Huddersfield Town vs Leyton Orient prediction and preview

League One · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Huddersfield Town vs Leyton Orient

League One · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · The John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield

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Huddersfield Town vs Leyton Orient preview

Huddersfield Town welcome Leyton Orient at The John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday 12 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the League One. Huddersfield Town are 1st in the table with 29 points from 14, while Leyton Orient sit 14th on 17 points after 13 matches.

Recent form: Huddersfield Town D-W-W-W-W, Leyton Orient W-L-L-W-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, Huddersfield Town have scored 2.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Leyton Orient average 1.0 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Huddersfield Town have 7 wins to Leyton Orient's 1 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 3.4 goals, 8 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 6 Apr 2026, ended Leyton Orient 1-2 Huddersfield Town.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Huddersfield Town148512812+1629WWWWD
14Leyton Orient135261914+517DWLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Huddersfield Town 7, draws 2, Leyton Orient 1.

Team news

Huddersfield Town expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matty Young, Seán Roughan, Ibane Bowat, Ilias Bronkhorst, Cameron Humphreys, Archie Collins, Bali Mumba, Joe Taylor, Derensili Sanches Fernandes

Leyton Orient expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nathan Baxter, Fin Stevens, Alfie Gilchrist, Will Forrester, James Morris, Alex Gilbert, Idris El Mizouni, Aaron Connolly, Jaze Kabia

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