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Truro City vs Braintree: prediction and stats

National League - SouthNational League South - 26Kick-off on January 9, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Truro Sports Hub, Truro, Cornwall

Truro CityBraintree

The Footlab AI model makes Truro City the favourite at 79%, against 14% for a draw and 7% for Braintree. The most likely score is 2-0.

Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.2% of the 2,990 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy

Probabilities recomputed on Oct 22, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.

Who will win Truro City vs Braintree?

Truro City starts as the favourite with a 175-point Elo edge (1,901 vs 1,726).

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Truro City winDrawBraintree win

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

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Probable lineup for Truro City vs Braintree

Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.

Truro City

4-3-3
  1. 25S. Donnellan
  2. 37Tom Tweedy
  3. 21H. Greenslade
  1. 2Z. Bell
  2. 23B. Starkie
  3. 19J. Nunn
  1. 26M. Kinsey-Wellings
  2. 20R. Law
  3. 4W. Dean
  4. 5T. Harrison
  1. 1D. Lavercombe

Braintree

4-3-3
  1. 21E. I. Oyindamola Adebayo A.
  2. 14J. Bennett
  3. 9Anisius Lewis
  1. 15A. Bolovan
  2. 16A. Lewis
  3. 8L. Johnson
  1. 19Vladimir Paternoster
  2. 6Ange Djadja
  3. 32James Andrew Clarridge
  4. 2A. Francis-Clarke
  1. 1Ben Hughes

Computed on October 22, 2026 at 04:08 PM (UTC).

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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Truro City have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Braintree have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Truro City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 17, 2026Sutton Utd(away)0-1FA Cup
Oct 13, 2026Birmingham City U21(home)3-0National League Cup
Oct 10, 2026Braintree(away)2-1National League - South
Oct 6, 2026Farnham Town(away)2-2National League - South
Oct 3, 2026Cirencester Town(home)4-0FA Cup
Braintree
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2026West Ham United U21(home)2-4National League Cup
Oct 10, 2026Truro City(home)1-2National League - South
Oct 6, 2026Walton & Hersham(home)1-3National League - South
Oct 3, 2026AFC Rushden & Diamonds(away)1-2FA Cup
Sep 26, 2026Dorking Wanderers(away)3-4National League - South

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Truro City win, 1 draw, 4 Braintree wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2026Braintree 1-2 Truro CityNational League - South
Feb 28, 2026Truro City 2-3 BraintreeNational League
Jan 27, 2026Truro City 1-1 BraintreeNational League Cup
Nov 15, 2025Braintree 2-0 Truro CityNational League
Jan 27, 2024Truro City 1-2 BraintreeNational League - South
Aug 12, 2023Braintree 3-2 Truro CityNational League - South

Last archived meeting: Braintree vs Truro City on Oct 10, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Truro City score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Braintree score 1.8 and concede 2.1. The model gives a 69% probability of over 2.5 goals and 50% for both teams to score.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Truro City1.90.757/158/15
Braintree1.82.1113/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Truro City sit 5th in National League - South (21 points from 11 matches) and Braintree sit 20th (10 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Truro City1163217821
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

Frequently asked questions

Who is the favourite for Truro City vs Braintree?
The Footlab AI model makes Truro City the favourite at 79%, against 14% for a draw and 7% for Braintree.
Where and when is Truro City vs Braintree played?
Truro City vs Braintree is played on January 9, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC) at Truro Sports Hub, in the National League - South.
Will there be over 2.5 goals?
The Footlab AI model gives a 69% probability of at least three goals in this match.
How reliable is this prediction?
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.2% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.

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