Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Stockport County 3rd on 77, Leyton Orient 20th on 52. Recent form told a different story for Stockport County: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Stockport County were scoring 1.54 and conceding 1.26, Leyton Orient 1.28 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Stockport County carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Leyton Orient entered with three losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Stockport County held 13 points of 15 and Leyton Orient 4.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 3 for Stockport County, 3 for Leyton Orient and 3 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 22% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Edgeley Park in Stockport (capacity 10,841).
Key stats
Possession: Stockport County 59% · Leyton Orient 41% · Total shots: 19-8 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 4-2