Match Report
Carlisle United, 3rd with 95 points, sat 59 points above Braintree Town (23rd, 36). Per game in the league, Braintree Town were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.65, Carlisle United 1.89 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Braintree Town had not won in 5 games. The last-five ledger: Braintree Town 2/15, Carlisle United 10/15.
Ironmongery Direct Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,151. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Braintree Town: Lewis Walker (41') · Carlisle United: Regan Linney (33'), Cameron Harper (89')
Key stats
Possession: Braintree Town 41% · Carlisle United 59% · Total shots: 3-20 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 0-3