Leyton Orient - Dagenham & Redbridge

Leyton Orient welcome Dagenham & Redbridge in a postponed game in the English League One on Tuesday night. The home side still have a good chance of gaining a place in the play-off zone whereas their opponents are still hugely involved in the relegation battle. I think that given the ambitions and the position of the two teams in the standings, the “1” is the best pick here.

Leyton are currently sitting in 7th place in League One and they are just one place below the play off zone so I expect them to do their best on Tuesday night. They trail MK Dons by 5 points but have also played two game less than the Dons. The Orient’s manager Slade will rely on veteran McGleish and top scorer Revell upfront as the pair has been doing a decent job and they have already got 18 goals between them. Leyton lost the London derby against Brentford on Saturday (1:2) and this was their first slip after four consecutive wins in the league in which they even did not conceded a goal.

Dagenham & Redbridge were promoted to League One this year and they found it very difficult to settle in the division in the beginning. However, they have significantly improved their performance and results in recent weeks and are now even out of the relegation zone. The Daggers have won three of the last five games in the league (3-1-1) and this means they are now level on points with the 21st team in the division (Walsall)but they are out of the drop zone on goal difference. What is more impressive is that the team have only lost once in their last five games on the road in the league – 2-2-1.

However, I think that Leyton Orient will have just too much for Dagenham & Redbridge and the great home form of the hosts (4 wins in a row and 10:1 goal difference) is the main argument in favour of the “1”.