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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Leyton Orient at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 26 games played, Forest have recorded 12 wins, and Leyton Orient have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in December 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Leyton Orient | 1 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1-3 | Leyton Orient | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 22 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Leyton Orient | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 15 Sep | Leyton Orient | 1 - 5 | Nottm. Forest | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 30 Jan | Leyton Orient | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | FAC |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 29 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Orient | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 13 Nov | Orient | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Forest, with 5 goals against.
Leyton Orient have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The O's's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 41 points from 23 games. Leyton Orient's total of 40 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest may be coming up against a decent side in Leyton Orient, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Forest. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. |
| Leyton Orient | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |