Braintree Town have travelled here for an entertaining battle against the hosting Bath City. Get ready for the match with this in-depth Vanarama National League South preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bath City form and stats
Bath City's first Vanarama National League South home game here at Twerton Park Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 20 matches.
The home team returns to Twerton Park Stadium after drawing with Hampton & Richmond (placed 18th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.
Before that match, a win away at Eastbourne Borough.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bath have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.
At Twerton Park Stadium, Bath City has the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Braintree Town form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Vanarama National League South ended in defeat. Last season Braintree Town had these away match statistics: Played 20; won 5, drew 6 and lost 9.
Braintree Town won their last game, 3-1 versus Hemel Hempstead Town played at home.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Havant & Waterlooville.We have checked recent matches where Braintree Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
It's early days yet, but Braintree Town has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bath three wins, four draws and Braintree Town three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Blair 2 goals |   C. Cooke 1 goals | A. Fletcher 1 goals |
Bath City missing players
Braintree Town missing players
| Bath City | Braintree Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 11.3 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 6.7 |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 9.5 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Bath City | Last season | Braintree Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 12 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 68 | 26 | Conceded | C | 30 | 54 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 30% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 5% | ||
| 50% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 38% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 30% | ||
| 38% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||
| 11 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Worthing | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Havant & Waterlooville | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Tonbridge Angels | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Concord Rangers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Dartford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Dulwich Hamlet | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Chelmsford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Braintree Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Dover Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Farnborough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Bath City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Welling United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Eastbourne Borough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Cheshunt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Oxford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Hampton & Richmond | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | St Albans City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 20 | Hungerford Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Taunton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 22 | Slough Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 23 | Chippenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Weymouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maidstone United | 40 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 42 | 87 |
| 2 | Dorking Wanderers | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 101 | 53 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 48 | 81 |
| 3 | Ebbsfleet United | 40 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 78 | 53 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 76 |
| 4 | Dartford | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 33 | 74 |
| 5 | Oxford City | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 69 |
| 6 | Eastbourne Borough | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 67 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 60 |
| 7 | Chippenham Town | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 59 |
| 8 | Havant & Waterlooville | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 57 |
| 9 | St Albans City | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 58 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -3 | 52 |
| 10 | Dulwich Hamlet | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 51 |
| 11 | Hampton & Richmond | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | Hungerford Town | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 59 | 68 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 34 | -9 | 49 |
| 13 | Slough Town | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 69 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 38 | -18 | 49 |
| 14 | Concord Rangers | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 72 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | -19 | 49 |
| 15 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 72 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -23 | 48 |
| 16 | Tonbridge Angels | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 53 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | -10 | 45 |
| 17 | Braintree Town | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -16 | 45 |
| 18 | Bath City | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 68 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -23 | 45 |
| 19 | Chelmsford City | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 53 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -7 | 41 |
| 20 | Welling United | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 87 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 47 | -41 | 38 |
| 21 | Billericay Town | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 68 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -27 | 36 |
