Burton Albion vs Leyton Orient Prediction & Preview - League One
League One brings Burton Albion and Leyton Orient together at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent at 15:00 BST on Saturday, 24 October 2026, with both sides arriving off a league fixture played inside the last four days. Burton drew 0-0 at home to Bradford City on 20 October. Orient lost 0-1 away at Reading on 21 October.
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What time is kick-off and where is the match played?
Burton Albion vs Leyton Orient kicks off at 15:00 BST on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent. It is a League One fixture.
- Fixture: Burton Albion v Leyton Orient
- Competition: League One
- Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 BST
- Venue: Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Burton Albion form guide
Burton Albion have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last six League One matches, taking 6 points and scoring 6 while conceding 8. The win was the sharpest performance of the lot: 1-0 away at Plymouth Argyle on 26 September.
Since then it has been a lot of flat afternoons. A 2-2 draw away at Peterborough United on 17 October, a 0-1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers on 10 October, and before that a 1-3 home loss to Huddersfield Town on 3 October, which remains the only time in the six that they shipped three.
The home record is the problem. Burton have won 0 of their last 3 at the Pirelli Stadium, drawing 0-0 with Bradford City and 2-2 with Mansfield Town either side of that Huddersfield defeat. They have kept 2 clean sheets in the six and failed to score in 2, which is a side that can keep a game tight without ever looking like settling it.
Leyton Orient form guide
Leyton Orient have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last six, with 7 points, 5 goals scored and 6 conceded. That is one more point than Burton from the same number of games, and a tighter defence.
The 2-0 home win over Blackpool on 17 October was their best result of the run, and it came four days before they lost 0-1 at Reading. Orient also beat Stevenage 1-0 at home on 19 September and drew 0-0 away at Bradford City on 10 October.
They are a difficult team to score against and a difficult team to watch score. Three clean sheets in six, but no goal at all in 3 of them, and both sides have found the net in only 1 of their last six matches. Away from home it reads won 0 of 2. Richie Wellens's side have won 2 of 4 at Brisbane Road in that run, so this is the harder half of the job.
Team news
Gary Bowyer is without George Evans, who was forced off against Bradford City and is expected to miss out, and Finn Delap also remains sidelined, with Jason Sraha the likely replacement in the Burton Albion back three, according to Sports Mole. The same preview has Leyton Orient missing Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Ollie O'Neill and Somto Boniface, with captain Isaac Hayden in line to return to midfield after sitting out at Reading, and Dane Scarlett expected to start up front alongside Aaron Connolly, who came back into the squad earlier this month.
The last meeting between these two
Burton Albion and Leyton Orient drew 2-2 at Brisbane Road on 2 May 2026, 175 days before this fixture, in League One. It is the only reference point either manager has from this pairing, and it is a useful one: four goals between two teams who have rarely produced that many since.
Burton Albion vs Leyton Orient prediction
Burton Albion and Leyton Orient look set for a draw in League One on Saturday, with 1-1 the most likely scoreline at the Pirelli Stadium. Burton have won 0 of their last 3 at home and Orient have won 0 of 2 on the road, which is a bad combination for anyone hoping to see a winner.
The goal numbers point the same way. Burton have scored 6 in their last six and Orient 5, and Orient have been shut out in 3 of their last six matches. Both defences have been reliable enough in patches, with 2 clean sheets for Burton and 3 for Orient, and the one previous meeting ended level.
Our prediction: Burton Albion 1-1 Leyton Orient
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