Braintree Town v Hemel Hempstead Town betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cressing Road Stadium

Braintree Town have some work to do from their 19th position, and the job begins versus Hemel Hempstead Town. Read more!

Insights:
  • Braintree Town have the fewest scored goals (34) in Vanarama National League South
  • Hemel Hempstead Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Vanarama National League South

Both squads have had time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!

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Braintree Town form and stats

Braintree Town have collected 21 points from their Vanarama National League South home games so far after 5-6-7. With Braintree Town having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Maxwell.

Braintree Town drew their last game, 1-1 away at Oxford City (placed 5th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Concord Rangers (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Braintree Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Braintree Town as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Braintree has won five of these, drawn three and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Braintree Town as they are travelling to their away game against Dartford in the Vanarama National League South. That match is two days after this one.

Braintree Town have scored 17 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Hemel Hempstead Town form and stats

Playing away, Hemel Hempstead Town have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 8 defeats in the Vanarama National League South this season.

Hempstead have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 213 minutes ago. Hughes was the goal scorer.

Hemel Hempstead Town might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Maidstone United proved too strong as Hemel Hempstead Town slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Vauxhall Ground. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Maidstone United was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.

A 0-2 defeat away at Slough Town before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hemel Hempstead Town playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Hemel Hempstead Town wins, five draws and five defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Hempstead are hosting Havant & Waterlooville in the Vanarama National League South only two days away.

Hemel Hempstead Town have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Hempstead have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams played each other earlier on this match year: Hemel Hempstead Town - Braintree Town 0-3. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Braintree victories, two draws and three Hemel Hempstead Town wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Braintree TownL. Holness
L. Holness
9 goals
Hemel Hempstead TownC. Hughes
C. Hughes
8 goals
Braintree TownS. Ilic
S. Ilic
5 goals

Braintree Town missing players

Hemel Hempstead Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Braintree Town Hemel Hempstead Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
9 5 3 Won W 3 7 13
12 6 0 Drew D 1 3 8
16 7 3 Lost L 2 8 16
34 17 4 Scored S 9 21 47
52 22 5 Conceded C 8 25 67
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
62% 56% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 81%
41% 39% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 62%
27% 28% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 43%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 14%
38% 44% 17% BTTS BTTS 83% 61% 59%
30% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 14%
41% 28% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 28% 30%
 
5.1 5.8 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.6 5.8
5.9 6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4.4
2.1 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.8
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
9.5 10.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 10.8 10.5
3.7 3.8 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 4.6 4.4
25% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 25% 29%
 
11.5 11.8 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 9.6 9.1
5 4.9 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.7 4
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Braintree Town have the fewest scored goals (34) in Vanarama National League South
  • Braintree Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in Vanarama National League South
  • Hemel Hempstead Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Vanarama National League South
  • Hemel Hempstead Town have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Vanarama National League South

