Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Braintree Town & Billericay Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Braintree Town form and stats
Braintree Town was eliminated in the 3rd round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.The Braintree Town fans got no joy from their last match, a Vanarama National League South game also here at Cressing Road Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Bath City.
A 2-2 draw away in the Vanarama National League South before that, with Billericay Town the opponent.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Braintree friendly games in pre-season: Braintree Town played two friendlies, won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Braintree Town scored 3 goals and conceded 5 in these two games.
Billericay Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.A depressing five defeats in a row for Billericay in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Maidstone United.
Two away games in a row for Billericay, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Dorking Wanderers in the Vanarama National League South.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Braintree Town in the Vanarama National League South.Billericay played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these two matches Billericay Town scored 3 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Braintree Town victory, three draws and three Billericay Town wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Holness 4 goals |   N. Wabo 4 goals | O. Akinwande 1 goals |
Braintree Town missing players
Billericay Town missing players
| Braintree Town | Billericay Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | ||
| 47 | 26 | Conceded | C | 19 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 9.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||