Braintree vs CheshamPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium hosts the two clubs that came out of the opening round worst. Braintree were swept aside 4-0 at home, Chesham United lost their trip 3-0: no points for either, no goals scored and seven conceded across the two games. That makes defending the theme of the afternoon, since neither side has managed to contain an opponent and neither has found the net in the league. Meanwhile the league as a whole is up at 2.83 goals per game, a busy rhythm that both clubs experienced on the opening day, only from the wrong end of it. Twenty-third and twenty-first place mean little after a single round; the manner of those two defeats says rather more. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.