Boston United vs Braintree Town

23 November 2024 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee G Rhodes

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Cameron Green 1’
  • Jacob Hazel 43’
  • Frankie Maguire 57’
  • Jermaine Francis 71’

Match summary

Boston United won 3-1 at home to Braintree Town. Boston United led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Cameron Green put Boston United ahead in the first minute and Jacob Hazel made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Frankie Maguire made it 3-0 in the 57th minute and Jermaine Francis pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 71st minute.

Braintree Town can feel hard done by, creating 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Boston United's 1.19 from 13.

Match stats

Boston United Braintree Town
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.18 xG 2.05
1.18 Non-penalty xG 2.05

Key events

Boston United Braintree Town
Kick-off
Cameron Green1-0 (Boston United)
1’
Jacob Hazel2-0 (Boston United)
43’
Half-time2-0
Frankie Maguire3-0 (Boston United)
57’
71’
Jermaine Francis3-1 (Braintree Town)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Braintree Town
  • Frankie Terry
  • James Vennings
  • Marley Marshall
  • John Akinde

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 2.07 1’ Cameron Green (Boston United), 1-0 1’ 43’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), 2-0 43’ 57’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), 3-0 57’ 71’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), 3-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 2.07 1’ Cameron Green (Boston United), 1-0 Green 1’ 43’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), 2-0 Hazel 43’ 57’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), 3-0 Maguire 57’ 71’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), 3-1 Francis 71’
Boston United 1.19 xGBraintree Town 2.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Braintree Town attacking Boston United attacking 
71’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90+4’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 23’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 83’ Inih Effiong (Braintree Town), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 82’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), open play, 0.24 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.23 xG, blocked 90+2’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 49’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 73’ Inih Effiong (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 5’ Michael Bostwick (Boston United), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 19’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+2’ Cameron Green (Boston United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ Zak Mills (Boston United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Rio Davidson-Phipps (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Matt Robinson (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Ryan Clampin (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Cameron Green (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 59’ Inih Effiong (Braintree Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90+4’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 23’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 83’ Inih Effiong (Braintree Town), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 82’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), open play, 0.24 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.23 xG, blocked 90+2’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 49’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 73’ Inih Effiong (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.16 xG, saved 5’ Michael Bostwick (Boston United), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 19’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+2’ Cameron Green (Boston United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ Zak Mills (Boston United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Rio Davidson-Phipps (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Matt Robinson (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Ryan Clampin (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Cameron Green (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 59’ Inih Effiong (Braintree Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Aidan Stone
90′ – – – – – – –
Jai Rowe
90′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
Michael Bostwick
90′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Zak Mills
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.09 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Samuel Osborne Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Frankie Maguire Taken off
83′ 1 – 1 0.10 – – –
Jacob Hazel
90′ 1 – 3 0.13 – – –
Lennon Wheeldon Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.28 – – –
Pemi Aderoju Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Tom Leak Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Keaton Ward Came on as a substitute
7′ – – 1 0.22 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Boston United win 39% Avg odds 2.38
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.11
Braintree Town win 31% Avg odds 2.92

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.