Scunthorpe United vs Braintree Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Scunthorpe United played against Braintree Town in National League (England). The game was played on November 22, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Scunthorpe United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Braintree Town has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Scunthorpe United scores 1.72 goals per game and allows 1.00. Braintree Town scores 0.79 and allows 1.37. Games in this league average 2.78 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 72% of Scunthorpe United's games and 32% of Braintree Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 37%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Scunthorpe United has the higher season xG average, 1.58 to 1.57 per game. Scunthorpe United takes 11.9 shots per game, while Braintree Town takes 13.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Scunthorpe United leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.89 goals per game after halftime. Braintree Town leads at halftime in 11% and scores 0.53 after halftime.

When the teams score

Scunthorpe United's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). For Braintree Town, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 2.78 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
20Shots11
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
4Shots on target5
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
2.34xG1.6
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
9Corners6
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
111Dangerous attacks75
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
9Fouls9
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
2Cards1
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
1.72Goals scored / game0.79
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
1Goals allowed / game1.37
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
46%Average possession50%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
4.72Shots on target / game3.68
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.89Shots per game13.05
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
4.72Shots on target3.68
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
14.5%Shot conversion6%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
46%Possession50%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
1.58xG for1.57
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
1.44xG against1.79
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

Shooting quality

Scunthorpe United: Counter-attackingBraintree Town: Balanced
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
Accuracy (shots on target)40%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.21

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Scunthorpe United is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Scunthorpe United · 0.8 pts / game - Braintree Town

Scunthorpe United
DDWWL
Season result split
56% W33% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-2
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DLWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Braintree Town
LDLLW
Season result split
21% W21% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-11
0.84 pts / game · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-7
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Scunthorpe United is 118% better for: goals scored per game.

1.72 goals / game - Scunthorpe United · 0.79 goals / game - Braintree Town

Scunthorpe United is 37% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Scunthorpe United · 1.37 goals / game - Braintree Town

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: very strong

Scunthorpe United scores in 89% of games (16 of 18 meczów), while Braintree Town keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

Braintree Town scoring profile: strong

Braintree Town scores in 47% of games (9 of 19 meczów), while Scunthorpe United keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 meczów).

31Goals scored (season)15
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
18Goals conceded (season)26
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
2.72Average goals per game2.16
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
5Goals scored (last 5)2
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal47%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
50%2 goals21%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
28%3 goals11%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
6%4 goals0%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal68%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
11%2 goals47%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
6%3 goals11%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
0%4 goals5%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

72%
Scunthorpe United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 18 meczów
54%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time11%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
28%Scored in both halves16%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
60%BTTS - last 50%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Scunthorpe United is 106% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.83 pts / game - Scunthorpe United · 0.89 pts / game - Braintree Town

Scunthorpe United - half-time state
50% leading33% draw17% trailing
Braintree Town - half-time state
11% leading58% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.83Points per game (1st half)0.89
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
0.83Goals scored (1st half)0.26
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
1.28Average goals (1st half)0.84
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
61%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
44%No goal before half-time79%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per game (2nd half)1.11
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.32
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
44%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town
39%No goal after half-time58%
Scunthorpe UnitedBraintree Town

Scunthorpe United - second-half results

28% W61% R11% P
33
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding112%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 56%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Braintree Town - second-half results

26% W32% R42% P
17
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding191%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 21%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Scunthorpe United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Braintree Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.21.0
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Scunthorpe United
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
5
2
16-30
7
2
31-45
6
3
46-60
5
2
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Braintree Town
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
0
5
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
4
46-60
2
5
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.44
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Scunthorpe United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Braintree Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.78
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Scunthorpe UnitedLigaBraintree Town
Average goals per game 2.722.78 2.16
Both teams scored 72%54% 32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%52% 37%
Clean sheets 17%26% 32%
Goal before half-time 72%69% 53%
Goal after half-time 72%80% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / game
1.25
Away goals / game
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Scunthorpe UnitedGoalJean BelehouanAssist: Joe Rowley
  2. Braintree TownYellow cardJames Frederick Vennings
  3. Scunthorpe UnitedYellow cardJean Belehouan
  4. Scunthorpe UnitedYellow cardAlfie Dillon Beestin
  5. Braintree TownSubstitutionOn: Lewis WalkerOff: Terrell Works
  6. Scunthorpe UnitedSubstitutionOn: Kian ScalesOff: Alfie Dillon Beestin
  7. Scunthorpe UnitedSubstitutionOn: Oliver RoseOff: Callum Roberts
  8. Braintree TownGoalTom Blackwell

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Kirsty DowleMatches officiated: 9
3.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 222%Home wins44%Draws33%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Scunthorpe United vs Braintree Town?

The National League match finished Scunthorpe United 1:1 Braintree Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Scunthorpe United vs Braintree Town?

Scunthorpe United score 1.72 goals per game on average and Braintree Town 0.79. The National League average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 72% of Scunthorpe United's matches and 32% of Braintree Town's.

What form are Scunthorpe United and Braintree Town in?

Over the last 5 games Scunthorpe United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Braintree Town 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Scunthorpe United vs Braintree Town?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.