  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 37 25 6 6 73 33 18 14 1 3 39 16 19 11 5 3 34 17 40 81
2 Dorking Wanderers 37 24 5 8 96 48 19 16 1 2 57 20 18 8 4 6 39 28 48 77
3 Ebbsfleet United 37 22 3 12 72 49 18 12 2 4 41 15 19 10 1 8 31 34 23 69
4 Dartford 37 19 11 7 62 39 19 10 8 1 32 17 18 9 3 6 30 22 23 68
5 Oxford City 37 17 11 9 63 41 19 9 6 4 37 23 18 8 5 5 26 18 22 62
6 Eastbourne Borough 37 17 9 11 70 56 18 10 4 4 40 27 19 7 5 7 30 29 14 60
7 Havant & Waterlooville 37 14 11 12 55 53 18 7 5 6 34 22 19 7 6 6 21 31 2 53
8 Chippenham Town 37 14 10 13 54 46 19 9 3 7 36 28 18 5 7 6 18 18 8 52
9 St Albans City 37 14 7 16 51 52 18 7 3 8 27 25 19 7 4 8 24 27 -1 49
10 Slough Town 38 12 13 13 50 60 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 4 7 8 20 35 -10 49
11 Dulwich Hamlet 38 12 12 14 58 55 19 6 6 7 27 25 19 6 6 7 31 30 3 48
12 Hampton & Richmond 37 13 9 15 52 50 19 8 4 7 27 21 18 5 5 8 25 29 2 48
13 Hungerford Town 37 15 3 19 55 62 18 7 2 9 25 31 19 8 1 10 30 31 -7 48
14 Hemel Hempstead Town 37 13 8 16 47 67 19 6 5 8 26 42 18 7 3 8 21 25 -20 47
15 Concord Rangers 37 12 9 16 49 68 18 8 5 5 25 28 19 4 4 11 24 40 -19 45
16 Bath City 38 12 5 21 41 65 18 6 4 8 17 23 20 6 1 13 24 42 -24 41
17 Chelmsford City 37 9 13 15 43 47 19 4 8 7 17 20 18 5 5 8 26 27 -4 40
18 Tonbridge Angels 37 9 12 16 38 50 19 5 6 8 19 20 18 4 6 8 19 30 -12 39
19 Braintree Town 37 9 12 16 34 52 18 5 6 7 17 22 19 4 6 9 17 30 -18 39
20 Welling United 37 8 8 21 40 82 19 6 3 10 21 38 18 2 5 11 19 44 -42 32
21 Billericay Town 37 7 9 21 37 65 19 4 5 10 22 36 18 3 4 11 15 29 -28 30

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 Maidstone United 37 25 6 6 73 33 18 14 1 3 39 16 19 11 5 3 34 17 40 81
2 Dorking Wanderers 37 24 5 8 96 48 19 16 1 2 57 20 18 8 4 6 39 28 48 77
3 Ebbsfleet United 37 22 3 12 72 49 18 12 2 4 41 15 19 10 1 8 31 34 23 69
4 Dartford 37 19 11 7 62 39 19 10 8 1 32 17 18 9 3 6 30 22 23 68
5 Oxford City 37 17 11 9 63 41 19 9 6 4 37 23 18 8 5 5 26 18 22 62
6 Eastbourne Borough 37 17 9 11 70 56 18 10 4 4 40 27 19 7 5 7 30 29 14 60
7 Havant & Waterlooville 37 14 11 12 55 53 18 7 5 6 34 22 19 7 6 6 21 31 2 53
8 Chippenham Town 37 14 10 13 54 46 19 9 3 7 36 28 18 5 7 6 18 18 8 52
9 St Albans City 37 14 7 16 51 52 18 7 3 8 27 25 19 7 4 8 24 27 -1 49
10 Slough Town 38 12 13 13 50 60 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 4 7 8 20 35 -10 49
11 Dulwich Hamlet 38 12 12 14 58 55 19 6 6 7 27 25 19 6 6 7 31 30 3 48
12 Hampton & Richmond 37 13 9 15 52 50 19 8 4 7 27 21 18 5 5 8 25 29 2 48
13 Hungerford Town 37 15 3 19 55 62 18 7 2 9 25 31 19 8 1 10 30 31 -7 48
14 Hemel Hempstead Town 37 13 8 16 47 67 19 6 5 8 26 42 18 7 3 8 21 25 -20 47
15 Concord Rangers 37 12 9 16 49 68 18 8 5 5 25 28 19 4 4 11 24 40 -19 45
16 Bath City 38 12 5 21 41 65 18 6 4 8 17 23 20 6 1 13 24 42 -24 41
17 Chelmsford City 37 9 13 15 43 47 19 4 8 7 17 20 18 5 5 8 26 27 -4 40
18 Tonbridge Angels 37 9 12 16 38 50 19 5 6 8 19 20 18 4 6 8 19 30 -12 39
19 Braintree Town 37 9 12 16 34 52 18 5 6 7 17 22 19 4 6 9 17 30 -18 39
20 Welling United 37 8 8 21 40 82 19 6 3 10 21 38 18 2 5 11 19 44 -42 32
21 Billericay Town 37 7 9 21 37 65 19 4 5 10 22 36 18 3 4 11 15 29 -28 30

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