Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Leyton Orient (11th, 65 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Fleetwood Town (22nd, 43 pts). Fleetwood Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.15/1.2 for Leyton Orient and 1.07/1.57 for Fleetwood Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Brisbane Road in London, capacity 9,271, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.