Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Eastleigh & Braintree Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an enthusiastic fixture!
Eastleigh form and stats
Last season, Eastleigh's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 4th round.29 points is a decent return from 13 National League games here at Silverlake Stadium for Eastleigh. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
The supporters are hoping that Eastleigh will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Wealdstone. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Lloyd, having bagged a goal in three matches in a row.
Previous to that game, a National League home match hosting Dorking Wanderers in a game that was won 4-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Eastleigh as they are travelling to their away game against Dagenham & Redbridge in the National League. That match is three days after this one.
The Eastleigh fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. Eastleigh have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Braintree Town form and stats
Braintree's mission in Fa Trophy last season failed in the 3rd round.Braintree Town are travelling again after losing away to Havant & Waterlooville in their previous match (1-3).
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Chelmsford City in the Vanarama National League South.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Braintree Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 8 matches with the visitors losing 5 times, drawing 1 and winning 2 games.
The schedule is very tough for Braintree Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Essex Senior Cup game at Southend United CC is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Eastleigh won four games, one match ended with a draw and Braintree Town got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Whitehall 7 goals | ![]() C. Carter 5 goals | ![]() K. Clements 5 goals |
Eastleigh missing players
Braintree Town missing players
| Eastleigh | Braintree Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 34 | 9 | Conceded | C | 27 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.2 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 9.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 44 | 62 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 43 | 59 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Woking | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 49 |
| 5 | Barnet | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | Southend United | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Wealdstone | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Bromley | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Boreham Wood | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 12 | Solihull Moors | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Altrincham | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | York City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 32 |
| 16 | Dorking Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 34 | -20 | 30 |
| 17 | Maidenhead United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 29 |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 19 | Aldershot Town | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -12 | 26 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
| 23 | Maidstone United | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 40 | -28 | 21 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -21 | 19 |