Braintree Town hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 6 points and a 20th position in the Vanarama National League South table. Visiting Oxford City holds 11th place with 12 pts.
- Braintree Town has the the worst goal difference (-12) in Vanarama National League South
- Oxford City has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Vanarama National League South
Oxford City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vanarama National League South game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Hungerford Town. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Braintree Town form and stats
When playing at home in the Vanarama National League South, Braintree Town, who have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Vanarama National League South, have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 5 games.
The Braintree goalkeeper Patrik Öhman is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the Vanarama National League South.
Braintree Town are returning here after visiting Tonbridge Angels in a Vanarama National League South game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. T. Derry scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Braintree won a home game hosting Concord Rangers (1-0).
Braintree has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Braintree Town have allowed the opposition to score 13 goals here at Ironmongery Direct Stadium.
Oxford City form and stats
Playing away, Oxford City have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Vanarama National League South this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Oxford, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Hungerford Town (placed 5th) in the Vanarama National League South last time out. It was a FA Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Shrewsbury Town (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
A quick return to home after this game, as Oxford are hosting St Albans City in the Vanarama National League South only three days away.
The Oxford manager D. Oldfield has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Oxford have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Braintree three wins, one draw and Oxford City zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ashby 4 goals | E. Benyon 2 goals |  K. Clements 1 goals |
Braintree Town missing players
Oxford City missing players
| Braintree Town | Oxford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 20 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 44% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 44% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 8.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.2 | 12.7 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| 24% | 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 28% |
- All of Oxford City's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Braintree Town has the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Vanarama National League South
- Braintree Town has the the worst goal difference (-12) in Vanarama National League South
- Braintree Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Braintree Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oxford City has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Vanarama National League South
- Oxford City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Oxford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oxford City have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Oxford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Dorking Wanderers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | St Albans City | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Hampton & Richmond | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Hungerford Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Maidstone United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Eastbourne Borough | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Ebbsfleet United | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Tonbridge Angels | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 10 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Oxford City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | Chippenham Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Havant & Waterlooville | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | Chelmsford City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Dulwich Hamlet | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Slough Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Welling United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Concord Rangers | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Braintree Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -12 | 6 |
| 21 | Bath City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 3 |