Leyton Orient vs Leicester City prediction and preview

League One · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Leyton Orient vs Leicester City

League One · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Brisbane Road, London

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Leyton Orient vs Leicester City preview

The League One fixture between Leyton Orient and Leicester City is scheduled for Tuesday 29 December 2026 at 19:45 UTC at Brisbane Road in London. Leyton Orient are 14th in the table with 17 points from 13, while Leicester City sit 10th on 19 points after 13 matches.

Leyton Orient have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Leicester City have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Leyton Orient have scored 1.0 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Leicester City average 2.2 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Leyton Orient have 0 wins to Leicester City's 2 across 2 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 10 Jan 2009, ended Leicester City 3-0 Leyton Orient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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10Leicester City135442219+319WWLWD
14Leyton Orient135261914+517DWLLW

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Leyton Orient 0, draws 0, Leicester City 2.

Team news

Leyton Orient expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nathan Baxter, Fin Stevens, Alfie Gilchrist, Will Forrester, James Morris, Alex Gilbert, Idris El Mizouni, Aaron Connolly, Jaze Kabia

Leicester City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Harry James Souttar, Warren O'Hora, Memeh Caleb Okoli, Luke Jonathan Thomas, William Thomas Alves, Louis Page, John Lundstram, Emil Riis, Kamari Doyle, Samuel Charles Braybrooke

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