Round two of the Vanarama National League South campaign and the contenders have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the best Braintree Town - Havant & Waterlooville preview:
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
The season before, Braintree Town's league stats were 11 wins, 12 draws and 17 losses, providing 17th spot in the Vanarama National League South. During these 40 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 54. Appearing at home in the previous season Braintree Town produced 6-6-8 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 24 conceded.
The followers are hoping that Braintree will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Dulwich Hamlet (placed 7th).
Ahead of that match, Braintree Town lost 0-1 at home to Billericay Town.The match schedule is unforgiving for Braintree Town as they have a new game in only three days, a Vanarama National League South match thankfully also at home. Hemel Hempstead Town are visiting.
Havant & Waterlooville form and stats
Let's have a look at how Havant & Waterlooville performed last season in the Vanarama National League South: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 12 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 58 and conceded 55 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 7 and lost 6 with 21/31 goals scored/conceded.
McCarthy, Roberts and Rooney scored in Havant & Waterlooville's previous match, the home game against Slough Town that ended 3-1. That win felt nice as this team had gone four league games without winning.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Chippenham Town.The schedule is very tough for Waterlooville now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League South game at Dartford is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
Havant & Waterlooville have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when facing Braintree Town.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Matthews 1 goals | ![]() J. McCarthy 1 goals | ![]() P. Rooney 1 goals |
Braintree Town missing players
Havant & Waterlooville missing players
| Braintree Town | Havant & Waterlooville | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Braintree Town | Last season | Havant & Waterlooville | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 21 | 58 | ||
| 54 | 24 | Conceded | C | 31 | 55 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 90% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 75% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 57% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 35% | ||
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 10% | ||
| 38% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 30% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 30% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | ||
| 11.2 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Eastbourne Borough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Havant & Waterlooville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tonbridge Angels | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Dartford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Cheshunt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Concord Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Chelmsford City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | St Albans City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Worthing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Taunton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Welling United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Hampton & Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Braintree Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Farnborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Hungerford Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Oxford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Slough Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Weymouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Bath City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Chippenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 |