Match Preview: Braintree Town v Bath City (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Braintree Town host Bath City on Tuesday in the National League South.

In their last league match, on Saturday, Braintree lost to Eastbourne Borough 3-2 at home.

Bath also lost, 2-0 away at Aveley.

In the last 10 years, Braintree and Bath have played each other on 10 occasions. Braintree won three of them, Bath four, and they drew three times.

On average, the Iron scored 1.0 goal and the Romans 1.4 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on February 27, when Braintree won 2-1 away.

With 71 goals in 46 games so far this season, Bath are scoring more than average in the league with 1.5 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 55 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.

Braintree, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 0.9 goals per game.

Town are fifth in the table after 46 games, of which they have won 23 and drawn 12, earning 81 points.

City are one place behind the Iron in sixth, with 20 wins and 13 draws putting them on 73 points.

The hosts are in good form in the National League South, with four wins and a draw from their last six games.

With three wins and two draws over that period, the Romans’ form is slightly worse – they have taken 11 points from 18, compared to Braintree’s 13.

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Braintree Town v Bath City
National League South
Tuesday, 23 April 2024 @ 7.45pm

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