Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Leyton Orient 1st with 91 points, Rochdale 24th with 38, 53 apart. Leyton Orient had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0.74 for Leyton Orient and 1/1.52 for Rochdale (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Rochdale were winless in 5. Over the last five, Leyton Orient had taken 7 of 15 points to Rochdale's 1.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Leyton Orient, 2 draws and 2 for Rochdale, at 2.78 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was Brisbane Road in London, with room for 9,271 spectators. On the scoreboard, Leyton Orient led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.