Brackley Town vs Boreham Wood

8 November 2025 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Callum Walchester

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Matt Lowe 89’
  • Matt Rush 45+1’
  • Abdul Abdulmalik 61’
  • Érico Sousa 86’

Match summary

Boreham Wood took a 3-1 win at Brackley Town. Boreham Wood led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Matt Rush put Boreham Wood ahead in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Abdul Abdulmalik made it 0-2 in the 61st minute, Érico Sousa made it 0-3 in the 86th minute, and Matt Lowe pulled one back to make it 1-3 from a corner in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Boreham Wood created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brackley Town's 1.27 from 8.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
8 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 9
4 Corners 8
372 Passes 574
81.7% Pass accuracy 84.1%
4 Tackles 4
6 Fouls 7
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Brackley Town Boreham Wood
Kick-off
19’
Charlie O'ConnellShot on target
21’
Jeff KingShot on target
44’
Shot on target
45+1’
Matt RushRight foot shot0-1 (Boreham Wood)
Half-time0-1
Danny WaldronMichael Nottingham
46’
Second half underway
54’
Charles ClaydenTom White
61’
Abdul Abdulmalik0-2 (Boreham Wood)
61’
Jeff KingShot on target
Shane ByrneShot on target
62’
65’
Jeff KingShot on target
Zak BrownMorgan Roberts
68’
Callum StewartJack Price
68’
72’
Érico SousaShot on target
73’
Cameron CoxeAbdul Abdulmalik
73’
Luke NorrisJeff King
Connor HallScott Pollock
76’
86’
Érico SousaRight foot shot0-3 (Boreham Wood)
87’
Oluwafemi IlesanmiJoe Newton
87’
Lewis RichardsonMatt Rush
Ryan HaynesRiccardo Calder
87’
Matt LoweRight foot shot1-3 (Brackley Town)
89’
Full-time1-3

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 1.27 2.00 45+1’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), 0-1 45+1’ 61’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), 0-2 61’ 86’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), 0-3 86’ 89’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), 1-3 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 2.00 45+1’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), 0-1 Rush 45+1’ 61’ Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood), 0-2 Abdulmalik 61’ 86’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), 0-3 Sousa 86’ 89’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), 1-3 Lowe 89’
Brackley Town 1.27 xGBoreham Wood 2.00 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Boreham Wood attacking Brackley Town attacking 
61’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 89’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 31’ Riccardo Calder (Brackley Town), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 46’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 72’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 45’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 18’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+1’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 44’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 67’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 19’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Callum Stewart (Brackley Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 21’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 44’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 61’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 89’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 31’ Riccardo Calder (Brackley Town), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 46’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 72’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 45’ Matt Rush (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 18’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+1’ Matt Lowe (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 44’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Érico Sousa (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 19’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Shane Byrne (Brackley Town), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Zak Brunt (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Callum Stewart (Brackley Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 21’ Jeff King (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Unknown (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 44’ Charlie O'Connell (Boreham Wood), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Brackley Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Maxted
Dean
Lilly
Lyttle
Calder 87’
Nottingham 46’
Byrne
Price 68’
Pollock 76’
Roberts 68’
Lowe
Boreham Wood 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ashmore
Newton 87’
Reynolds
Bush
King 73’
White 54’
O'Connell
Brunt
Abdulmalik 73’
Sousa
Rush 87’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jonathan Maxted
90′ 6 3 21 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Tyler Lyttle
90′ 1 3 – 4 1 60 – – – –
Gareth Dean
90′ – 2 2 3 2 27 – – – –
Zak Lilly
90′ – 1 – 1 – 30 – – – –
Michael Nottingham Taken off
47′ – 2 – 2 1 9 – – – –
Danny Waldron Came on as a substitute
53′ – – – 2 2 5 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Shane Byrne
90′ – – 72 – – 1 2 3 2 – –
Jack Price Taken off
69′ – – 35 – – – 4 – – – –
Riccardo Calder Taken off
88′ – – 18 1 0.15 – – 5 1 2 –
Scott Pollock Taken off
77′ – – 24 – – 1 2 4 1 1 –
Morgan Roberts Taken off
69′ – – 14 1 0.07 – – 7 – 2 –
Zak Brown Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 14 – – – – 1 1 – –
Connor Hall Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 5 – – – – – – – –
Ryan Haynes Came on as a substitute
12′ – 1 6 1 0.42 – – 2 – – –
Forwards2 players
Matt Lowe
90′ 1 – 3 1 0.70 – – 10 1 19 –
Callum Stewart Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 – 0.01 0.04 1 2 – 13 –
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

Brackley Town win 24% Avg odds 3.73
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.47
Boreham Wood win 50% Avg odds 1.84

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

Form going into the game

Brackley Town LLDLW
Boreham Wood WWDLW

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Boreham Wood 5-3 Brackley Town, 07 Mar 26  All Brackley Town vs Boreham Wood meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.