Cheltenham Town host Leyton Orient at Whaddon Road this Saturday in a big game at the bottom of the table. Both sides are sitting in the bottom half, with Cheltenham looking to get off the bottom of the table and Leyton Orient aiming to put even more distance between themselves and the drop zone.
Cheltenham currently sit rock bottom of League One after 19 games. The Robins have three wins, four draws and 12 losses, leaving them on 13 points, just three points away from Fleetwood who are just outside of the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Cheltenham have one win, two draws and two losses.
In the Football League Trophy Group stage, Cheltenham hosted West Ham’s U21 team. Oliver Scarles, Divin Mubama, George Earthy and Callum Marshall all scored to give West Ham a 4 - 0 win over Cheltenham. Back in League One, Cheltenham took on Wigan. A Lewis Freestone own goal gave Wigan the lead in the sixth minute, but a Liam Sercombe penalty grabbed a point and a 1 - 1 draw for Cheltenham.
Next time out Cheltenham picked up a shock win against Oxford United. Rob Street opened the scoring in the first half but also saw himself sent off in the added time of the first half. However, Ruben Rodrigues was then sent off in the 68th minute to make it ten a piece and Will Goodwin put his name on the scoresheet in the 2 - 0 win for Cheltenham. However, the visit to Charlton was not as successful. Goodwin did score again to give them the lead but a brace of penalties from Alfie May gave Charlton the 2 - 1 win.
The last time out for Cheltenham was against Bristol Rovers. Goodwin scored in the third game in a row, but a goal from Jack Hunt meant the game finished as a 1 - 1 draw.
Leyton Orient, on the other hand, sit up in 16th in League One. In 20 games, Orient have five wins, seven draws and eight losses which leaves them on 22 points, five points from the top half of the table but also just seven points from the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Orient have two draws and three losses.
Ethan Hamilton scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute to give Lincoln City the 1 - 0 win over Leyton Orient. Shaq Forde opened the scoring for Orient in the 18th minute but Stephen Humphrys equalised for Wigan in the added time of the first half. Neither team could find the back of the net as the game finished in a 1 - 1 draw.
Orient faced another 1 - 1 draw, this time against Bristol Rovers. Grant Ward put Rovers ahead in the added time of the first half, but a Tristan Crama own goal levelled the game in the 93rd minute. In the FA Cup Second round, Orient travelled to Chesterfield. An Idris El Mizouni own goal gave Chesterfield the 1 - 0 win.
The most recent outing for Orient was against Derby County. Brandon Cooper was sent off for Orient and Louie Sibley, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Tom Barkhuizen all scored in the 3 - 0 win for Derby.
Cheltenham and Leyton Orient have met 25 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming all the way back in 1999. Cheltenham have the better record in the fixture with 13 wins in comparison to Orient’s seven wins, with the other five games ending in a draw.