Delightful dogfight as daring Braintree Town duel with determined Truro City

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ironmongery Direct Stadium (4151 seats)

After the first games for these two it's Braintree Town - Truro City 0-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second Vanarama National League South match of the season?

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Braintree Town form and stats

Last season, Braintree Town's league statistics were 20 wins, 14 draws and 12 losses, providing 7th spot in the Vanarama National League South. During these 46 matches they scored {66 goals} and let in 55. Playing as the home team in the previous season Braintree Town generated 12-9-2 (win-draw-lost) with {35 goals} and 22 conceded.

No payout for Braintree in their previous match, an away game at Taunton Town that ended in defeat 1-2.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Worthing (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Braintree Town handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vanarama National League South game versus Maidstone United in only three days. This game is also played here at Ironmongery Direct Stadium.

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Truro City form and stats

Let's have a look at how Truro City performed last season in the Non League Premier: Southern South: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 27 victories, 8 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 88 and conceded {41 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 12 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 41/30 goals scored/conceded.

Truro go into this game after a win, the home game against Welling United that ended 5-2. A loony game with lots of goals last time out for Truro City, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that fun game, will this game be as full of joy?

Preceding that game was the away Non League Premier: Play-offs victory against Bracknell Town with the score of 3-2.

Truro City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. From a total of 5 matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Vanarama National League South trip to Yeovil Town.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the previous two meetings): Braintree won one game, one match ended in a draw and Truro City managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.

Top Goalscorers

Truro CityA. Porter
A. Porter
2 goals
Braintree TownN. Nwachuku
N. Nwachuku
1 goals
Truro CityE. Palmer
E. Palmer
1 goals

Braintree Town missing players

Truro City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Braintree Town Truro City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid 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 5
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
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% 100%
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%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 14
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 10
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 10
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Braintree Town Last season Truro City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
47 23   Played P   21 42
20 12   Won W   12 27
14 9   Drew D   3 8
13 2   Lost L   6 7
67 35   Scored S   41 88
57 22   Conceded C   30 41
89% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
79% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 76%
51% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   76% 64%
32% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 43%
13% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 19%
60% 61%   BTTS BTTS   67% 52%
32% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 43%
19% 17%   Failed to Score F T   10% 10%
 
4.5 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   0.5 2.8
5.2 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   0.5 1.8
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.1 0.6
4 4   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.1 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   2.1 6
4 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0.6 2.6
36% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   320% 84%
 
