Leyton Orient Vs West Bromwich Albion Match Analysis And Prediction

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West Bromwich Albion will kick off their pre-season schedule when they take on Leyton Orient in a friendly behind closed doors in Portugal.

Leyton Orient have already come through one fixture, but having an encounter with the Championship outfit will represent a step un in class as they prepare for another League Two campaign.

Richie Wellens will be satisfied with his signings for Leyton Orient, the most notable being that of Hull City midfielder George Moncur.

Cyprus international and former Tottenham Hotspur youngstar Anthony Georgiou has also retuned to English football, having the potential to make a difference at Brisbane Road.

Leyton Orient got their preparations for the new season underway on Friday with a 2-1 win at Haringey Borough, with Georgiou and Daniel Nkrumah getting on the scoresheet.

After being unable to challenge for a Championship playoff spot last season, West Brom supporters would have been hoping that all energy would be being channeled into righting the wrongs of 2021-22.

However, the revelation that owner Lai Guochuan took almost five million pounds out of the West Midlands outfit to help his own company is serving as a distractin ahead of the new campaign.

Lai has stated that he will refund the mone with small interest come the end of 2022, but supporters have understandably been left frustrated that such money cannot be used to sign new players.

However, on a positive note, Steve Bruce has made a number of solid additions to his squad, including that of Reading playmaker John Swift.

Like the did with that acquisition, West Brom fended off a number of rivals to sign Millwall creator Jed Wallace, while Jayson Molumby has arrived on a permanent deal after his loan spell during the last campaign, with the Baggies also having replaced goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, who has signed for Crystal Palace.

Leyton Orient vs West Bromwich Albion head to head

The two teams have previously met on four occasions in the Premier League and League Cup, where West Brom have claimed victory in all the meetings. Leyton have scored three goals and conceded 10 in the process. Their last meeting resulted in a 2-0 away victory in favour of West Brom.

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Leyton Orient 22/08/62

Leyton Orient 2-3 West Bromwich Albion 29/08/62

Leyton Orient 0-3 West Bromwich Albion 24/08/06

Leyton Orient 0-2 West Bromwich Albion 24/08/10

Leyton Orient latest home form

Leyton Orient have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost each of their two most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Tranmere Rovers in their last home game in League Two. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded six.

Leyton Orient 3-1 Rochdale 19/03/22

Leyton Orient 2-0 Barrow 26/03/22

Leyton Orient 3-0 Scunthorpe United 15/04/22

Leyton Orient 2-4 Northampton Rovers 23/04/22

Leyton Orient 0-1 Tranmere Rovers 07/05/22

Leyton Orient latest away form

Leyton Orient have recently been on a good run of on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They defeated Haringey Borough 2-1 in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded just three.

Walsall 0-2 Leyton Orient 02/04/22

Sutton United 1-0 Leyton Orient 09/04/22

Swindon Town 1-2 Leyton Orient 18/04/22

Crawley Town 0-2 Leyton Orient 30/04/22

Haringey Borough 1-2 Leyton Orient 01/07/22

West Bromwich Albion latest home form

West Brom have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They defeated Barnsley 4-0 in their last home game in the Championship. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded four.

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 AFC Bournemouth 06/04/22

West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Stoke City 09/04/22

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Blackpool 15/04/22

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Coventry City 23/04/22

West Bromwich Albion 4-0 Barnsley 07/05/22

West Bromwich Albion latest away form

West Brom have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They defeated Reading 1-0 in their last away game in the Championship. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded seven.

Hull City 0-2 West Bromwich Albion 05/03/22

Bristol City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion 19/03/22

Birmingham City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion 03/04/22

Nottingham Forest 4-0 West Bromwich Albion 18/04/22

Reading 0-1 West Bromwich Albion 30/04/22

Leyton Orient news

Head coach Richie Wellens named two separate lineups for each half against Haringey, and he is expected to take a similar approach to this contest.

A further encounter with Peterborough United is to come later in the week, potentially tempting Wellens out of giving his players any more than 45 minutes each.

West Bromwich Albion news

Daryl Dike is expected to be given some game time by Steve Bruce after he missed the majority of the second half of last season with a hamstring injury.

Goalkeeper Alex Palmer should be provided with an outing at some stage, having been promoted to second choice behind David Button.

Prediction and Odds

Having already come through one fixture, Leyton Orient will feel confident of having an edge over their more high-profile opponents during this contest.

However, there may come some point where West Brom’s extra quality comes into play, which may lead them to a relatively comfortable win at Estadio Municipal Fernando Cabrita.

Odds: 1 2.60 X 2.10 2 1.68