National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Braintree Town or Heybridge Swifts that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Braintree Town and Heybridge Swifts.
Braintree Town form and stats
Last season, Braintree Town's FA Cup journey ended in the 2nd round qualifying.The Braintree boss Harrop and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Heybridge Swifts in the FA Cup.
A Vanarama National League South defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Ebbsfleet United.The match schedule is unforgiving for Braintree Town as they have a new game in only four days, a Vanarama National League South match thankfully also at home. Slough Town are visiting.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Braintree Town friendly games in pre-season: Braintree Town played three friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Braintree Town scored 9 goals and conceded 5 in these three games.
Heybridge Swifts form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the preliminary round.Heybridge Swifts delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Braintree Town in their previous match; a FA Cup fixture.
Before that, 1-1 away against Beckenham Town in the Fa Trophy.
After this away game Heybridge return home for a Fa Trophy game against Chipstead. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Heybridge Swifts - Braintree Town 1-1 was the output when these contenders previously did battle, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Braintree victories, one draw and one Heybridge Swifts win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Blair 5 goals |  L. Amantchi 3 goals | L. Reynolds 3 goals |
Braintree Town missing players
Heybridge Swifts missing players
| Braintree Town | Heybridge Swifts | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 48 | ||
| 30 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.7 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | ||
| 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 17 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | ||
