Farnborough manager Day looking for three points in Braintree Town showdown

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Paddy Power Park (4163 seats)

Farnborough will plan to employ their home advantage to get one over today’s adversaries. The team playing at home are currently 7 points behind Braintree Town.

Insights:
  • Farnborough have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Vanarama National League South
  • Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Farnborough nor Braintree Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Farnborough form and stats

The story so far in the Vanarama National League South for Farnborough at their home stadium (Paddy Power Park) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Farnborough has recorded two wins in a row here at Paddy Power Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A nice win for Farnborough last time playing, versus Weymouth. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1.

Heartbreak before that as Farnborough lost 0-2 at Eastbourne Borough's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Farnborough 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 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Farnborough, as the Vanarama National League South home game vs Ebbsfleet United is only three days away.

The Farnborough fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches.

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Braintree Town form and stats

Playing away, Braintree Town have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 8 defeats in the Vanarama National League South this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Braintree, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Two trips in a row for Braintree Town, whose coach Harrop could celebrate last time after the win against Welling United.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Dartford.

Braintree Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

The schedule is very tough for Braintree now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Essex Senior Cup game at Chelmsford City is waiting in only two days.

Braintree Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 16 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Braintree have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head meeting ended Braintree Town - Farnborough 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Farnborough wins - draws - Braintree Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Braintree TownA. Blair
A. Blair
9 goals
FarnboroughM. Enigbokan-Bloomfield
M. Enigbokan-Bloomfield
6 goals
Braintree TownK. Clements
K. Clements
5 goals

Farnborough missing players

Braintree Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Farnborough Braintree Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 13 4 Played P 6 16 33
14 6 2 Won W 2 6 15
6 3 0 Drew D 2 2 10
9 4 2 Lost L 2 8 8
38 19 6 Scored S 6 22 50
28 13 5 Conceded C 7 25 40
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
62% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 81% 79%
45% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 69% 55%
17% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 44% 36%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
52% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 61%
31% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 30%
24% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 21%
 
5.2 4.9 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.2 4.3
4 3.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.6 5.4
1.8 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.4 12.2 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6.5 8.8
4.7 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.3 4
29% 31% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 42% 38%
 
7.4 6.8 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 8.5 8.9
3.1 3 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.2 3.7
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Farnborough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Farnborough have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) 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 33 24 4 5 78 34 17 13 1 3 48 17 16 11 3 2 30 17 44 76
2 Dartford 33 20 5 8 64 35 16 12 1 3 35 13 17 8 4 5 29 22 29 65
3 Havant & Waterlooville 31 18 5 8 63 43 17 10 2 5 36 23 14 8 3 3 27 20 20 59
4 Oxford City 34 16 11 7 60 42 17 10 5 2 41 22 17 6 6 5 19 20 18 59
5 Worthing 33 15 10 8 62 48 17 7 5 5 35 33 16 8 5 3 27 15 14 55
6 Braintree Town 33 15 10 8 50 40 17 9 8 0 28 15 16 6 2 8 22 25 10 55
7 Chelmsford City 33 16 7 10 39 30 17 10 2 5 24 13 16 6 5 5 15 17 9 55
8 St Albans City 32 15 7 10 51 36 15 6 4 5 20 15 17 9 3 5 31 21 15 52
9 Farnborough 29 14 6 9 38 28 13 6 3 4 19 13 16 8 3 5 19 15 10 48
10 Eastbourne Borough 33 15 3 15 55 52 17 8 1 8 29 25 16 7 2 7 26 27 3 48
11 Tonbridge Angels 33 14 6 13 50 51 17 7 5 5 28 25 16 7 1 8 22 26 -1 48
12 Bath City 32 12 9 11 45 42 16 6 3 7 23 21 16 6 6 4 22 21 3 45
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 32 11 9 12 36 42 16 6 5 5 18 18 16 5 4 7 18 24 -6 42
14 Welling United 31 10 10 11 42 49 15 4 4 7 22 26 16 6 6 4 20 23 -7 40
15 Dover Athletic 32 9 10 13 34 44 16 6 4 6 21 20 16 3 6 7 13 24 -10 37
16 Taunton Town 26 8 9 9 27 26 13 5 6 2 15 9 13 3 3 7 12 17 1 33
17 Slough Town 32 8 9 15 37 59 16 4 4 8 20 32 16 4 5 7 17 27 -22 33
18 Dulwich Hamlet 32 9 5 18 47 66 16 5 1 10 21 30 16 4 4 8 26 36 -19 32
19 Hampton & Richmond 31 7 8 16 39 56 14 3 5 6 14 23 17 4 3 10 25 33 -17 29
20 Chippenham Town 29 6 10 13 28 43 12 4 4 4 11 13 17 2 6 9 17 30 -15 28
21 Cheshunt 32 7 7 18 37 59 17 5 3 9 23 32 15 2 4 9 14 27 -22 28
22 Hungerford Town 31 7 6 18 29 41 17 5 5 7 17 15 14 2 1 11 12 26 -12 27
23 Concord Rangers 28 7 6 15 28 47 14 4 4 6 16 20 14 3 2 9 12 27 -19 27
24 Weymouth 31 7 4 20 34 60 16 3 3 10 11 25 15 4 1 10 23 35 -26 25

