Forest Green vs Braintree

Forest Green

3 - 1

Braintree

🕒 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Bolt New Lawn 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 44

Regular Season Table

Forest Green 6 · Braintree 23

Team Overview

Forest Green (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-5-3

Goals For / Against

49 / 22

Avg: 2.13 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Braintree (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-15

Goals For / Against

19 / 50

Avg: 0.83 / 2.17

Points

Avg: 0.61

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

2.17

PPG

0.61

2.13

0.83

0.96

2.17

57%

O2.5

48%

65%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Forest Green rank6th

Braintree rank23rd

Forest Green points81

Braintree points36

Forest Green: #6 · 81 pts · GD +30

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Braintree: #23 · 36 pts · GD -38

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

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

Forest Green last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals16-2

Record5-0-0

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 last 5 away

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals6-13

Record0-2-3

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.

Forest Green trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 9%

Braintree trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Forest Green score at home96%

Forest Green clean sheet at home30%

Braintree score away61%

Braintree clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Forest Green score first57%

Forest Green win after scoring first85%

Braintree score first17%

Braintree win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Forest Green 67% · Braintree 22%

Avg first goal minute: Forest Green 33.3' · Braintree 25.3'

Vs league average

Forest Green score at home2.13 vs 1.59

Forest Green concede at home0.96 vs 1.34

Braintree score away0.83 vs 1.34

Braintree concede away2.17 vs 1.59

Forest Green score 34% above league average, while Braintree score 38% below league average.

Defensive side: Forest Green are 28% below league average at home, and Braintree are 37% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Forest Green goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

61-75 11

0-15 6

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Braintree goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 10

16-30 7

0-15 6

46-60 6

31-45 5

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

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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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

27'

27' T. Knowles

31'

31' A. Francis-Clarke

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Bughail-Mellor

Normal Goal

43' ↑↓

↑↓

43' ⇄ R. Clampin

1st substitution · For: M. Omrore

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Walker

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Cooper

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Clarke

1st substitution · For: R. Rees

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Buyabu

2nd substitution · For: C. Harries

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Moore-Taylor

3rd substitution · For: C. Nwoko

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ T. Campbell

4th substitution · For: N. Kengni

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Kamara

2nd substitution · For: J. Akinde

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Knowles

Normal Goal

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

N. Haughton

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Bughail-Mellor

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Dibley-Dias

3rd substitution · For: J. Vennings

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Goran Babic

4th substitution · For: C. Harriott

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Knowles

5th substitution · For: T. Pemberton

Forest Green vs Braintree 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Forest Green beat Braintree 3-1 on Saturday, 11 April 2026 in National League. It was played at The Bolt New Lawn.

First half: T. Knowles received a yellow card for Forest Green at 27'. A. Francis-Clarke received a yellow card for Braintree at 31'. Forest Green took the lead at 37' when D. Bughail-Mellor scored, making the score 1-0. Braintree made their 1st substitution at 43', with R. Clampin replacing M. Omrore.

Second half: Braintree leveled the score at 58' when L. Walker scored, with the assist credited to C. Cooper, making the score 1-1. Forest Green made their 1st substitution at 60', with J. Clarke replacing R. Rees. Forest Green made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. Buyabu replacing C. Harries. Forest Green made their 3rd substitution at 60', with J. Moore-Taylor replacing C. Nwoko. Forest Green made their 4th substitution at 60', with T. Campbell replacing N. Kengni. Braintree made their 2nd substitution at 62', with S. Kamara replacing J. Akinde. Forest Green took the lead at 71' when T. Knowles scored, making the score 2-1. Forest Green extended the lead at 73' when N. Haughton scored, with the assist credited to D. Bughail-Mellor, making the score 3-1. Braintree made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Dibley-Dias replacing J. Vennings. Braintree made their 4th substitution at 79', with Goran Babic replacing C. Harriott. Forest Green made their 5th substitution at 81', with T. Knowles replacing T. Pemberton.

Forest Green used 5 substitutions while Braintree used 4 substitutions. Forest Green got 1 yellow card, while Braintree got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (25.0%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Forest Green vs Braintree Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

11 Apr 2026 Forest Green vs Braintree 3 - 1 30 Aug 2025 Braintree vs Forest Green 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

15 Feb 2025 Braintree vs Forest Green 2 - 0 19 Oct 2024 Forest Green vs Braintree 2 - 1

2016-2017 Season

21 Jan 2017 Forest Green vs Braintree 1 - 1 24 Sep 2016 Braintree vs Forest Green 0 - 1

2015-2016 Season

09 Apr 2016 Braintree vs Forest Green 1 - 1 23 Jan 2016 Forest Green vs Braintree 1 - 0