Morecambe vs Leyton Orient Predictions

Morecambe lost 1-0 away at Stevenage at the weekend and sit last in the League Two table with just 10pts from their opening sixteen matches while visiting Leyton Orient were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Carlise United and sit 4pts off the playoff places.

All of the stats suggest that we won’t see both teams score in Saturday’s clash and we’ve backed the visitors to claim a 2-0 victory.

Both teams scored in just one of the previous four meetings between these two clubs and Leyton Orient have won three of their four matches against Morecambe. Leyton Orient have also won each of their two previous trips to Morecambe, so you can see why we’ve backed the visitors to run out 2-0 winners this weekend.

The form of the two clubs heading into this weekend’s head to head only adds weight to our prediction of an away win, as Morecambe have lost five of their last six matches and Leyton Orient have won three of their last six. Only one team has scored in each of Morecambe’s last three matches and both teams scored in just two of Leyton Orient’s last six matches, and that’s why we’re only expecting one team to score in Saturday’s clash.

Leyton Orient have kept two clean sheets in their last three away games in League Two and have looked strong at the back for the most part, though they did lose 4-0 to Plymouth and are prone to the odd bad game. However, Morecambe failed to score in their last two matches and look void of all confidence which isn’t a surprise considering they haven’t won at home this season.

We’re confident that we won’t see both teams score this weekend and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0 in favour of Leyton Orient. The visitors arrive as the clear form favourites and have so far outplayed Morecambe in League Two this season. The visitors also have a good record against their hosts and have won each of their two previous trips to Morecambe.