Leyton Orient vs Port Vale Predictions

• Four of Leyton Orient’s last five home matches have included three or more goals
• There have been three or more goals in five of Port Vale’s last six outings
• The Valiants’ away league fixtures are averaging more than three goals per 90 minutes

Leyton Orient on a losing streak

Leyton Orient head into this fixture on the back of three straight losses, but they have not played a league fixture at Brisbane Road since December 11th after a raft of postponements.

The O’s are actually pretty strong on home soil this season, scoring 24 times and conceding just seven in 11 League Two games, picking up six victories in the process.

They face tough opposition in Port Vale, but their free-scoring attack is well capable of hitting the back of the net, as shown by the fact they have scored at least two in five of their last nine home league games.

Valiants in a rut

Neither team comes into this game in form, but the ‘most’ out of form is Port Vale who, having flirted with the top three not so long ago, have lost four in a row and slumped to ninth place.

The Valiants are simply conceding too many. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six on the road, conceding 13 in the process, while keeping just one clean sheet in their last nine at all venues.

Like Leyton Orient, it is over a month since they played an away league game, but Darrell Clarke’s side must work on that leaky defence, with six of their last eight on their travels including at least three goals.

I think there will be plenty of goalmouth action in this game, so select three or more goals in the match as my initial tip, backing a 2-2 draw as a correct score.