FM Preview: Braintree Town v Bath City 15 Oct 2011

Last updated : 14 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Braintree Town v Bath City fixture

Braintree Town prepare to entertain Bath City at Cressing Road St on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cressing Road St was two seasons ago, in December 2009, with Braintree Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a (Conference) South match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Bath City 2 - 4 Braintree Tn. (Conference) South
2009/2010 Tue 08 Dec Braintree Tn. 2-0 Bath City (Conference) South
2008/2009 Sat 04 Apr Bath City 3 - 2 Braintree Tn. (Conference) South
2008/2009 Sat 06 Dec Braintree Tn. 0 - 4 Bath City (Conference) South
2007/2008 Sat 29 Mar Braintree Tn. 2 - 0 Bath City (Conference) South
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Bath City 0 - 0 Braintree Tn. (Conference) South

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Recent respective form guides

Braintree Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of Bath City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Stripes & City have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Braintree Town find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 25 points they have accumulated from 15 games.

Bath City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 6 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Braintree Town 6 3 0 3 13 12 9
Bath City 6 1 1 4 6 11 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Iron's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Braintree Town 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Bath City Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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