Match summary
Southend United beat Braintree Town 1-0 on the road. Southend United led 1-0 at half-time.
Aribim Pepple put Southend United ahead in the 20th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Braintree Town created 0.61 expected goals (xG) from 4 shots, Southend United 0.44 from 10.
Before kick-off
Braintree Town win
27%
Avg odds 3.43
Draw
29%
Avg odds 3.19
Southend United win
44%
Avg odds 2.09
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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.