The Chelmsford City & Braintree Town head coaches Simpson and Harrop are both dreading and eagerly anticipating this vital match in the upper regions of the Vanarama National League South positions.
- Chelmsford City have the most clean sheets (11) in Vanarama National League South
- Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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!
Chelmsford City form and stats
Chelmsford City are steadily winning Vanarama National League South games and points here at The Hawthorns. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
In their previous game, the manager Simpson led his Chelmsford City to a defeat away at St Albans City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Hawthorns.
Prior to that, an away loss at Dulwich Hamlet.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Chelmsford handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
It should be added that a glance at the 14 most recent league games reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
A decent goal production from Chelmsford City in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Chelmsford City have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Braintree Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League South travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
The attacking players of Braintree have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 194 minutes. Braintree Town have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jack Sims. It's been 199 minutes since they last conceded in Vanarama National League South.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Farnborough in their previous outing. The Fa Trophy battle ended 2-2.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Oxford City in the Vanarama National League South.We have checked recent matches where Braintree Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Braintree are hosting Chippenham Town in the Vanarama National League South only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Braintree Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Braintree Town's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Chelmsford have avoided defeat in the last 8 fixtures (4-4-0) facing Braintree Town.Top Goalscorers
  S. Jackson 6 goals |   A. Matthews 5 goals | A. Blair 5 goals |
Chelmsford City missing players
Braintree Town missing players
| Chelmsford City | Braintree Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 29 | 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | 26 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 57% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 76% |
| 38% | 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 62% |
| 19% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 55% | 43% |
| 10% | 18% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 19% |
| 33% | 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 52% | 55% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 29% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 24% |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 13.2 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 5.9 | 8.4 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 32% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | 39% |
| 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 8.8 | 9.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chelmsford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Chelmsford City have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Vanarama National League South
- Chelmsford City have the most clean sheets (11) in Vanarama National League South
- Chelmsford City have the most clean sheets (6) at home 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 | Ebbsfleet United | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 48 |
| 2 | Dartford | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 48 |
| 3 | Havant & Waterlooville | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Chelmsford City | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Oxford City | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | St Albans City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| 7 | Eastbourne Borough | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 36 |
| 8 | Braintree Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Worthing | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Tonbridge Angels | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 11 | Bath City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Dover Athletic | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Farnborough | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Welling United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Dulwich Hamlet | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Taunton Town | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 18 | Hampton & Richmond | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -8 | 22 |
| 19 | Concord Rangers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 | Slough Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -20 | 20 |
| 21 | Cheshunt | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 22 | Weymouth | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 23 | Chippenham Town | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | Hungerford Town | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 12 |
