LONDON. Colchester United beats Leyton Orient 1-0 after F. Sears scored just 1 goal (4′). Leyton Orient lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The Breyer Group Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves assisted by Dean Treleaven and Kevin Howick. The 4th official was Michael Chard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leyton Orient had a superior ball possession 59% while Colchester United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colchester United had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Colchester United won the match.​

Leyton Orient shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Leyton Orient received 2 yellow cards (D. Moss and M. Young). Regarding the opposition, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (F. Sears, M. Welch-Hayes and G. Kennedy).

Standings

After playing this match, Leyton Orient will stay with 33 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United will have 30 points like Rochdale and Barrow to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Leyton Orient will play away against Exeter City on the 8th of February with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (4 draws).

Colchester United will play away agasint Mansfield Town on the 8th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Colchester United (6 draws).

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Kenny Jackett decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Vigouroux (7.0), Alex Mitchell (6.5), Omar Beckles (6.6), Shadrach Ogie (7.1), Daniel Moss (6.8), Otis Khan (6.4), Darren Pratley (6.8), Jordan Brown (6.5), Matt Young (7.3), Aaron Drinan (6.7) and Harry Smith (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Hector Kyprianou (6.8), J. Sweeney, D. Happe, Ruel Sotiriou (6.6), G. Ray, R. Byrne and C. Reilly.

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 2 changes: J. Brown for H. Kyprianou (44′) and H. Smith for R. Sotiriou (79′).

Best player: Matt Young​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leyton Orient was Matt Young.

His rating is (7.3) with 32 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Wayne Brown played with: T. Dallison-Lisbon, Sam Hornby (7.7), Junior Tchamadeu (7.0), Tom Eastman (6.7), Tommy Smith (7.3), Myles Kenlock (7.0), Cole Skuse (6.7), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (6.9), Luke Hannant (6.4), Freddie Sears (7.9) and Tyreik Wright (6.8), Corie Andrews (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Miles Welch-Hayes (6.4), Owura Edwards (6.2), T. Collins, C. Coxe, R. Lowe and Gene Kennedy (7.2).

Colchester United could not rely on the presence of G. Kennedy (injured).

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: C. Skuse for G. Kennedy (44′), T. Wright for M. Welch-Hayes (63′) and C. Andrews for O. Edwards (80′).

Best player: Freddie Sears​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Freddie Sears.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 26 passes (65% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Barrow – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
• Crawley Town – Stevenage – 2-2
• Forest Green Rovers – Newport County – 2-0
• Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 2-0
• Leyton Orient – Colchester United – 0-1
• Scunthorpe United – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
• Sutton United – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
• Swindon Town – Exeter City – 1-2
• Walsall – Northampton Town – 0-1