Braintree vs Scunthorpe

Braintree

2 - 3

Scunthorpe

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Cressing Road Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Braintree 23 · Scunthorpe 7

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Braintree (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-11

Goals For / Against

19 / 26

Avg: 0.83 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Scunthorpe (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

41 / 36

Avg: 1.71 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this National League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.96

PPG

1.67

0.83

1.71

1.13

1.50

48%

O2.5

65%

39%

BTTS

83%

35%

Score 1st

61%

League-position context

Braintree rank23rd

Scunthorpe rank7th

Braintree points36

Scunthorpe points79

Braintree: #23 · 36 pts · GD -38

70 pts off the top 2. 34 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.

Scunthorpe: #7 · 79 pts · GD +15

27 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Braintree last 5 home

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals5-11

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Scunthorpe last 5 away

D L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals8-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Braintree trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 70% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scunthorpe trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS83%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Braintree score at home57%

Braintree clean sheet at home48%

Scunthorpe score away91%

Scunthorpe clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Braintree score first35%

Braintree win after scoring first63%

Scunthorpe score first61%

Scunthorpe win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Braintree 0% · Scunthorpe 63%

Avg first goal minute: Braintree 28.5' · Scunthorpe 29.4'

Vs league average

Braintree score at home0.83 vs 1.59

Braintree concede at home1.13 vs 1.34

Scunthorpe score away1.71 vs 1.34

Scunthorpe concede away1.50 vs 1.59

Braintree score 48% below league average, while Scunthorpe score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Braintree are 15% below league average at home, and Scunthorpe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Braintree goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

Scunthorpe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

61-75 6

31-45 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 6

31-45 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Akinde

Normal Goal · Assist: Ben Drake

30'

30' J. Akinde

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Leo Farrell

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Jones

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Beestin

1st substitution · For: C. Roberts

52'

52' R. Clampin

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

O. Ewing

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Denton

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ P. Jones

2nd substitution · For: A. Dausch

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Leo Farrell

3rd substitution · For: D. Whitehall

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ C. Harriott

1st substitution · For: C. Cooper

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

L. Walker

Normal Goal

66'

66' Ben Drake

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. Clampin

2nd substitution · For: E. Thorpe

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Walker

3rd substitution · For: Zavier Massiah-Edwards

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Vennings

4th substitution · For: M. Omrore

80'

80' D. Whitehall

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

C. Roberts

Penalty

90+2'

90+2' A. Francis-Clarke

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ O. Ewing

4th substitution · For: J. Belehouan

90+8'

90+8' A. Boyce

Braintree vs Scunthorpe 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Scunthorpe beat Braintree 3-2 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in National League. It was played at Cressing Road Stadium.

First half: Braintree took an early lead at 1' when J. Akinde scored, with the assist credited to Ben Drake, making the score 1-0. J. Akinde received a yellow card for Braintree at 30'. Scunthorpe leveled the score at 38' when Leo Farrell scored, with the assist credited to P. Jones, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Scunthorpe made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Beestin replacing C. Roberts. R. Clampin received a yellow card for Braintree at 52'. Scunthorpe took the lead at 58' when O. Ewing scored, with the assist credited to T. Denton, making the score 1-2. Scunthorpe made their 2nd substitution at 59', with P. Jones replacing A. Dausch. Scunthorpe made their 3rd substitution at 59', with Leo Farrell replacing D. Whitehall. Braintree made their 1st substitution at 60', with C. Harriott replacing C. Cooper. Braintree leveled the score at 61' when L. Walker scored, making the score 2-2. Ben Drake received a yellow card for Braintree at 66'. Braintree made their 2nd substitution at 68', with R. Clampin replacing E. Thorpe. Braintree made their 3rd substitution at 76', with L. Walker replacing Zavier Massiah-Edwards. Braintree made their 4th substitution at 76', with J. Vennings replacing M. Omrore. D. Whitehall received a yellow card for Scunthorpe at 80'. Scunthorpe took the lead at 90' when C. Roberts scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. A. Francis-Clarke received a yellow card for Braintree at 90+2'. Scunthorpe made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with O. Ewing replacing J. Belehouan. A. Boyce received a yellow card for Scunthorpe at 90+8'.

Braintree used 4 substitutions while Scunthorpe used 4 substitutions. Braintree got 4 yellow cards, while Scunthorpe got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Braintree vs Scunthorpe Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Braintree vs Scunthorpe 2 - 3 22 Nov 2025 Scunthorpe vs Braintree 1 - 1