Braintree Town vs Hampton & Richmond: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cressing Road Stadium

Braintree Town are finding life sweet in the top spots while Hampton & Richmond are more worried about steering clear of relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Braintree Town is in the best form (5-1-0) in Vanarama National League South
  • Hampton & Richmond have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Vanarama National League South.

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Braintree Town form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Cressing Road Stadium as Braintree Town have scored 28 goals to get 35 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Vanarama National League South are 9-8-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Braintree Town, as their goalkeeper Jack Sims has completely shut out the opponents for 207 minutes in the Vanarama National League South.

Braintree Town are returning here after guesting Chelmsford City in a Essex Senior Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Farnborough.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Braintree have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 4 and lost 1.

There will be little rest for Braintree Town after this match as they are travelling to Oxford City for a Vanarama National League South game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Braintree Town in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 17 league matches. From these home matches, Braintree Town have conceded only 15 goals.

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Hampton & Richmond form and stats

There's been little loot from Hampton & Richmond's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 17 away games in the Vanarama National League South. Hampton & Richmond only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws.

Richmond's previous game was their home loss versus Tonbridge Angels (0-1).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Dulwich Hamlet.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hampton & Richmond playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 5 Hampton & Richmond wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats.

Hampton & Richmond have another match away in just three sleeps, a Vanarama National League South match against Taunton Town. A back-breaking fixture list for them!

Richmond are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Hampton & Richmond's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 33 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other already this season, with the final score Hampton & Richmond - Braintree 0-3 registered in the official records. Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Braintree Town won five, Hampton & Richmond were winners in two and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BraintreeA. Blair
A. Blair
9 goals
Braintree TownA. Matthews
A. Matthews
6 goals
Braintree TownK. Clements
K. Clements
5 goals

Braintree Town missing players

Hampton & Richmond missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Braintree Town Hampton & Richmond
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 7 17 33
16 9 3 Won W 2 4 8
10 8 2 Drew D 1 3 8
8 0 0 Lost L 4 10 17
51 28 9 Scored S 13 25 41
40 15 6 Conceded C 16 33 57
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
76% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 82%
53% 41% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 59% 48%
35% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 35% 27%
15% 18% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 43% 29% 24%
59% 71% 80% BTTS BTTS 71% 71% 58%
32% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 14% 18% 21%
21% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 14% 12% 24%
 
4.2 4.4 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.9 4.9
5.3 5.2 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.8 4.5
1.9 1.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.5 2.4
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.8 10.9 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.1 9.3 9.7
3.9 4.6 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.9 3.8
38% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 38% 33%
 
