Can Tonbridge Angels knock Braintree Town in Longmead Stadium clash?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Longmead Stadium (5000 seats)

Tonbridge Angels are welcoming Braintree Town for yet another very important match following their 0-5 result versus 3rd-placed Oxford City.

Insights:
  • Tonbridge Angels have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Vanarama National League South
  • Braintree Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Vanarama National League South

Braintree Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vanarama National League South game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Maidstone United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Tonbridge Angels form and stats

With 3 Vanarama National League South wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Tonbridge Angels are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Tonbridge lost their last game at Oxford City (placed 3rd) after a 0-5 scoreline.

Before that, Tonbridge Angels had a home game versus Billericay Town which ended with a victory 2-0.

Tonbridge are traveling soon after this match as the Vanarama National League South match at Concord Rangers awaits in three days.

Tonbridge Angels are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. Tonbridge Angels have conceded 18 in these home matches. Tonbridge Angels has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Braintree Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Braintree Town so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-8 (win-draw-lose). Braintree seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Braintree Town lost away at Maidstone United (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Chippenham Town.

After this away game Braintree Town return home for a Vanarama National League South game against Ebbsfleet United. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Braintree as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Braintree Town 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 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have met earlier this season: Braintree Town - Tonbridge Angels 1-0. Previous four meetings between these contenders: Tonbridge won two, Braintree Town triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Tonbridge AngelsT. Wood
T. Wood
9 goals
Braintree TownL. Holness
L. Holness
9 goals
Tonbridge AngelsJ. Turner
J. Turner
6 goals

Tonbridge Angels missing players

Braintree Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tonbridge Angels Braintree Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 5 15 29
7 3 1 Won W 0 3 7
7 5 1 Drew D 3 4 10
13 6 2 Lost L 2 8 12
29 16 5 Scored S 4 14 29
41 18 5 Conceded C 8 25 43
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 93%
70% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 66%
41% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 45%
33% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 27% 31%
15% 14% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 7%
56% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 41%
15% 14% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 28%
33% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 53% 38%
 
5.3 6.9 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 4.9
3.5 3.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6 6.1
1.7 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.4 10.6 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.7 9.5
4.1 4.6 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.8 3.9
26% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 25% 26%
 
9.4 8.3 8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.4 11.5 12.2
4.5 3.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.6 5.5
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Braintree Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Vanarama National League South
  • Tonbridge Angels have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Vanarama National League South
  • Tonbridge Angels have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Tonbridge Angels 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 29 19 3 7 70 39 14 12 0 2 38 15 15 7 3 5 32 24 31 60
2 Maidstone United 29 18 6 5 54 27 15 11 1 3 30 14 14 7 5 2 24 13 27 60
3 Oxford City 30 15 9 6 56 32 16 8 4 4 34 21 14 7 5 2 22 11 24 54
4 Dartford 28 15 8 5 49 29 14 8 6 0 25 12 14 7 2 5 24 17 20 53
5 Ebbsfleet United 28 16 2 10 57 40 14 10 1 3 34 10 14 6 1 7 23 30 17 50
6 St Albans City 28 13 6 9 44 37 15 7 3 5 27 20 13 6 3 4 17 17 7 45
7 Dulwich Hamlet 29 12 8 9 53 42 15 6 4 5 25 20 14 6 4 4 28 22 11 44
8 Eastbourne Borough 29 12 7 10 54 44 14 7 3 4 30 22 15 5 4 6 24 22 10 43
9 Hungerford Town 28 13 3 12 48 42 14 7 2 5 22 19 14 6 1 7 26 23 6 42
10 Chippenham Town 30 10 10 10 45 37 15 6 3 6 28 24 15 4 7 4 17 13 8 40
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 11 6 12 37 51 15 4 4 7 19 33 14 7 2 5 18 18 -14 39
12 Havant & Waterlooville 28 10 7 11 38 44 14 4 4 6 21 20 14 6 3 5 17 24 -6 37
13 Slough Town 28 9 8 11 39 46 15 6 5 4 24 20 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 35
14 Hampton & Richmond 28 9 6 13 43 45 13 5 2 6 21 19 15 4 4 7 22 26 -2 33
15 Chelmsford City 28 7 10 11 33 36 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 4 6 20 22 -3 31
16 Braintree Town 29 7 10 12 29 43 14 4 6 4 15 18 15 3 4 8 14 25 -14 31
17 Concord Rangers 27 8 6 13 35 51 12 6 2 4 15 20 15 2 4 9 20 31 -16 30
18 Tonbridge Angels 27 7 7 13 29 41 14 3 5 6 16 18 13 4 2 7 13 23 -12 28
19 Bath City 29 9 1 19 31 56 14 5 1 8 14 21 15 4 0 11 17 35 -25 28
20 Welling United 29 7 5 17 30 65 14 5 1 8 15 27 15 2 4 9 15 38 -35 26
21 Billericay Town 28 4 8 16 24 51 14 2 5 7 16 29 14 2 3 9 8 22 -27 20

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 29 19 3 7 70 39 14 12 0 2 38 15 15 7 3 5 32 24 31 60
2 Maidstone United 29 18 6 5 54 27 15 11 1 3 30 14 14 7 5 2 24 13 27 60
3 Oxford City 30 15 9 6 56 32 16 8 4 4 34 21 14 7 5 2 22 11 24 54
4 Dartford 28 15 8 5 49 29 14 8 6 0 25 12 14 7 2 5 24 17 20 53
5 Ebbsfleet United 28 16 2 10 57 40 14 10 1 3 34 10 14 6 1 7 23 30 17 50
6 St Albans City 28 13 6 9 44 37 15 7 3 5 27 20 13 6 3 4 17 17 7 45
7 Dulwich Hamlet 29 12 8 9 53 42 15 6 4 5 25 20 14 6 4 4 28 22 11 44
8 Eastbourne Borough 29 12 7 10 54 44 14 7 3 4 30 22 15 5 4 6 24 22 10 43
9 Hungerford Town 28 13 3 12 48 42 14 7 2 5 22 19 14 6 1 7 26 23 6 42
10 Chippenham Town 30 10 10 10 45 37 15 6 3 6 28 24 15 4 7 4 17 13 8 40
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 11 6 12 37 51 15 4 4 7 19 33 14 7 2 5 18 18 -14 39
12 Havant & Waterlooville 28 10 7 11 38 44 14 4 4 6 21 20 14 6 3 5 17 24 -6 37
13 Slough Town 28 9 8 11 39 46 15 6 5 4 24 20 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 35
14 Hampton & Richmond 28 9 6 13 43 45 13 5 2 6 21 19 15 4 4 7 22 26 -2 33
15 Chelmsford City 28 7 10 11 33 36 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 4 6 20 22 -3 31
16 Braintree Town 29 7 10 12 29 43 14 4 6 4 15 18 15 3 4 8 14 25 -14 31
17 Concord Rangers 27 8 6 13 35 51 12 6 2 4 15 20 15 2 4 9 20 31 -16 30
18 Tonbridge Angels 27 7 7 13 29 41 14 3 5 6 16 18 13 4 2 7 13 23 -12 28
19 Bath City 29 9 1 19 31 56 14 5 1 8 14 21 15 4 0 11 17 35 -25 28
20 Welling United 29 7 5 17 30 65 14 5 1 8 15 27 15 2 4 9 15 38 -35 26
21 Billericay Town 28 4 8 16 24 51 14 2 5 7 16 29 14 2 3 9 8 22 -27 20

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