Match Report
Crawley Town (3rd, 3 pts) visited Leyton Orient (1st, 9 pts) with 6 points between them. The last five rounds placed Crawley Town no better than 35th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.9 goals per team per game, Leyton Orient ran at 2 scored and 0.67 conceded, Crawley Town at 2 and 2.
Defeat had followed defeat for Leyton Orient — three in succession, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Crawley Town had been beaten in three straight games.
GioScore's database holds 20 meetings between the two: 9 for Leyton Orient, 10 for Crawley Town and 1 drawn, at 2.85 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Brisbane Road, with room for 9,271 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Leyton Orient: Demetri Mitchell (40'), Aaron Connolly (90') · Crawley Town: Louis Flower (3')
Key stats
Possession: Leyton Orient 50% · Crawley Town 50% · Total shots: 24-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 8-2