Braintree Town vs Aldershot Town Predictions

The third matchday of the English National League season takes place this Tuesday with an interesting fixture set to take place between slow starters Braintree Town taking on Aldershot Town at Cressing Road.

Braintree Town vs Aldershot Town Key Stats

• Braintree Town haven’t won a game in 7 matches with their last win coming on the 16th July
• Aldershot have lost just 1 of their last 5 games - including beating Birmingham City
• Braintree have scored just 2 goals in their last 6 games
• Aldershot have kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 3 fixtures

Braintree Town vs Aldershot Town Previous Meetings

In the last 10 games these two sides have played it is Aldershot Town who have the advantage. They have won 6 of those games compared to Braintree Town’s 3 wins. Just 1 game has ended in a draw.

To make things worse for Braintree coming into this game Aldershot have won 5 of the last 6 games against them. The last game they played ending in a 1-0 win to The Shots. Will a similar thing happen this time around though?

Braintree Town vs Aldershot Town Team News & Predicted Lineups

Coming into this game these two teams have no new injury concerns and are expected to play a similar team to that of their previous fixture.

Braintree Town - Jacob Knightbridge, Louie Annesley, Joe Grimwood, George Langston, Ryan Clampin, James Vennings, Marley Marshall-Miranda, Matt Robinson, Inih Effiong, Callum Powell, Chay Cooper

Aldershot Town - Marcus Robert Dewhurst, Lachlan Byrd, Luke Jenkins, Christian Maghoma, Theo Widdrington, Cameron Hargreaves, Tyler Frost, Kai Corbett, Josh Barrett, Ryan Jones, Hady Ghandour

Braintree Town vs Aldershot Town Player To Watch - Josh Barrett

Josh Barrett returned to Aldershot in January and has since made a huge impact on the team.

This year he has already made his stamp on the National League having played 2 and scored 1 for Aldershot. And if he can have a similar impact in this game he will be difficult to stop and certainly one to look out for in this matchup.

Braintree Town vs Aldershot Town Prediction

Considering the form that both sides are in as well as the history of this fixture it is hard to bet against Aldershot coming away with the win in this game. We would expect them to pick up all 3 points in this game and make more of a push towards the top of the table early into the season.

Our team of professional tipping experts are backing Aldershot Town To Win with odds of 7/5 in this game. £10 has the potential to return up to £24 in this fixture making it our best value tip for the game.

Where To Watch Braintree Town vs Aldershot Town

This game is set to get underway on Tuesday 20th August 2024 at 19:45 pm. And with DAZN having the licensing to show National League fixtures this season you can catch all the action there with a subscription. Alternatively you can check out all the action with a subscription to National League TV.