Friday , 28 August 2026

Leyton Orient FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Leyton Orient FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC Brisbane Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Will Forrester 2' 1–0
1–1 34' Fabio Tavares
Dominic Ballard 51' 2–1
2–2 58' Alex Hartridge
James Morris 54' Y
Y 55' George Evans

Overview

Match Preview

Leyton Orient FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at Brisbane Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Assistant 1 Alexander Bradley (England)
  • Assistant 2 Justin Amey

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 2 6
2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2 4
3 Luton Town FC 2 4
4 Cambridge United FC 2 4
5 Oxford United FC 2 4
6 Blackpool FC 2 4
7 Burton Albion FC 2 4
8 Bromley FC 2 4
9 Stockport County FC 2 3
10 Leyton Orient FC 2 3
11 Mansfield Town FC 2 3
12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2 3
13 Peterborough United FC 2 3
14 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2 2
15 Notts County FC 2 2
16 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2 2
17 Reading FC 2 1
18 Leicester City FC 2 1
19 Stevenage FC 2 1
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 2 1
21 Barnsley FC 2 1
22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2 1
23 AFC Wimbledon 2 1
24 Wigan Athletic FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

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3
2
Leyton Orient FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Leyton Orient FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC 2025-11-29 Burton Albion FC 0–4 Leyton Orient FC 2025-04-01 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC 2024-12-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC 2024-02-17 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Leyton Orient FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Burton Albion FC H 2–2 D
25 Apr Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Rotherham United FC H 0–2 L
14 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 0–0 D
11 Apr Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Leyton Orient FC A 2–2 D
25 Apr Exeter City FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D
11 Apr AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 W
06 Apr Mansfield Town FC A 0–0 D
03 Apr Barnsley FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Leyton Orient FC Burton Albion FC
#10 Position #7
3 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
3 Scored 3
2 Conceded 2
+1 GD +1
1.50 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Leyton Orient FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Leyton Orient FC are 10th (3 pts). Burton Albion FC are 7th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Leyton Orient FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Leyton Orient FC
Joseph Olowu 1 G
Tony Springett 1 G
Yusuf Akhamrich 1 G
Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 1 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Brisbane Road as Leyton Orient FC face off against Burton Albion FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 2' GOAL! Will Forrester scores on 2.
  • 7' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 12' Alex Hartridge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Simpson made 335 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Clare is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leyton Orient FC.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Fabio Tavares makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leyton Orient FC and Burton Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 44' Leyton Orient FC have won 139 goals from 151 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 49' It’s high time Gary Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' Dominic Ballard makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Leyton Orient FC are in front.
  • 54' James Morris was booked on 54.
  • 55' George Evans catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
  • 58' Alex Hartridge has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 68' The 25-year-old Jasper Moon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Leyton Orient FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' Leyton Orient FC is showing some good football. However, Leyton Orient FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' Charlie Wellens is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Burton Albion FC tonight.
  • 88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Charlie Webster suffering a number of foals already.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fabio Tavares 1
Alex Hartridge 1
Will Forrester 1
Dominic Ballard 1
Mason Bennett 1
Toto Nsiala 1
George Moncur 1
Rumarn Burrell 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Leyton Orient FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC 2025-11-29 Burton Albion FC 0–4 Leyton Orient FC 2025-04-01 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC 2024-12-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC 2024-02-17 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC

Leyton Orient FC Form

2026-05-02 Leyton Orient FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC D 2026-04-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC L 2026-04-18 Leyton Orient FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC L 2026-04-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Mansfield Town FC D 2026-04-11 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC L 2026-04-06 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2026-05-02 Leyton Orient FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC D 2026-04-25 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-19 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2026-04-11 Burton Albion FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2026-04-06 Mansfield Town FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2026-04-03 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Leyton Orient FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Leyton Orient FC or Burton Albion FC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leyton Orient FC37% Draw30% Burton Albion FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Leyton Orient FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
63%
Leyton Orient FC or Burton Albion FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leyton Orient FC27% Draw49% Burton Albion FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Leyton Orient FC

Handicap Leyton Orient FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Leyton Orient FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.