Match

Braintree vs Norwich City U21: result 3-1 and analysis

National League CupGroup stageKick-off on November 3, 2026 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Cressing Road Stadium, Braintree, Essex

Braintree
3-1
Norwich City U21

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What was the result of Braintree vs Norwich City U21?

Braintree won 3-1 on November 3, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 5′Z. HamburyBraintree
  • 10′F. CorkeNorwich City U21
  • 41′A. MatthewsBraintree (pen.)
  • 49′626586Braintree

Official lineup for Braintree vs Norwich City U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Braintree

  1. 21E. I. Oyindamola Adebayo A.
  1. 4R. Swann
  2. 10A. Matthews
  3. 11F. Hubbard
  4. 12Z. Hambury
  5. 16A. Lewis
  6. 2I. Namisi
  7. 19B. Isaacson
  8. 20J. Dyer
  1. 18L. Brown
  1. 1Ben Hughes

Norwich City U21

  1. 6A. Domeracki
  2. 9F. Corke
  3. 11L. Chukwu
  1. 5S. Rowland
  2. 7Z. Baumann
  3. 8L. Towler
  4. 10E. Myles
  5. 1H. Darbyshire-Came
  1. 2Finlay Oligbo
  2. 3V. Ozcan
  3. 4T. Gwanzura
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Braintree have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Norwich City U21 have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Braintree
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 31, 2026Hampton & Richmond(home)1-0National League - South
Oct 27, 2026Dagenham & Redbridge(home)2-1National League - South
Oct 24, 2026Farnham Town(away)0-6National League - South
Oct 13, 2026West Ham United U21(home)2-4National League Cup
Oct 10, 2026Truro City(home)1-2National League - South
Norwich City U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 26, 2026Derby County U21(away)4-3Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 21, 2026Bristol City U21(home)1-1Premier League Cup
Oct 16, 2026West Ham United U21(home)4-2Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 13, 2026Aldershot Town(away)3-5National League Cup
Oct 9, 2026Reading U21(away)3-2Premier League Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Braintree score 1.7 and concede 2.2 goals per match over their last 15; Norwich City U21 score 2.0 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Braintree1.72.2211/1513/15
Norwich City U212.01.8312/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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