Braintree – Needham Market

Braintree and Needham Market have met 2 times down the years, and the overall balance favours Braintree, who have won 1 of those games to 0, with 1 finishing level. On paper it is a fixture with a clear favourite, yet many of the meetings have been decided by the finest of margins. On the scoring front the fixture averages 4.5 goals a game. Three or more have arrived in 100% of meetings, while both sides got on the scoresheet in 50%, a useful pointer for anyone weighing up how the next instalment might unfold. Venue has shaped plenty of these results. Braintree read 1-0-0 at home against this side, whereas Needham Market sit on 0-1-0 on their own turf, a split that is worth keeping in mind before the teams line up again. Recent weeks help frame expectations. Braintree bring 1 wins from their past 3 and 2.3 goals per game, with Needham Market on 1 wins from 3 and 1.5 a game, a snapshot that may count for as much here as the long-term record. Taken together, the split works out at roughly 50% for Braintree, 50% drawn and 0% for Needham Market. It is the kind of record that rewards the favourite more often than not, without ever making the outcome a certainty. The last time these teams met, on 22.09.2026, the game ended Braintree 3–0 Needham Market, and that scoreline still shapes how the fixture is viewed. A new date is yet to be confirmed, leaving that result as the freshest reference point.