Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Leyton Orient 1st with 91 points, Barrow 9th with 62, 29 apart. Barrow's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Leyton Orient ran at 1.33 scored and 0.74 conceded, Barrow at 1.02 and 1.15.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Leyton Orient have 3 wins to Barrow's 0, with 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 0% saw more than two goals.
Brisbane Road in London staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,271. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.