The defensive strength of the visitors is hard to ignore, but the stat which really stands out is the fact that 71% of Forest Green’s matches have finished with under 2.5 goals scored. It is a trend which we expect to continue and we are backing there to be less than 2.5 goals scored once again this weekend.

In terms of a correct score tip, Forest Green Rovers have the joint best away record in the division and have won two of their last three outings so should be able to get the three points. They concede an average of 0.56 goals per game away and three of their five away wins have come by a single goal margin. This, coupled with the fact that Orient have only managed one goal in their last four league matches, means we think a 1-0 away win is the way to go.