Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Leyton Orient (20th, 52 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Northampton Town (24th, 35 pts). Per game in the league, Northampton Town were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.61, Leyton Orient 1.28 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Leyton Orient's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Northampton Town against 1/15 for Leyton Orient.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Northampton Town have 7 wins to Leyton Orient's 2, with 4 draws, at 2.54 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 31% of those meetings.
Sixfields Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,798. Leyton Orient led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Northampton Town: Tom Eaves (60') · Leyton Orient: Dominic Ballard (10'), James Morris (47')
Key stats
Possession: Northampton Town 58% · Leyton Orient 42% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 7-4