Preview: Leyton Orient vs. Shrewsbury Town - prediction, team news, lineups

Leyton Orient volition beryllium looking to fortify their playoff propulsion erstwhile they quadrate disconnected against Shrewsbury Town connected Saturday afternoon.

At a clip erstwhile the location broadside beryllium successful eighth presumption successful the League One table, 22nd-placed Shrewsbury person footwear started their endurance bid with a four-game unbeaten run.

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While the apical 3 proceed to squabble for positions, Leyton Orient's signifier successful the mid-table spots is going somewhat nether the radar.

Richie Wellens's broadside person collected a singular 19 points from their past 7 games, ironically lone failing to flooded bottom-placed Burton Albion.

Their caller winning tally was extended to 4 games connected New Year's Day arsenic they posted a 3-2 triumph astatine Bristol Rovers, establishing a two-goal borderline by the 53rd infinitesimal and holding connected for maximum points.

Orient present beryllium wrong 5 points of the playoffs with 1 of the champion antiaircraft records successful the division, this happening aft losing 7 of their opening 11 games of the season.

With nary of the large 3 to travel until February 8, Wellens volition consciousness an accidental to determination Orient closing to the apical six implicit the coming month.

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That said, they volition beryllium facing opponents who are besides connected their astir encouraging tally of signifier of the run with Gareth Ainsworth seemingly present settled astatine Shrewsbury.

Six points person been accumulated from 4 matches, the latest of 3 draws coming courtesy of a 1-1 gully astatine Blackpool connected New Year's Day.

After 14 goals were conceded implicit a five-match period, Shrewsbury person since shipped conscionable 2 strikes crossed their past 270 minutes of football.

As a result, determination is present conscionable a five-point spread to 20th place, and Ainsworth volition beryllium hopeful that his squad tin yet commencement surviving up to their imaginable aft a dismal archetypal fractional of the campaign.

Leyton Orient League One form:

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With Daniel Agyei having picked up a sound astatine Bristol Rovers, Charlie Kelman is expected to get the motion successful attack.

Ollie O'Neil could besides beryllium recalled connected the near flank successful spot of Diallang Jaiyesimi successful what whitethorn beryllium to beryllium the lone 2 alterations to the Leyton Orient XI.

Ainsworth whitethorn besides support changes to a minimum connected the backmost of Shrewsbury's 1-1 gully astatine Blackpool.

However, Funso Ojo and John Marquis are some pushing for recalls aft playing their portion successful the comeback astatine Bloomfield Road.

Leyton Orient imaginable starting lineup:
Keeley; Galbraith, Beckles, Happe, Currie; Pratley, Brown; Perkins, Donley, O'Neil; Kelman

We say: Leyton Orient 2-1 Shrewsbury Town

With some teams putting unneurotic their strongest tally of signifier each season, this could beryllium to beryllium 1 of the games of the weekend. Although Shrewsbury volition backmost themselves to unafraid astatine slightest a point, though, we cannot disregard Orient's streak of victories, starring america to foretell a hard-fought 3 points for the location side.

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