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 Ebbsfleet United 33 24 4 5 78 34 17 13 1 3 48 17 16 11 3 2 30 17 44 76
2 Dartford 33 20 5 8 64 35 16 12 1 3 35 13 17 8 4 5 29 22 29 65
3 Havant & Waterlooville 31 18 5 8 63 43 17 10 2 5 36 23 14 8 3 3 27 20 20 59
4 Oxford City 34 16 11 7 60 42 17 10 5 2 41 22 17 6 6 5 19 20 18 59
5 Worthing 33 15 10 8 62 48 17 7 5 5 35 33 16 8 5 3 27 15 14 55
6 Braintree Town 33 15 10 8 50 40 17 9 8 0 28 15 16 6 2 8 22 25 10 55
7 Chelmsford City 33 16 7 10 39 30 17 10 2 5 24 13 16 6 5 5 15 17 9 55
8 St Albans City 32 15 7 10 51 36 15 6 4 5 20 15 17 9 3 5 31 21 15 52
9 Farnborough 29 14 6 9 38 28 13 6 3 4 19 13 16 8 3 5 19 15 10 48
10 Eastbourne Borough 33 15 3 15 55 52 17 8 1 8 29 25 16 7 2 7 26 27 3 48
11 Tonbridge Angels 33 14 6 13 50 51 17 7 5 5 28 25 16 7 1 8 22 26 -1 48
12 Bath City 32 12 9 11 45 42 16 6 3 7 23 21 16 6 6 4 22 21 3 45
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 32 11 9 12 36 42 16 6 5 5 18 18 16 5 4 7 18 24 -6 42
14 Welling United 31 10 10 11 42 49 15 4 4 7 22 26 16 6 6 4 20 23 -7 40
15 Dover Athletic 32 9 10 13 34 44 16 6 4 6 21 20 16 3 6 7 13 24 -10 37
16 Taunton Town 26 8 9 9 27 26 13 5 6 2 15 9 13 3 3 7 12 17 1 33
17 Slough Town 32 8 9 15 37 59 16 4 4 8 20 32 16 4 5 7 17 27 -22 33
18 Dulwich Hamlet 32 9 5 18 47 66 16 5 1 10 21 30 16 4 4 8 26 36 -19 32
19 Hampton & Richmond 31 7 8 16 39 56 14 3 5 6 14 23 17 4 3 10 25 33 -17 29
20 Chippenham Town 29 6 10 13 28 43 12 4 4 4 11 13 17 2 6 9 17 30 -15 28
21 Cheshunt 32 7 7 18 37 59 17 5 3 9 23 32 15 2 4 9 14 27 -22 28
22 Hungerford Town 31 7 6 18 29 41 17 5 5 7 17 15 14 2 1 11 12 26 -12 27
23 Concord Rangers 28 7 6 15 28 47 14 4 4 6 16 20 14 3 2 9 12 27 -19 27
24 Weymouth 31 7 4 20 34 60 16 3 3 10 11 25 15 4 1 10 23 35 -26 25

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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.