Braintree Town will hope to utilise their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s adversaries. The hosting team are currently 8 points behind Chelmsford City.
- Braintree Town have not yet lost a game at home.
- Chelmsford City have the most clean sheets (12) in Vanarama National League South
These are hustling days for the host team, as they had a match only three days ago in the Vanarama National League South. Thankfully the previous game, versus Chippenham Town, was also a home game here at Cressing Road Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Braintree Town form and stats
Braintree Town are steadily winning Vanarama National League South games and points here at Cressing Road Stadium. 6 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 10 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Braintree Town.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Braintree Town, who played 1-1 against Chippenham Town. That match was also played at this venue (Cressing Road Stadium).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chelmsford City (0-2).The Braintree fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. Braintree Town have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chelmsford City form and stats
As the visiting team in Vanarama National League South matches, Chelmsford City have produced an overall stat of 5-2-3 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Chelmsford City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Chelmsford won their last game, 2-0 versus Braintree Town played at home.
Prior to that match, the Chelmsford City manager Simpson faced defeat when travelling to St Albans City and losing 0-3.Observe: 12 of the latest 15 league matches featuring this club have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
A new game in only three days for Chelmsford City, the Fa Trophy home match versus Wealdstone. Busy days.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Chelmsford City have pulled off a sequence of 9 consecutive games without losing (5-4-0) when facing Braintree.Chelmsford City - Braintree Town 2-0 was the scoreline in these participants' previous head-to-head match, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Jackson 6 goals |   A. Matthews 5 goals | A. Blair 5 goals |
Braintree Town missing players
Chelmsford City missing players
| Braintree Town | Chelmsford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 29 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 87% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 86% |
| 78% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 50% | 59% |
| 57% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 40% | 36% |
| 39% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 57% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 30% | 32% |
| 30% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 55% |
| 26% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 27% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 11.3 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.2 | 11 |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 37% | 33% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
- Braintree Town have not yet lost a game at home.
- Braintree Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Chelmsford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chelmsford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Vanarama National League South
- Chelmsford City have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Vanarama National League South
- Chelmsford City have the most clean sheets (12) in Vanarama National League South
- Chelmsford City have the most clean sheets (5) away in Vanarama National League South
- Chelmsford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dartford | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | Ebbsfleet United | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 48 |
| 3 | Havant & Waterlooville | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Chelmsford City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 5 | St Albans City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| 6 | Eastbourne Borough | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Oxford City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Worthing | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Braintree Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Tonbridge Angels | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Bath City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Welling United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Dover Athletic | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Farnborough | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Taunton Town | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 17 | Dulwich Hamlet | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Slough Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 23 |
| 19 | Hampton & Richmond | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Concord Rangers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 22 |
| 21 | Cheshunt | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 22 |
| 22 | Chippenham Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -13 | 19 |
| 23 | Weymouth | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -18 | 18 |
| 24 | Hungerford Town | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 13 |
