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League One · 2026

Leyton Orient vs Plymouth Argyle · League One

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
21.67
Expected goals
1.121.3
Shots
1113
Possession
50%39.5%

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What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: leyton Orient have recorded the higher season possession share. No second reading clears the same sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Leyton Orient have recorded the higher season possession share.

50% ●PossessionLeyton Orient · Plymouth Argyle39.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLeyton OrientPlymouth ArgyleBaseline
Possession50%39.5%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Leyton Orient favored in 3 of 13 directional metrics · Plymouth Argyle in 7 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leyton Orient6 matchesPlymouth Argyle6 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/61.67 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.12 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.3 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots6/6▲ 13 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target6/64.5 shots/match
50% ●Possession6/639.5%
4 corners/matchCorners6/6● 5.67 corners/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls6/613.7 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Leyton Orient
0Draws
2Plymouth Argyle
Leyton Orient — Plymouth Argyle · League One1–3
Leyton Orient — Plymouth Argyle · League Cup0–1
Plymouth Argyle — Leyton Orient · League One0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness21 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 3 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in League One

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLeyton OrientPlymouth Argyle
CompetitionLeague One
Head-to-headLeyton Orient — Plymouth Argyle
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