Match Report
The table read 20th (Leyton Orient, 52 pts) against 17th (Burton Albion, 54 pts), 2 points apart. The last five rounds placed Burton Albion 9th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Per game in the league, Leyton Orient were scoring 1.28 and conceding 1.54, Burton Albion 1.09 and 1.3, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Leyton Orient had gone 7 games without a win. 5 matches unbeaten backed Burton Albion's arrival. Leyton Orient had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Burton Albion, 7.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Leyton Orient, 2 by Burton Albion, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
Brisbane Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,271. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Leyton Orient: W. Forrester (2'), Dominic Ballard (51') · Burton Albion: Fábio André Tavares Desidério (34'), A. Hartridge (58')
Key stats
Possession: Leyton Orient 55% · Burton Albion 45% · Total shots: 13-14 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 5-1