Bromley meet Leyton Orient in their first midweek clash of the 2026-27 Sky Bet League One season.
Victory could lift Bromley back into the top ten, whilst Leyton Orient can leapfrog the Ravens and potentially enter the top ten themselves with a win.
Teams
Bromley manager, Andy Woodman could rotate his squad after a “disastrous” 7-2 loss at Sheffield Wednesday, with George Saville and Mickel Miller amongst those looking to come into the starting line-up.
Grant Smith (stress fracture) and Ashley Charles (Cruciate) are still ruled out indefinitely.
Leyton Orient have no fresh injury concerns to report after their 3-1 loss at home to Barnsley, with Will Forrester unlikely to return after he missed that game due to a knock.
Nathan Baxter (hamstring), Somto Boniface (knee), Aaron Connolly (shoulder), Rarmani Edmonds-Green (ACL) and Ollie O’Neill (knock) remain sidelined.
When is Kick-Off?
Bromley meet Leyton Orient at CopperJax Community Stadium on Tuesday 1 September at 7:45pm BST, live on Sky Sports+ Red Button.
Stat Attack
- This is Bromley’s first League One meeting against Leyton Orient, but they won three of their four previous league clashes in the National League in 2017-18 & 18-19 seasons.
- Leyton Orient are yet to win a competitive away fixture against Bromley (L2).
- Both of Bromley’s two previous league matches at home against Leyton Orient have fallen on Tuesday evenings and resulted in 6-1 and 2-1 wins in August 2017 and April 2019 respectively.
- Woodman’s Ravens have won both of their two previous London derby league matches at home in the EFL by 2-0 results over AFC Wimbledon and Barnet respectively.
- Leyton Orient’s Jaze Kabia has produced two assists in three league appearances so far this season.
Prediction
If there is any point in the season to produce a defensively shambolic performance, it is surely at this stage of the season because Bromley now have the advantage of knowing their worst performance base after a horrific display at Sheffield Wednesday.
The players therefore are equipped psychologically with the knowledge of how not to perform at this level after their initially solid start, so I’m seriously expecting a fierce response as Woodman will certainly of dug into them in training whilst the manner of the defeat alone is motivation to atone here.
Leyton Orient meanwhile were just outplayed at home against Barnsley so they too will be motivated to produce a reaction, whilst they can also take heart from the fact that they’ve not conceded on the road in two games across all competitions this season.
With two teams desperate to atone for disastrous weekend performances and bragging rights in London on the line, I am expecting a good fight if both teams make the necessary changes but Bromley should edge this if Leyton Orient can’t end their away hoodoo at this ground.
Prediction: Bromley 2-1 Leyton Orient
Result: Bromley 0-5 Leyton Orient
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