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Leyton Orient vs Brighton U21: result 3-2 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on September 8, 2020 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Brisbane Road, London

Leyton Orient
3-2
Brighton U21

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What was the result of Leyton Orient vs Brighton U21?

Leyton Orient won 3-2 on September 8, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 36′S. LingLeyton Orient
  • 55′D. JohnsonLeyton Orient
  • 84′B. WilsonBrighton U21
  • 88′B. WilsonBrighton U21
  • 90′C. WilkinsonLeyton Orient

Official lineup for Leyton Orient vs Brighton U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Leyton Orient

4-3-3
  1. 20R. Sotiriou
  2. 39D. Johnson
  3. 10J. Maguire-Drew
  1. 11James Francis Dayton
  2. 44J. Wright
  3. 25S. Ogie
  1. 12J. Thomas
  2. 2S. Ling
  3. 3Joseph Widdowson
  4. 23Jamie Lee Peter Turley
  1. 1S. Sargeant

Brighton U21

4-2-3-1
  1. 51D. Cashman
  1. 54J. Weir
  2. 47T. Jenks
  3. 55J. Spong
  1. 44P. Gwargis
  2. 48Andrew Lawrence Crofts
  1. 53L. Dendoncker
  2. 52R. Yapi
  3. 46H. Roberts
  4. 43A. Cochrane
  1. 62C. Rushworth
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leyton Orient have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Brighton U21 have 2, 4 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Leyton Orient
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2020Forest Green(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 31, 2020Bishop's Stortford(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Aug 29, 2020Gillingham(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Aug 26, 2020West Ham United U23(home)1-3Friendlies Clubs
Aug 22, 2020Northampton(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Brighton U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2019Newport County(home)0-0EFL Trophy
Nov 6, 2019Leyton Orient(away)1-1EFL Trophy
Oct 1, 2019Southend(away)2-0EFL Trophy
Sep 3, 2019AFC Wimbledon(away)2-0EFL Trophy
Oct 9, 2018Peterborough(away)2-2EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Leyton Orient wins, 1 draw, 0 Brighton U21 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 6, 2019Leyton Orient 1-1 Brighton U21EFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Leyton Orient vs Brighton U21 on Nov 6, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Leyton Orient score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton U21 score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Leyton Orient1.31.139/158/15
Brighton U211.21.335/94/9

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Leyton Orient sit 1st in EFL Trophy (9 points from 3 matches) and Brighton U21 sit 4th (1 point from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1Leyton OrientGroup 143300629
4Brighton U21Group 163003251

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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