Home advantage could prove decisive in Braintree Town - Oxford City battle

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ironmongery Direct Stadium (4222 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Braintree Town leading Oxford City by 9 points.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Braintree Town form and stats

When playing at home in the Vanarama National League South, Braintree Town have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games. Braintree Town are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Braintree Town lost their last game at Enfield Town after a 0-2 scoreline. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Havant & Waterlooville.

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 Braintree Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won 0 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.

Goals decide football matches and Braintree Town are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 5 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Braintree Town with 10 goals conceded in these matches.

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Oxford City form and stats

Playing away, Oxford City have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Vanarama National League South this season.

Oxford City won their last game, 7-0 versus North Leigh played at home. A draw for Oxford City before that, at their own venue hosting Billericay Town (2-2).

We have checked recent matches where Oxford City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were W5-D2-L3.

Oxford City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by Oxford City in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Braintree Town victory, 1 draw and 0 Oxford City wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

O. Akinwande
5 goals
T. Richardson
5 goals
T. Moore-Azille
5 goals

Braintree Town missing players

Oxford City missing players

Braintree Town Oxford City
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 1 5 11
6 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 2 0 Lost L 1 2 5
23 12 5 Scored S 0 5 11
18 10 0 Conceded C 1 7 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 82%
91% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 64%
55% 80% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 27%
27% 60% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
64% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 64%
18% 20% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
18% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 20% 36%
 
2.2 2.8 1 Corners For (avg) C F 2 4.4 4.5
7.1 6.4 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 9 9.2 7.2
1 0.4 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Braintree Town's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Braintree Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Braintree Town have scored more than double the goals of Oxford City.
  • Braintree Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Braintree Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Oxford City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Oxford City have created more than twice as many corners as Braintree Town.
  • Oxford City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Oxford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Braintree Town
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League North Vanarama National League South FA Cup
All Home Away
31-08-19 Va Chippenham Town 1 - 2 Braintree Town
03-09-19 Va Concord Rangers 2 - 2 Braintree Town
07-09-19 Va Braintree Town 2 - 1 Dulwich Hamlet
14-09-19 Va Havant & Waterlooville 1 - 3 Braintree Town
21-09-19 FAC Enfield Town 2 - 0 Braintree Town
28-09-19 Va Braintree Town 14:00 Oxford City
12-10-19 Va Tonbridge Angels 14:00 Braintree Town
19-10-19 Va Braintree Town 14:00 Maidstone United
26-10-19 Va Weymouth 14:00 Braintree Town
02-11-19 Va Braintree Town 15:00 Hungerford Town
Oxford City
All Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League South FA Cup
All Home Away
31-08-19 Va Oxford City 0 - 3 Havant & Waterlooville
03-09-19 Va Oxford City 0 - 0 Weymouth
07-09-19 Va Wealdstone 1 - 0 Oxford City
14-09-19 Va Oxford City 2 - 2 Billericay Town
21-09-19 FAC Oxford City 7 - 0 North Leigh
28-09-19 Va Braintree Town 14:00 Oxford City
05-10-19 FAC Oxford City 14:00 Hampton & Richmond
12-10-19 Va Oxford City 14:00 Dartford
19-10-19 Va Dorking Wanderers 14:00 Oxford City
26-10-19 Va Oxford City 14:00 Slough Town

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wealdstone 11 10 0 1 27 10 5 5 0 0 11 3 6 5 0 1 16 7 17 30
2 Hemel Hempstead Town 11 7 1 3 18 12 5 4 0 1 10 4 6 3 1 2 8 8 6 22
3 Havant & Waterlooville 11 5 5 1 24 12 6 2 3 1 11 5 5 3 2 0 13 7 12 20
4 Dorking Wanderers 11 6 2 3 18 17 6 4 1 1 10 4 5 2 1 2 8 13 1 20
5 Weymouth 11 5 4 2 20 12 5 3 1 1 12 7 6 2 3 1 8 5 8 19
6 Braintree Town 11 6 1 4 23 18 5 3 0 2 12 10 6 3 1 2 11 8 5 19
7 Billericay Town 11 5 4 2 17 15 5 4 1 0 10 4 6 1 3 2 7 11 2 19
8 Slough Town 11 5 3 3 17 12 6 3 2 1 10 6 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 18
9 Concord Rangers 11 5 2 4 18 14 6 3 1 2 9 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 4 17
10 Bath City 11 4 4 3 17 11 6 3 2 1 10 5 5 1 2 2 7 6 6 16
11 Maidstone United 11 4 3 4 15 13 5 1 3 1 8 6 6 3 0 3 7 7 2 15
12 Dulwich Hamlet 11 4 2 5 15 14 6 2 1 3 9 10 5 2 1 2 6 4 1 14
13 Chippenham Town 11 3 4 4 11 11 5 3 1 1 7 4 6 0 3 3 4 7 0 13
14 Chelmsford City 11 3 4 4 17 18 6 3 3 0 14 6 5 0 1 4 3 12 -1 13
15 Welling United 11 3 3 5 12 16 6 3 1 2 9 8 5 0 2 3 3 8 -4 12
16 Eastbourne Borough 11 2 5 4 9 15 5 2 1 2 7 7 6 0 4 2 2 8 -6 11
17 St Albans City 11 2 4 5 13 20 6 1 2 3 6 12 5 1 2 2 7 8 -7 10
18 Dartford 11 2 4 5 16 24 5 1 3 1 8 8 6 1 1 4 8 16 -8 10
19 Oxford City 11 2 4 5 11 19 6 1 2 3 6 12 5 1 2 2 5 7 -8 10
20 Tonbridge Angels 11 2 2 7 11 21 6 2 1 3 7 10 5 0 1 4 4 11 -10 8
21 Hungerford Town 11 2 2 7 13 25 5 1 2 2 6 8 6 1 0 5 7 17 -12 8
22 Hampton & Richmond 11 2 1 8 14 27 5 1 1 3 8 10 6 1 0 5 6 17 -13 7

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