+0.88 points a game is the venue form gap, in Luton Town's favour: Luton Town takes 1.96 a game at home over the last two seasons, Leyton Orient 1.08 away.
Luton Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Leyton Orient: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Luton Town -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 2. Last season at home: won 13, drew 6, lost 4 of 23, scoring 37 and conceding 24 -- 1.96 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Stockport County 2-0 at home; lost to Mansfield Town 2-5 away; drew with Notts County 2-2 at home; beat Reading 4-3 away; beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 19 matches with one recorded (11, 8 apiece), most recently Jack Wilshere with 11. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Leyton Orient -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 0, lost 0 of 2, scoring 7 and conceding 0. Last season away: won 6, drew 3, lost 14 of 23, scoring 27 and conceding 41 -- 0.91 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Bromley 5-0 away; lost to Barnsley 1-3 at home; beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 away; lost to Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 at home; drew with Burton Albion 2-2 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 21 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Richard Wellens. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:39 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.