9.3 9.5   Shots against (avg) S A   0.9 3.3
3.8 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   0.6 1.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Truro City 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 St Albans City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Maidstone United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Taunton Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Chelmsford City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Worthing 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Eastbourne Borough 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Chippenham Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Weston-super-Mare 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Bath City 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
12 Dartford 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Torquay United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14 Dover Athletic 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Braintree Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Weymouth 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Slough Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Yeovil Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Havant & Waterlooville 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Aveley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Tonbridge Angels 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Farnborough 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Hampton & Richmond 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Welling United 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -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 Ebbsfleet United 46 32 7 7 110 47 23 18 2 3 70 21 23 14 5 4 40 26 63 103
2 Dartford 46 25 8 13 82 50 23 16 2 5 47 19 23 9 6 8 35 31 32 83
3 Oxford City 46 21 15 10 83 56 23 13 7 3 53 28 23 8 8 7 30 28 27 78
4 Worthing 46 22 12 12 92 72 23 12 5 6 54 41 23 10 7 6 38 31 20 78
5 Chelmsford City 46 23 9 14 67 49 23 14 2 7 42 22 23 9 7 7 25 27 18 78
6 St Albans City 46 22 9 15 72 51 23 10 5 8 32 23 23 12 4 7 40 28 21 75
7 Braintree Town 46 20 14 12 66 55 23 12 9 2 35 22 23 8 5 10 31 33 11 74
8 Eastbourne Borough 46 22 5 19 74 66 23 12 2 9 41 31 23 10 3 10 33 35 8 71
9 Tonbridge Angels 46 20 10 16 68 69 23 9 7 7 37 34 23 11 3 9 31 35 -1 70
10 Havant & Waterlooville 46 19 12 15 80 70 23 10 6 7 42 33 23 9 6 8 38 37 10 69
11 Bath City 46 19 10 17 64 57 23 10 3 10 33 29 23 9 7 7 31 28 7 67
12 Farnborough 46 19 9 18 59 52 23 9 6 8 33 24 23 10 3 10 26 28 7 66
13 Chippenham Town 46 15 17 14 57 66 23 10 9 4 34 28 23 5 8 10 23 38 -9 62
14 Taunton Town 46 17 10 19 50 55 23 8 6 9 25 27 23 9 4 10 25 28 -5 61
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 46 15 15 16 49 57 23 8 9 6 26 24 23 7 6 10 23 33 -8 60
16 Welling United 46 15 14 17 57 63 23 8 5 10 31 32 23 7 9 7 26 31 -6 58
17 Hampton & Richmond 46 15 9 22 59 71 23 9 6 8 27 29 23 6 3 14 32 42 -12 54
18 Slough Town 46 13 12 21 58 78 23 7 6 10 34 39 23 6 6 11 24 39 -20 51
19 Weymouth 46 14 6 26 59 78 23 7 3 13 21 34 23 7 3 13 38 44 -19 48
20 Dover Athletic 46 12 12 22 42 68 23 7 6 10 23 33 23 5 6 12 19 35 -26 48
21 Dulwich Hamlet 46 13 9 24 61 89 23 9 3 11 29 34 23 4 6 13 32 55 -28 48
22 Concord Rangers 46 12 8 26 45 85 23 8 4 11 28 37 23 4 4 15 17 48 -40 44
23 Cheshunt 46 11 10 25 48 74 23 8 4 11 28 37 23 3 6 14 20 37 -26 43
24 Hungerford Town 46 10 10 26 48 72 23 6 9 8 23 21 23 4 1 18 25 51 -24 40
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 Weston-super-Mare 42 28 9 5 89 32 21 16 2 3 51 18 21 12 7 2 38 14 57 93
2 Bracknell Town 42 28 6 8 100 53 21 13 4 4 50 28 21 15 2 4 50 25 47 90
3 Truro City 42 27 8 7 88 41 21 15 5 1 47 11 21 12 3 6 41 30 47 89
4 Poole Town 42 23 11 8 86 51 21 11 7 3 42 27 21 12 4 5 44 24 35 80
5 Chesham United 42 23 10 9 88 57 21 13 6 2 45 23 21 10 4 7 43 34 31 79
6 Swindon Supermarine 42 23 8 11 88 66 21 14 4 3 47 29 21 9 4 8 41 37 22 77
7 Hayes & Yeading United 42 21 8 13 80 58 21 13 4 4 46 24 21 8 4 9 34 34 22 71
8 Metropolitan Police FC 42 18 7 17 61 59 21 10 2 9 27 28 21 8 5 8 34 31 2 61
9 Merthyr Town 42 18 6 18 73 64 21 8 1 12 39 38 21 10 5 6 34 26 9 60
10 Plymouth Parkway 42 16 10 16 63 62 21 11 6 4 44 23 21 5 4 12 19 39 1 58
11 Beaconsfield Town 42 15 12 15 75 73 21 9 4 8 43 40 21 6 8 7 32 33 2 57
12 Tiverton Town 42 15 10 17 62 77 21 9 6 6 32 30 21 6 4 11 30 47 -15 55
13 Dorchester Town 42 16 6 20 57 79 21 11 1 9 35 38 21 5 5 11 22 41 -22 54
14 Hanwell Town 42 14 8 20 55 65 21 9 3 9 32 31 21 5 5 11 23 34 -10 50
15 Salisbury 42 14 7 21 55 71 21 5 5 11 24 36 21 9 2 10 31 35 -16 49
16 Winchester City 42 12 12 18 56 72 21 5 7 9 25 33 21 7 5 9 31 39 -16 48
17 Gosport Borough 42 14 5 23 58 78 21 9 3 9 31 35 21 5 2 14 27 43 -20 47
18 Hendon 42 9 11 22 55 81 21 5 7 9 27 34 21 4 4 13 28 47 -26 38
19 Harrow Borough 42 9 10 23 44 80 21 6 2 13 20 38 21 3 8 10 24 42 -36 37
20 North Leigh 42 9 7 26 50 86 21 6 3 12 27 38 21 3 4 14 23 48 -36 34
21 Yate Town 42 9 7 26 50 92 21 4 5 12 29 45 21 5 2 14 21 47 -42 34
22 Hartley Wintney 42 8 8 26 40 76 21 5 6 10 26 37 21 3 2 16 14 39 -36 32

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 Truro City 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 St Albans City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Maidstone United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Taunton Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Chelmsford City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Worthing 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Eastbourne Borough 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Chippenham Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Weston-super-Mare 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Bath City 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
12 Dartford 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Torquay United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14 Dover Athletic 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Braintree Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Weymouth 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Slough Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Yeovil Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Havant & Waterlooville 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Aveley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Tonbridge Angels 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Farnborough 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Hampton & Richmond 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Welling United 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0

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The National League South, formerly known as Conference South, is the sixth highest division in English football. It consists of teams located in the South West and South East of England, London and the southern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the East of England. 22 teams make up the league table.