Football betting preview: St Albans City the front runner when Braintree Town pay a visit

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Clarence Park (4500 seats)

Most people believe in St Albans City in this fixture vs Braintree Town, but the guests will resist to the finish. Here's our complete match guide!

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

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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St Albans City form and stats

When playing at home in the Vanarama National League South, St Albans City have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.

St Albans City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus Ebbsfleet United.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Havant & Waterlooville.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Albans as they are travelling to their away game against Concord Rangers in the Vanarama National League South. That match is three days after this one.

St Albans City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Clarence Park with 23 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. St Albans City have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Braintree Town form and stats

Braintree Town have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League South, after 2-4-6 (12 played). Sharing is caring, but Braintree are perhaps overdoing it with their four draws in a row.

Braintree Town delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Chelmsford City (placed 14th) in their previous fixture.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Eastbourne Borough.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Braintree Town playing away, we found seven games. Results were two away wins, zero draws and five home wins.

The visiting Braintree have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 12 games. Braintree Town's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also faced each other before this season: Braintree Town - Albans 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (St Albans City wins - draws - Braintree Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

St Albans CityS. Jeffers
S. Jeffers
20 goals
Braintree TownL. Holness
L. Holness
8 goals
St Albans CityM. Weiss
M. Weiss
4 goals

St Albans City missing players

Braintree Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
St Albans City Braintree Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 12 3 Played P 4 12 23
11 6 3 Won W 2 2 3
4 2 0 Drew D 0 4 10
7 4 0 Lost L 2 6 10
38 23 10 Scored S 7 13 25
32 16 1 Conceded C 7 23 41
91% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 91%
77% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 83%
59% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 58% 57%
50% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 39%
32% 25% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 9%
55% 58% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 52%
41% 42% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 17%
14% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 39%
 
4.2 5.1 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.4
4.3 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 6.1
1.5 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.4 8.9 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 8.8 9.3
4.2 4.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4 4
41% 39% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 27% 27%
 
9.9 7.6 4.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.3 12.4
4 3.2 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.3 6
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • St Albans City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • St Albans City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Vanarama National League South
  • St Albans City have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dorking Wanderers 25 16 3 6 63 36 12 10 0 2 35 15 13 6 3 4 28 21 27 51
2 Maidstone United 24 14 6 4 45 21 12 8 1 3 24 11 12 6 5 1 21 10 24 48
3 Dartford 25 13 8 4 43 25 12 6 6 0 20 10 13 7 2 4 23 15 18 47
4 Oxford City 25 12 8 5 45 28 14 6 4 4 27 21 11 6 4 1 18 7 17 44
5 Ebbsfleet United 24 14 2 8 50 34 12 9 1 2 31 8 12 5 1 6 19 26 16 44
6 Eastbourne Borough 25 11 6 8 50 38 12 6 3 3 27 19 13 5 3 5 23 19 12 39
7 Chippenham Town 26 10 8 8 43 33 13 6 1 6 26 22 13 4 7 2 17 11 10 38
8 Dulwich Hamlet 24 10 7 7 48 37 13 5 3 5 24 20 11 5 4 2 24 17 11 37
9 St Albans City 22 11 4 7 38 32 12 6 2 4 23 16 10 5 2 3 15 16 6 37
10 Hungerford Town 24 11 3 10 43 37 12 5 2 5 19 18 12 6 1 5 24 19 6 36
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 25 9 6 10 32 45 13 3 4 6 16 30 12 6 2 4 16 15 -13 33
12 Havant & Waterlooville 24 8 6 10 30 37 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 6 2 4 15 20 -7 30
13 Hampton & Richmond 25 8 5 12 40 42 12 4 2 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 21 24 -2 29
14 Chelmsford City 24 6 10 8 30 30 12 2 6 4 11 12 12 4 4 4 19 18 0 28
15 Slough Town 24 7 7 10 34 42 13 5 4 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 24 -8 28
16 Bath City 25 9 1 15 29 47 12 5 1 6 14 17 13 4 0 9 15 30 -18 28
17 Concord Rangers 24 7 6 11 31 46 11 5 2 4 12 19 13 2 4 7 19 27 -15 27
18 Tonbridge Angels 25 6 7 12 27 36 13 2 5 6 14 18 12 4 2 6 13 18 -9 25
19 Welling United 24 6 4 14 24 56 11 4 1 6 12 22 13 2 3 8 12 34 -32 22
20 Braintree Town 23 3 10 10 25 41 11 1 6 4 12 18 12 2 4 6 13 23 -16 19
21 Billericay Town 25 3 7 15 20 47 12 1 4 7 12 27 13 2 3 8 8 20 -27 16

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 Dorking Wanderers 25 16 3 6 63 36 12 10 0 2 35 15 13 6 3 4 28 21 27 51
2 Maidstone United 24 14 6 4 45 21 12 8 1 3 24 11 12 6 5 1 21 10 24 48
3 Dartford 25 13 8 4 43 25 12 6 6 0 20 10 13 7 2 4 23 15 18 47
4 Oxford City 25 12 8 5 45 28 14 6 4 4 27 21 11 6 4 1 18 7 17 44
5 Ebbsfleet United 24 14 2 8 50 34 12 9 1 2 31 8 12 5 1 6 19 26 16 44
6 Eastbourne Borough 25 11 6 8 50 38 12 6 3 3 27 19 13 5 3 5 23 19 12 39
7 Chippenham Town 26 10 8 8 43 33 13 6 1 6 26 22 13 4 7 2 17 11 10 38
8 Dulwich Hamlet 24 10 7 7 48 37 13 5 3 5 24 20 11 5 4 2 24 17 11 37
9 St Albans City 22 11 4 7 38 32 12 6 2 4 23 16 10 5 2 3 15 16 6 37
10 Hungerford Town 24 11 3 10 43 37 12 5 2 5 19 18 12 6 1 5 24 19 6 36
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 25 9 6 10 32 45 13 3 4 6 16 30 12 6 2 4 16 15 -13 33
12 Havant & Waterlooville 24 8 6 10 30 37 12 2 4 6 15 17 12 6 2 4 15 20 -7 30
13 Hampton & Richmond 25 8 5 12 40 42 12 4 2 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 21 24 -2 29
14 Chelmsford City 24 6 10 8 30 30 12 2 6 4 11 12 12 4 4 4 19 18 0 28
15 Slough Town 24 7 7 10 34 42 13 5 4 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 24 -8 28
16 Bath City 25 9 1 15 29 47 12 5 1 6 14 17 13 4 0 9 15 30 -18 28
17 Concord Rangers 24 7 6 11 31 46 11 5 2 4 12 19 13 2 4 7 19 27 -15 27
18 Tonbridge Angels 25 6 7 12 27 36 13 2 5 6 14 18 12 4 2 6 13 18 -9 25
19 Welling United 24 6 4 14 24 56 11 4 1 6 12 22 13 2 3 8 12 34 -32 22
20 Braintree Town 23 3 10 10 25 41 11 1 6 4 12 18 12 2 4 6 13 23 -16 19
21 Billericay Town 25 3 7 15 20 47 12 1 4 7 12 27 13 2 3 8 8 20 -27 16

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