Updated 5 November 2026.
Leyton Orient host Harborough Town at Brisbane Road on Saturday 7 November in the FA Cup 1st Round, with kick-off at 3pm UK. Orient play in League One, and Harborough are a non-league side who have won three ties to get here, all of them at home.
Orient are the 1.36 favourites with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 5.25 and Harborough at 6.00. Orient beat Cambridge 3-0 at home on 31 October, and Harborough have scored in all three of their cup ties this season, conceding 3 goals in total.
Leyton Orient have won three, drawn two and lost five of their last ten games. Their last five League One games brought two wins, a draw and two defeats: a goalless draw at Bradford on 10 October, a 2-0 home win over Blackpool on 17 October, a 1-0 defeat at Reading on 21 October, a 2-1 defeat at Burton on 24 October and a 3-0 home win over Cambridge on 31 October. Orient scored 6 goals and conceded 3 in those games, kept a clean sheet in both home games, and took 1 point from the three away games.
Harborough have won all three of their FA Cup ties this season, each at home: 1-0 against Rushall Olympic on 19 September, 3-2 against St Albans on 3 October and 3-1 against Spennymoor on 17 October. That is 7 goals scored and 3 conceded, with a goal conceded in two of the three.
Across those three ties Harborough average 2.33 goals scored a game, the 95th most of the 651 teams we rank, and concede 1 a game, the 61st fewest. They have 3.33 shots on target a game, the 47th most of 642 teams, and 2.33 corners a game, the 91st most. Both teams have scored in 67% of their ties, the 251st highest, and they have kept a clean sheet in one of the three (33%, the 140th highest).
Leyton Orient possible starting lineup:
Baxter; Stevens, Forrester, Gilchrist, Boniface; Gilbert, El Mizouni; O'Neill, Connolly, Dobra; Kabia
Harborough Town possible starting lineup:
Taylor; Carline, Morris, Walsh, Dolman; Kelly-Evans, Kennedy, Jacobs; Assombalonga, Arlott-John, O'Sullivan
Orient's possible starting lineup has Jaze Kabia up front, with Aaron Connolly and Armando Dobra behind him, for a side that has scored 6 goals in its last 5 games.
Harborough's possible starting lineup has Britt Assombalonga, Dempsey Arlott-John and Riley O'Sullivan in the front three, for a side that has scored 7 goals in 3 FA Cup ties.
Leyton Orient are 1.36 favourites with Ladbrokes. The draw is 5.25 with bet365 and Harborough Town are 6.00 with Ladbrokes. Both teams to score is 1.73 with Midnite, over 1.5 goals is 1.14 and over 2.5 goals is 1.50, both with bet365.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Leyton Orient to win | 1.36 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 5.25 (bet365) |
| Harborough Town to win | 6.00 (Ladbrokes) |
| Both teams to score | 1.73 (Midnite) |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.14 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.50 (bet365) |
Harborough have scored in all three of their FA Cup ties this season and conceded in two of them. Orient have kept a clean sheet in both of their last two home games, 2-0 against Blackpool and 3-0 against Cambridge.
Leyton Orient vs Harborough Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round kicks off at 3pm UK on Saturday 7 November 2026 at Brisbane Road. Leyton Orient play in League One and are the 1.36 favourites with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 5.25 and Harborough Town at 6.00.
Leyton Orient are the 1.36 favourites with Ladbrokes for the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie against Harborough Town, who are 6.00 with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 5.25 with bet365. Orient have won 2 of their last 5 League One games.
Both teams to score is 1.73 with Midnite for Leyton Orient vs Harborough Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round. Harborough have scored in all 3 of their cup ties this season, 1-0, 3-2 and 3-1, and both teams have scored in 67% of them.
Harborough Town have won all 3 of their 2026/27 FA Cup ties to reach the 1st Round, beating Rushall Olympic 1-0, St Albans 3-2 and Spennymoor 3-1, with 7 goals scored and 3 conceded. All three ties were played at home.
Leyton Orient have won 2 of their last 5 League One games before the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie with Harborough Town, beating Cambridge 3-0 on 31 October and Blackpool 2-0 on 17 October, with a draw at Bradford and defeats at Reading and Burton.
Predicted lineups for Orient vs Harborough Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup on Saturday 7 November 2026: Leyton Orient may start Baxter; Stevens, Forrester, Gilchrist, Boniface; Gilbert, El Mizouni; O'Neill, Connolly, Dobra; Kabia. Harborough Town may start Taylor; Carline, Morris, Walsh, Dolman; Kelly-Evans, Kennedy, Jacobs; Assombalonga, Arlott-John, O'Sullivan.