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Luton Town play host to Leyton Orient at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 27 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Luton Town was back in March 2002, over five years ago, with Luton Town running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Leyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Leyton Orient | 1 - 3 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Luton Town | 3-0 | Leyton Orient | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Leyton Orient | 1 - 3 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Dec | Luton Town | 2 - 1 | Leyton Orient | ASSM |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 09 Oct | Luton Town | 3 - 1 | Orient | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 25 Sep | Orient | 1 - 4 | Luton Town | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Hatters have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Leyton Orient is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. O's have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Luton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 24 points from their 30 games thus far. Leyton Orient lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 46 from their 32 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Kenilworth Road for the The Hatters and the Madmen are unable to see past Leyton Orient claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Leyton Orient | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |