Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Braintree Town 5th with 81 points, Havant & Waterlooville 23rd with 37, 44 apart. Recent form flatters Havant & Waterlooville's table spot — 18th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 23rd. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Havant & Waterlooville ran at 1.13 scored and 2 conceded, Braintree Town at 1.39 and 0.91.
Havant & Waterlooville had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Braintree Town, 10.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Havant & Waterlooville, 1 for Braintree Town and 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side.
Westleigh Park in Havant staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,250. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.