The action continues in round three of the EFL Cup as Brentford and Leyton Orient lock horns at the Brentford Community Stadium on Tuesday. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since March 2014, when the Bees secured a narrow 1-0 victory at the Gaughan Group Stadium.
Brentford were condemned to consecutive away defeats in the new Premier League campaign as they were beaten 2-1 by Manchester City at the weekend.
Before that, Thomas Frank’s men were on a run of two back-to-back wins, seeing off Colchester United 1-0 in the EFL Cup on August 28, three days before claiming a 3-1 victory over Southampton in the league.
Brentford return to the Brentford Community Stadium, where they have won their two games this season, scoring five goals and conceding twice so far.
Leyton Orient, on the other hand, picked up a morale-boosting result last time out when they edged Reading 1-0 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
This was a much-needed result for Richie Wellens’ men, who had lost their previous two matches, including a 2-1 defeat against Arsenal Under-21 in the EFL Trophy on September 3.
Leyton Orient now return to action in the EFL Cup, where they picked up a 4-1 victory over Newport County on August 13, two weeks before seeing off Millwall 1-0 in the second round.
Brentford vs Leyton Orient Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 27 wins from the last 55 meetings between the sides, Brentford boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Leyton Orient have picked up 17 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 11 occasions.
- Brentford are unbeaten in seven of their last eight competitive home games, claiming three wins and four draws since the start of March.
- Leyton Orient have lost four of their last six away games across all competitions while conceding eight goals and keeping two clean sheets since mid-August.
Brentford vs Leyton Orient Prediction
Brentford put up a fight against Premier League champions Manchester City at the weekend and will be looking to take the positives from that defeat. The Bees go up against an inconsistent Leyton Orient side and we are backing them to secure a comfortable victory.
Prediction: Brentford 3-0 Leyton Orient
Brentford vs Leyton Orient Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Brentford to win
Tip 2: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in nine of the last 10 meetings between the two sides)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have been fewer than 11 corner kicks in eight of Brentford’s last nine matches)