A place in the third round of the FA Cup will be up for grabs when Salford City host Leyton Orient at the Peninsula Stadium on Friday, 5 December 2025.
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Salford vs Leyton Orient predictions: Goals expected
Key stats
- Seven of Leyton Orient’s last nine away matches went above the 2.5-goal line.
- Seven or more goals were scored in both of Salford City's last two games.
- Leyton Orient won the last two clashes between these sides.
Correct score prediction: Salford City 1-2 Leyton Orient
League Two outfit Salford City are coming off a humiliating 7-2 home defeat against Rotherham, a League One side, in the EFL Trophy. They are up against another League One team, Leyton Orient.
The visitors have won five of their last eight games across all competitions, and considering they won their last two meetings with Salford City, we are confident that Leyton Orient will advance to the next round of the FA Cup.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Leyton Orient up against it
- HOME: 7/5 (2.40) – 41.7%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 9/5 (2.50) – 40%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Salford City's 7-2 defeat against Rotherham was their third in four matches across all competitions. Karl Robinson's men have seen their defence breached a whopping 14 times in that four-game stretch.
Similarly, Leyton Orient are coming off a home defeat in the EFL Trophy. However, they have fared better than their hosts, with a 5-1-2 win-draw-loss record in their last eight matches.
Ahead of this FA Cup clash, Salford City are the expected winners at 7/5 (2.40). Teams with these odds usually have a 41.7% probability of winning.
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Also, bearing in mind that Salford City conceded first in four of their last five matches, Leyton Orient to score first has an appealing look at 9/10 (1.90). That one has a 52.6% chance of landing.
Most recent H2Hs: Even contest
Although Leyton Orient came out on top the last two times these teams squared off against each other, both teams have two wins apiece with a draw between them in their last five skirmishes.
Also, this will be the first clash between Salford City and Leyton Orient since the 2022/23 campaign, when both teams played in League Two.
England League 2 07/04/23
Salford City
Leyton Orient
England League 2 29/10/22
Leyton Orient
Salford City
England League 2 12/02/22
Leyton Orient
Salford City
England League 2 07/08/21
Salford City
Leyton Orient
England League 2 08/05/21
Salford City
Leyton Orient
Salford City preview: Hoping to improve their fortunes
Ben Woodburn and Kadeem Harris are expected to be unavailable for Salford City in this game due to injury.
The hosts made lots of changes for their clash with Rotherham in the previous round of the EFL Trophy, and considering they are now out of that competition and looking to go further up the FA Cup, more rotation is expected. Nicolas Siri and Cole Stockton started up front against Rotherham, and both players could get another chance here.
Predicted lineup: Howard (GK), Turton, Oluwo, Garbutt, Grant, Austerfield, Butcher, N'Mai, Padovani, Siri & Stockton.
Last five matches
- Salford 2-7 Rotherham
- Salford 4-3 Crawley
- Bromley 2-0 Salford
- MK Dons 2-0 Salford
- Salford 4-2 Wolves U21
Leyton Orient preview: Looking to return to winning ways
Leyton Orient heavily rotated in their recent EFL Trophy knockout stage game against Plymouth, but for this FA Cup second round clash, the O’s are expected to put in a stronger XI with top guns like Aaron Connolly and Dominic Ballard as potential starters.
Predicted lineup: Cahill (GK), Craig, Beckles, Happe, Simpson, Clare, Abdulai, O'Neil, Wellens, Connolly & Ballard.
Last five matches
- Leyton Orient 0-1 Plymouth
- Burton 0-4 Leyton Orient
- Leyton Orient 1-1 Blackpool
- Leyton Orient 2-1 Exeter
- Wycombe 4-1 Leyton Orient
Player to watch: Aaron Connolly
Aaron Connolly put in a man-of-the-match performance last weekend, scoring once and providing two assists in Leyton Orient’s 4-0 victory at Burton Albion. The former Brighton and Sunderland forward has five goal contributions in his last four appearances and will fancy his chances against Salford City.