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Predictions and Tips
Braintree Town will visit Roots Hall Stadium on Friday for the National League game with home team Southend United.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Southend United v Braintree Town are shown on this page - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide

Southend United
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Southend United will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 0-1 National League loss in their previous game against Solihull Moors.
Elliot Thorpe (10') scored for Solihull Moors.
It’s not been often in recent games where Southend United have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Southend United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 8 goals in the process.
Braintree Town
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Tamworth in National League competition, Braintree Town and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
For Braintree Town, goals were scored by Jermaine Francis (7') and John Akinde (25'). Beck-Ray Enoru (17'), Jordan Ponticelli (20'), Tom McGlinchey (45') and Dan Creaney (95') scored for Tamworth.
Braintree Town have attacked well in the lead-up to this encounter, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Braintree Town have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes. With no two games being the same, time will tell if the trend might be replicated here in this match.
Coming into this contest, Braintree Town haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.
↔️ Head to head
The last league meeting between these clubs was National League match day 25 on 01/01/2025 when it ended Braintree Town 0-1 Southend United.
The referee was Sam Mulhall.
💡 Prediction
We’re thinking that Southend United should convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
In contrast, Braintree Town will not find it easy to get a goal of their own - but, we do see them pulling one back during this clash.
Accordingly, we see a pretty comfortable 3-1 margin for Southend United at the end of this one.
Victor Martins, 13:06 18/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Southend United
Formed: 1906
Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium (12,392)
Captain: Nathan Ralph
Chairman: Justin Rees
Manager: Kevin Maher
Competitions: National League position 9
⭐ Star Player: Oli Coker
Typically taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Oli Coker was born in England. After having played his first senior match for Southend United in the 2022 - 2023 season, the gifted Midfielder has scored 4 league goals in the National League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 27 appearances.
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Southend United |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 92 | WWWLD |
2 |
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43 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 89 | WWWWW |
3 |
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42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 75 | DLWLL |
4 |
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42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 66 | DWLLL |
5 |
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43 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 66 | LLWWL |
6 |
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41 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 64 | LWDLW |
7 |
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42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 64 | LDLDL |
8 |
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42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 60 | LDDWL |
9 |
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42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 60 | WLWDL |
10 |
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42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 60 | WWWLW |
11 |
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42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 56 | DWWWD |
12 |
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42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 55 | DLDWL |
13 |
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42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 55 | LWWLW |
14 |
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42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 54 | DLLDL |
15 |
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42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | -8 | 53 | WLWLL |
16 |
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42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | -10 | 52 | DWDWW |
17 |
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41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 51 | DLDLW |
18 |
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42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 51 | WWLWL |
19 |
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42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 49 | WWLWW |
20 |
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42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | -17 | 49 | LLWWD |
21 |
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42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 44 | WDWLD |
22 |
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42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | -23 | 44 | LDLWW |
23 |
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42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | -30 | 39 | WLLLL |
24 |
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42 | 3 | 13 | 26 | -51 | 22 | WDDLW |
Southend United |
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Braintree Town |
Southend United |
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Solihull Moors |
Sutton United |
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Southend United |
Southend United |
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Oldham Athletic |
Boston Utd |
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Southend United |
Eastleigh |
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Southend United |
Southend United |
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Braintree Town |
Tamworth |
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Braintree Town |
Braintree Town |
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Barnet |
Woking |
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Braintree Town |
Braintree Town |
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York City |
Gateshead |
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Braintree Town |
Southend United |
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Solihull Moors |
Southend United |
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Oldham Athletic |
Southend United |
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Altrincham |
Southend United |
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Woking |
Southend United |
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Aldershot Town |
Southend United |
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Rochdale |
Tamworth |
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Braintree Town |
Woking |
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Braintree Town |
Gateshead |
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Braintree Town |
AFC Fylde |
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Braintree Town |
Maidenhead United |
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Braintree Town |
Sutton United |
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Braintree Town |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 29 |
Time first goal conceded | 41 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.9 |
Time first goal scored | 30 |
Time first goal conceded | 25 |
Yellow cards | 2.6 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-2 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Gus Scott-Morriss | 17 |
Aribim Pepple | 7 |
Oli Coker | 4 |
Macauley Bonne | 3 |
James Golding | 3 |
Kyrell Lisbie | 11 |
John Akinde | 10 |
Jermaine Francis | 8 |
Chay Cooper | 4 |
Matt Robinson | 3 |
Ebbsfleet United |
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Southend United |
Southend United |
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Wealdstone |
Gateshead |
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Southend United |
Braintree Town |
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Dagenham & Redbridge |
Halifax |
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Braintree Town |
Braintree Town |
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Rochdale |