8.9 9.4 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.7 8.9
3.6 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.3 3.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Braintree Town have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Braintree Town is in the best form (5-1-0) in Vanarama National League South
  • Hampton & Richmond have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hampton & Richmond haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ebbsfleet United 35 25 5 5 81 36 17 13 1 3 48 17 18 12 4 2 33 19 45 80
2 Dartford 34 20 6 8 64 35 17 12 2 3 35 13 17 8 4 5 29 22 29 66
3 Oxford City 35 16 12 7 60 42 17 10 5 2 41 22 18 6 7 5 19 20 18 60
4 Havant & Waterlooville 33 18 5 10 63 46 17 10 2 5 36 23 16 8 3 5 27 23 17 59
5 Worthing 35 16 11 8 65 50 18 8 5 5 37 34 17 8 6 3 28 16 15 59
6 Braintree Town 34 16 10 8 51 40 17 9 8 0 28 15 17 7 2 8 23 25 11 58
7 Chelmsford City 34 16 7 11 39 31 18 10 2 6 24 14 16 6 5 5 15 17 8 55
8 Tonbridge Angels 35 16 6 13 52 51 17 7 5 5 28 25 18 9 1 8 24 26 1 54
9 St Albans City 33 15 7 11 52 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 9 3 5 31 21 14 52
10 Eastbourne Borough 35 16 3 16 57 54 17 8 1 8 29 25 18 8 2 8 28 29 3 51
11 Farnborough 31 14 7 10 40 31 15 6 4 5 21 16 16 8 3 5 19 15 9 49
12 Bath City 34 13 9 12 48 43 17 6 3 8 23 22 17 7 6 4 25 21 5 48
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 34 13 9 12 39 42 17 7 5 5 20 18 17 6 4 7 19 24 -3 48
14 Dover Athletic 34 11 10 13 36 44 17 7 4 6 22 20 17 4 6 7 14 24 -8 43
15 Welling United 33 10 11 12 43 51 17 4 5 8 23 28 16 6 6 4 20 23 -8 41
16 Slough Town 34 9 9 16 39 63 17 4 4 9 20 35 17 5 5 7 19 28 -24 36
17 Taunton Town 28 8 9 11 28 29 15 5 6 4 16 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 -1 33
18 Hampton & Richmond 33 8 8 17 41 57 16 4 5 7 16 24 17 4 3 10 25 33 -16 32
19 Dulwich Hamlet 33 9 5 19 47 68 16 5 1 10 21 30 17 4 4 9 26 38 -21 32
20 Cheshunt 33 8 7 18 38 59 18 6 3 9 24 32 15 2 4 9 14 27 -21 31
21 Chippenham Town 31 6 12 13 30 45 13 4 5 4 12 14 18 2 7 9 18 31 -15 30
22 Weymouth 32 8 4 20 39 60 16 3 3 10 11 25 16 5 1 10 28 35 -21 28
23 Hungerford Town 32 7 6 19 30 43 17 5 5 7 17 15 15 2 1 12 13 28 -13 27
24 Concord Rangers 29 7 6 16 28 52 15 4 4 7 16 25 14 3 2 9 12 27 -24 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ebbsfleet United 35 25 5 5 81 36 17 13 1 3 48 17 18 12 4 2 33 19 45 80
2 Dartford 34 20 6 8 64 35 17 12 2 3 35 13 17 8 4 5 29 22 29 66
3 Oxford City 35 16 12 7 60 42 17 10 5 2 41 22 18 6 7 5 19 20 18 60
4 Havant & Waterlooville 33 18 5 10 63 46 17 10 2 5 36 23 16 8 3 5 27 23 17 59
5 Worthing 35 16 11 8 65 50 18 8 5 5 37 34 17 8 6 3 28 16 15 59
6 Braintree Town 34 16 10 8 51 40 17 9 8 0 28 15 17 7 2 8 23 25 11 58
7 Chelmsford City 34 16 7 11 39 31 18 10 2 6 24 14 16 6 5 5 15 17 8 55
8 Tonbridge Angels 35 16 6 13 52 51 17 7 5 5 28 25 18 9 1 8 24 26 1 54
9 St Albans City 33 15 7 11 52 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 9 3 5 31 21 14 52
10 Eastbourne Borough 35 16 3 16 57 54 17 8 1 8 29 25 18 8 2 8 28 29 3 51
11 Farnborough 31 14 7 10 40 31 15 6 4 5 21 16 16 8 3 5 19 15 9 49
12 Bath City 34 13 9 12 48 43 17 6 3 8 23 22 17 7 6 4 25 21 5 48
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 34 13 9 12 39 42 17 7 5 5 20 18 17 6 4 7 19 24 -3 48
14 Dover Athletic 34 11 10 13 36 44 17 7 4 6 22 20 17 4 6 7 14 24 -8 43
15 Welling United 33 10 11 12 43 51 17 4 5 8 23 28 16 6 6 4 20 23 -8 41
16 Slough Town 34 9 9 16 39 63 17 4 4 9 20 35 17 5 5 7 19 28 -24 36
17 Taunton Town 28 8 9 11 28 29 15 5 6 4 16 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 -1 33
18 Hampton & Richmond 33 8 8 17 41 57 16 4 5 7 16 24 17 4 3 10 25 33 -16 32
19 Dulwich Hamlet 33 9 5 19 47 68 16 5 1 10 21 30 17 4 4 9 26 38 -21 32
20 Cheshunt 33 8 7 18 38 59 18 6 3 9 24 32 15 2 4 9 14 27 -21 31
21 Chippenham Town 31 6 12 13 30 45 13 4 5 4 12 14 18 2 7 9 18 31 -15 30
22 Weymouth 32 8 4 20 39 60 16 3 3 10 11 25 16 5 1 10 28 35 -21 28
23 Hungerford Town 32 7 6 19 30 43 17 5 5 7 17 15 15 2 1 12 13 28 -13 27
24 Concord Rangers 29 7 6 16 28 52 15 4 4 7 16 25 14 3 2 9 12 27 -24 27

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