FM Preview: Kettering Town v Braintree Town 11 Oct 2011

Last updated : 10 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Kettering Town v Braintree Town fixture

Braintree Town travel to take on Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Iron won the only previous game contested between the two teams.

The only previous meeting between Kettering Town and Braintree Town at Rockingham Road Ground was back in August 2003, over five years ago, with Braintree Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Poppies in a (Isthmian) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2003/2004 Sat 10 Apr Braintree Tn. 0 - 1 Kettering Tn. (Isthmian) Premier
2003/2004 Mon 25 Aug Kettering Tn. 1-2 Braintree Tn. (Isthmian) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Kettering Town's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Poppies have scored 6, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.

Braintree Town's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The Iron's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.

Kettering Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 14 matches.

Braintree Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 25 from their 14 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Kettering Town 6 1 1 4 6 11 4
Braintree Town 6 4 0 2 13 10 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Braintree Town have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Kettering Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Kettering Town Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Braintree Town 15 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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