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Taunton Town vs Braintree: result 2-1 and analysis

National League - SouthSouth - 1Kick-off on August 5, 2023 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Cygnet Health Care Stadium, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Town
2-1
Braintree

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What was the result of Taunton Town vs Braintree?

Taunton Town won 2-1 on August 5, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 5′N. NwachukuBraintree
  • 45′N. GrimesTaunton Town
  • 73′R. StearnTaunton Town

Official lineup for Taunton Town vs Braintree

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Taunton Town

  1. NN. Jarvis
  2. MM. Linton
  1. LL. James
  2. OO. Chamberlain
  3. JJ. Guest
  4. ZZ. Smith
  5. DD. Morgan
  1. NN. Grimes
  2. CC. Evans
  3. AA. Booth
  1. DD. Lavercombe

Braintree

  1. NN. Nwachuku
  2. TT. Blackwell
  1. AA. Payne
  2. GG. Quantrell
  1. JJ. White
  2. LL. Davies
  3. TT. Stevenson
  4. HH. Beadle
  5. JJ. Grimwood
  6. AA. Owen-Jones
  1. JJ. Sims
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Taunton Town have 8 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats; Braintree have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Taunton Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 28, 2023Swindon Supermarine(away)1-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 25, 2023Tiverton Town(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 18, 2023Exeter City(home)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Apr 29, 2023Chelmsford City(away)2-1National League - South
Apr 25, 2023Weymouth(home)1-3National League - South
Braintree
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 3, 2023Worthing(away)1-2National League - South - Play-offs
Apr 29, 2023Slough Town(away)1-1National League - South
Apr 22, 2023Eastbourne Borough(home)2-0National League - South
Apr 15, 2023Worthing(away)1-2National League - South
Apr 10, 2023Ebbsfleet United(home)3-2National League - South

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Taunton Town win, 1 draw, 0 Braintree wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 25, 2023Braintree 0-2 Taunton TownNational League - South
Dec 3, 2022Taunton Town 0-0 BraintreeNational League - South

Last archived meeting: Braintree vs Taunton Town on Mar 25, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Taunton Town score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Braintree score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Taunton Town1.11.456/158/15
Braintree1.31.168/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
20Braintree11317182710

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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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