Havant and Waterlooville host Braintree Town on Saturday at the Draper Tools Community Stadium in the National League South.
In their last league match, on Wednesday, Havant & Waterlooville drew with Welling United 0-0 at home.
Braintree also drew, 0-0 at home against Taunton Town on Tuesday.
Havant & Waterlooville are 23rd in the table after 44 games, of which they have won 10 and drawn seven, earning 37 points.
Braintree are 18 places ahead of the Hawks in fifth, with 22 wins and 12 draws putting them on 78 points.
In the last 10 years, Havant & Waterlooville and Braintree have played each other on 12 occasions. Havant & Waterlooville won seven of them, Braintree two, and they drew three times.
On average, the Hawks scored 2.1 goals and the Iron 1.4 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on November 4, when Braintree won 4-1 at home.
The hosts are in disappointing form in the National League South, with one win and two draws from their last six games.
With three wins and two draws over that period, Town's form is much better – they have taken 11 points from 18, compared to Havant & Waterlooville's five.
With 51 goals in 44 games so far this season, Havant & Waterlooville are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.2 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 85 goals at a rate of 1.9 per game.
The Iron, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 0.9 goals per game.
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Havant and Waterlooville v Braintree Town
National League South | Draper Tools Community Stadium
Saturday, 13 April 2024 @ 3.00pm
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