Leyton Orient come into this one unbeaten in six league matches, with four wins and two draws in that run, and they have kept things tight enough at home to make their own scoring contribution likely. Their last two away trips finished 0-0, but at Brisbane Road they have been far more open in results, with 29 home points from 19 games and 29 goals scored. That home return is not elite, yet it is enough to expect them to ask questions of a Huddersfield side that has conceded in three straight league games.
Huddersfield are harder to trust at the back on the road, where they have lost 12 of 20 away league matches and conceded 33 goals. Their most recent away outings included a 3-1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle and a goalless draw at Port Vale, which points to a team that can be stretched and can also find a goal of its own. With 60 league goals scored overall and an xG projection that has them close to Leyton Orient, they do have enough attacking output to threaten at least once.
The head-to-head also leans toward both sides finding the net, with six of the last eight meetings going over 2.5 goals and Leyton Orient failing to keep a clean sheet in 11 straight against Huddersfield. That does not guarantee a shootout, especially after Leyton Orient’s last two 0-0s, but it does show how often this fixture has produced chances at both ends. The projected 2-1 scoreline fits that pattern better than a cautious stalemate.
My prediction is Both Teams To Score at 3/4. Leyton Orient have been unbeaten in six league games and have scored in four of those wins, while Huddersfield have gone three league matches without a clean sheet and have found the net in enough recent away games to stay live here. The xG split of 1.5 to 1.3 also points to chances for both teams, even if the recent 0-0s for Leyton Orient add a little tension to the pick. Huddersfield’s away record is shaky enough to invite concessions, but their attack is still capable of responding.
The safer angle remains Both Teams To Score because neither side has shown the kind of away or home defensive record that supports a clean-sheet call. Leyton Orient’s home numbers and Huddersfield’s away goals against both favour a goal for the hosts, while Huddersfield’s recent scoring record keeps their side of the bet alive. That is enough to prefer BTTS over a straight result play in this game.
