Truro City vs Braintree

Truro City

2 - 3

Braintree

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Truro Sports Hub 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Truro City 24 · Braintree 23

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Truro City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

26 / 29

Avg: 1.13 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

0.91

PPG

0.61

1.13

0.83

1.26

2.17

39%

O2.5

48%

39%

BTTS

57%

22%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Truro City rank24th

Braintree rank23rd

Truro City points34

Braintree points36

Truro City: #24 · 34 pts · GD -30

72 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

Braintree: #23 · 36 pts · GD -38

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

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

Truro City last 5 home

L D D D L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals3-5

Record0-3-2

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent 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.

Truro City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

Truro City score at home57%

Truro City clean sheet at home26%

Braintree score away61%

Braintree clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Truro City score first22%

Truro City win after scoring first80%

Braintree score first17%

Braintree win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Truro City 27% · Braintree 22%

Avg first goal minute: Truro City 35.6' · Braintree 25.3'

Vs league average

Truro City score at home1.13 vs 1.59

Truro City concede at home1.26 vs 1.34

Braintree score away0.83 vs 1.34

Braintree concede away2.17 vs 1.59

Truro City score 29% below league average, while Braintree score 38% below league average.

Defensive side: Truro City are 6% below league average at home, and Braintree are 37% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

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

Truro City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

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

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

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

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Akinde

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Langston

28'

28' J. Vennings

32'

32' Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande

34' ↑↓

↑↓

34' ⇄ Taylan Harris

1st substitution · Substitution 1

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

F. Issaka

Normal Goal

47'

47' Goran Babic

58'

58' G. Cooper

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande

2nd substitution · For: L. Walker

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Ben Drake

Own Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ F. Issaka

1st substitution · For: R. Law

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Pinnington

3rd substitution · For: S. Kamara

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Clampin

4th substitution · For: T. Smith

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Francis-Clarke

Normal Goal · Assist: Ben Drake

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Riley-Lowe

2nd substitution · For: Z. Bell

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Jephcott

3rd substitution · For: R. Pyke

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Donnellan

4th substitution · For: T. Harrison

88'

88' Ben Drake

90'

90' J. Akinde

90+1'

90+1' Z. Bell

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

A. Francis-Clarke

Normal Goal

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

Braintree beat Truro City 3-2 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in National League. It was played at Truro Sports Hub.

First half: Braintree took an early lead at 7' when J. Akinde scored, with the assist credited to G. Langston, making the score 0-1. J. Vennings received a yellow card for Braintree at 28'. Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande received a yellow card for Braintree at 32'. Braintree made their 1st substitution at 34', involving Taylan Harris. Truro City leveled the score at 45+4' when F. Issaka scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Goran Babic received a yellow card for Braintree at 47'. G. Cooper received a yellow card for Truro City at 58'. Braintree made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande replacing L. Walker. Truro City took the lead at 67' when Ben Drake scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1. Truro City made their 1st substitution at 68', with F. Issaka replacing R. Law. Braintree made their 3rd substitution at 69', with J. Pinnington replacing S. Kamara. Braintree made their 4th substitution at 69', with R. Clampin replacing T. Smith. Braintree leveled the score at 80' when A. Francis-Clarke scored, with the assist credited to Ben Drake, making the score 2-2. Truro City made their 2nd substitution at 83', with C. Riley-Lowe replacing Z. Bell. Truro City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with L. Jephcott replacing R. Pyke. Truro City made their 4th substitution at 83', with S. Donnellan replacing T. Harrison. Ben Drake received a yellow card for Braintree at 88'. J. Akinde received a yellow card for Braintree at 90'. Z. Bell received a yellow card for Truro City at 90+1'. Braintree took the lead at 90+5' when A. Francis-Clarke scored, making the score 2-3.

Truro City used 4 substitutions while Braintree used 4 substitutions. Truro City got 2 yellow cards, while Braintree got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

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%)

Truro City vs Braintree Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

28 Feb 2026 Truro City vs Braintree 2 - 3 15 Nov 2025 Braintree vs Truro City 2 - 0