Braintree Town vs York City

13 September 2025 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Harrison Blair

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Terrell Works 4’, 47’
  • Alex Hunt 54’
  • Joe Grey 77’
  • Ollie Pearce 90+3’ (pen)

Match summary

York City came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Braintree Town, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Braintree Town led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Terrell Works put Braintree Town ahead in the 4th minute. In the second half, Works made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, Alex Hunt pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a direct free kick in the 54th minute, Joe Grey equalised with a header in the 77th minute, and Ollie Pearce won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: York City created 3.89 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Braintree Town's 1.49 from 14.

Key events

Braintree Town York City
Kick-off
Terrell WorksRight foot shot1-0 (Braintree Town)
4’
7’
Josh StonesShot on target
John AkindeShot on target
10’
John AkindeFoul
13’
Marley MarshallShot on target
26’
30’
Alex NewbyShot on target
Chay CooperShot on target
39’
45’
Josh StonesShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Terrell WorksLeft foot shot2-0 (Braintree Town)
47’
54’
Alex HuntFree Kick2-1 (York City)
Jacob Pinnington
57’
57’
Hiram Boateng
59’
Hiram BoatengShot on target
Freddie HockeyJohn Akinde
60’
61’
Greg OlleyTyrese Sinclair
61’
Joe GreyJosh Stones
Goran BabićShot on target
64’
Chay CooperShot on target
65’
68’
Ollie PearceShot on target
69’
Daniel BattyHiram Boateng
Chay CooperFoul
73’
77’
Joe GreyHeader2-2 (York City)
83’
Mark KitchingShot on target
86’
Callum HoweShot on target
89’
Greg OlleyShot on target
Manny OmroreGoran Babić
90+1’
Marley MarshallArgument
90+2’
90+3’
Ollie PearcePenalty2-3 (York City)
90+5’
Ben BrookesJoe Felix
90+5’
Ryan FallowfieldAlex Newby
Fletcher HubbardFrankie Terry
90+6’
Sahid KamaraJacob Pinnington
90+6’
Full-time2-3

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 3.89 4’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), 1-0 4’ 47’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), 2-0 47’ 54’ Alex Hunt (York City), 2-1 54’ 77’ Joe Grey (York City), 2-2 77’ 90+3’ Ollie Pearce (York City), 2-3 90+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 3.89 4’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), 1-0 Works 4’ 47’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), 2-0 Works 47’ 54’ Alex Hunt (York City), 2-1 Hunt 54’ 77’ Joe Grey (York City), 2-2 Grey 77’ 90+3’ Ollie Pearce (York City), 2-3 Pearce 90+3’
Braintree Town 1.49 xGYork City 3.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 York City attacking Braintree Town attacking 
90+3’ Ollie Pearce (York City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Josh Stones (York City), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 66’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 86’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 30’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 50’ Ollie Pearce (York City), set piece, 0.20 xG, blocked 68’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 10’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 24’ Aidan Francis Clarke (Braintree Town), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 47’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 10’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 59’ Alex Hunt (York City), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 26’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 4’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 83’ Mark Kitching (York City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 72’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Greg Olley (York City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Callum Howe (York City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ Hiram Boateng (York City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Goran Babić (Braintree Town), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Alex Hunt (York City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 59’ Hiram Boateng (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Josh Stones (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 77’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 39’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Alex Hunt (York City), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ James Vennings (Braintree Town), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Jacob Pinnington (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Daniel Batty (York City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ollie Pearce (York City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Josh Stones (York City), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 66’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 86’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 30’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 50’ Ollie Pearce (York City), set piece, 0.20 xG, blocked 68’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 10’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 24’ Aidan Francis Clarke (Braintree Town), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 47’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 10’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 59’ Alex Hunt (York City), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 26’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 83’ Mark Kitching (York City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 4’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 72’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Greg Olley (York City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Callum Howe (York City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ Hiram Boateng (York City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Goran Babić (Braintree Town), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Alex Hunt (York City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 59’ Hiram Boateng (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 77’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ Josh Stones (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alex Hunt (York City), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ James Vennings (Braintree Town), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Jacob Pinnington (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Daniel Batty (York City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Braintree Town 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Terry
Pinnington 90’
Langston
Clarke
Terry 90’
Vennings
Marshall
Works 2
Cooper
Babić 90’
Akinde 60’
York City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Male
Kitching
Fagan-Walcott
Howe
Felix 90’
Hunt
Boateng 69’
Newby 90’
Sinclair 61’
Pearce
Stones 61’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Mason Terry
90′ 8 3 10 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jacob Pinnington Taken off
90′ – – – – – 21 – – –
George Langston
90′ – 7 7 1 – 31 1 – 1 –
Aidan Francis Clarke
90′ – 6 2 8 4 30 2 – – –
Frankie Terry Taken off
90′ 1 2 2 6 3 34 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
James Vennings
90′ – – 44 – – – 4 5 2 – –
Chay Cooper
90′ – 1 22 4 0.34 – – 5 2 –
Marley Marshall
90′ – – 31 – – 1 – 11 3 2
Goran Babić Taken off
90′ – – 26 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Terrell Works
90′ 2 – 22 – – – – 8 1 – –
Forwards2 players
John Akinde Taken off
62′ – – 2 1 0.31 – 1 5 1 12
Freddie Hockey Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – – 1 – 4 –
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

Braintree Town win 18% Avg odds 4.97
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.89
York City win 58% Avg odds 1.57

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

Form going into the game

Braintree Town WLDLL
York City WDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Braintree Town 2-1 York City, 22 Mar 25 Next meeting: York City 5-0 Braintree Town, 24 Jan 26  All Braintree Town vs York City 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.