Peterborough United vs Leyton Orient Prediction

Saturday sees the full return of English league fixtures after a weekend of FA Cup third round action which both of these teams were actually a part of with Peterborough going out at the hands of Everton while Leyton Orient progressed against championship side Derby County. This game sees out of form Peterborough host inform Leyton Orient at the Weston Homes Stadium.

Key Stats

• Peterborough have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches, Orient have scored 10
• Leyton Orient have won their last 6 matches and have not lost in 11
• Peterborough haven’t lost to Leyton Orient in their last 6 meetings, but haven’t kept a clean sheet in 7 matches

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Peterborough come into this game in awful form having not won in the league since the 14th of December in a 4-3 win over Crawley, losing 4 of their last 5 league games. They have tasted victory in their most recent game, beating Walsall 4-2 in the EFL Trophy. Leyton Orient come into this game with their confidence sky high with a remarkable unbeaten run since the 20th of November which has seen them win 10 games and draw just 1, a run which has skyrocketed them up the table and just 4 points off the top 6 after a rough start to the season.

Peterborough United Preview

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Predicted Line-Up: Nicholas Bilokapic, Jadel Katongo, Emmanuel Fernandez, Oscar Wallin, Cian Hayes, Archie Collins, Hector Kyprianou, Carl Johnston, Christopher Conn-Clarke, Bradley Ihionvien, Ricky-Jade Jones The injury of Kwame Poku has clearly heavily affected Peterborough this season as their Starman underwent hamstring surgery and is out until February, but it is the defence that has been the biggest problem for Peterborough as they have scored the 2nd most goals in the league but conceded the most. They also have two keepers who have played the same amount of games this season, with both Jed Steer and Bilokapic on 12 appearances in the league which is sure to have unsettled the whole of Peterborough’s backline. They will look to Ricky-Jade Jones to get them through this game and hope that the defence can keep Leyton Orient out which does not look likely.

Leyton Orient Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

*Predicted Line-Up: Josh Keeley, Jack Currie, Jack Simpson, Omar Beckles, Ethan Galbraith, Jordan Brown, Darren Pratley, Oliver O’Neill, Jamie Donley, Sonny Perkins, Charlie Kelman

Leyton Orient are currently on an amazing unbeaten run that has seen them rise up the league from a potential relegation battle to a potential playoff battle. They currently sit 8th in the league with 37 points, just 4 off Reading in 6th. A game against struggles Peterborough United will be exactly what Orient want in their hunt to close that gap, and they will look to their goalkeeper Josh Keeley to keep up his great form having kept 8 clean sheets in the last 10 games, conceding just one last time out against Championship Derby County and then helping Orient to a win on penalties.

Head to Head Stats: Peterborough United vs Leyton Orient

These sides have faced each other 40 times throughout history with the advantage just going to Leyton Orient with 16 wins to Peterborough’s 14.

The last 5 fixtures are actually in favour of Peterborough having not lost to Leyton Orient once, with 3 wins for them then two draws.

24th September 2024 – Leyton Orient 2-2 Peterborough United – League One

1st April 2024 – Leyton Orient 1-2 Peterborough United – League One

16th September 2023 – Peterborough United 1-1 Leyton Orient – League One

7th March 2015 – Peterborough United 1-0 Leyton Orient – League One

13th December 2014 – Leyton Orient 1-2 Peterborough United – League One

Betting Tips for Peterborough United vs Leyton Orient

With the form that the two teams come into this game in, it is hard to look past the away team getting all 3 points in this fixture. However, with the amount of goals Peterborough have scored this term we see them getting at least one here.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Leyton Orient to Win + Both Teams To Score as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 3/1 mean that a £10 bet can potentially return up to £40.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Peterborough United vs Leyton Orient

Peterborough United 1-3 Leyton Orient