A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's trip to Leyton Orient in the Leasing.com Trophy tonight. 

ALL-TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 25

Draws: 23

Leyton Orient wins: 31

LAST SIX MEETINGS

Trophy - Oct 16 - Southend 1 Leyton Orient 0

Trophy - Feb 13 - Southend 2 Leyton Orient 2

Trophy - Feb 13 - Leyton Orient 0 Southend 1

Carling Cup - Southend 1 Leyton Orient 1 (Orient won on penalties)

League One - Dec 09 - Leyton Orient 1 Southend 2

League One - Sep 09 - Southend 3 Leyton Orient 0

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 17/10

Draw: 13/5

Leyton Orient win: 11/8

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LLLLLW

Leyton Orient: DLWDLL

REFEREE

Christopher Pollard (Suffolk)

Pollard is currently enjoying his first season as a Football League referee.

In his first three games of the new campaign he has shown nine yellow cards and one red.

Tonight’s game will be his first involving the Shrimpers.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blues have not won an away game in normal time in this competition since a 3-0 victory at Crawley Town in October 2015.

>Former Shrimpers midfielder Josh Wright joined Orient in the summer and has scored two goals in his first seven games for the club.

>Orient have not won at home since the opening day of the season.

>Ex-Southend striker Danny Webb, who is the son of legendary former Shrimpers boss David, is now first team coach with the O’s.

>Former Southend forward Matt Harrold has been with Orient since August 2017.

>Orient are 15th in League Two.