January 9th features a match where Stoke City will play host to Leyton Orient in a meeting of these two FA Cup teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Stoke City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Preston North End. Ben Wilmot scored the first goal for Stoke City in the 46th minute, then in the 59th minute, Daniel Johnson sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Brad Potts But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 81st minute on a goal by Andrew Hughes. Stoke City is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Leyton Orient recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Tranmere Rovers. Harry Smith struck first for Leyton Orient in the 22nd minute on a feed from Hector Kyprianou, then Omar Beckles added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Aaron Drinan In the end, Tranmere Rovers was frustrated by Leyton Orient’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leyton Orient ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Leyton Orient should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Danny Johnson and Aaron Drinan have been the hottest scorers for Leyton Orient in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Mario Vrančić and Tyrese Campbell are the top scorers for Stoke City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.