Braintree Town vs York City

22 March 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee C Walchester

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • John Akinde 25’
  • Jermaine Francis 67’
  • Josh Stones 35’

Match summary

Braintree Town won 2-1 at home to York City. It was 1-1 at half-time.

John Akinde put Braintree Town ahead in the 25th minute, Josh Stones equalised from a corner in the 35th minute, and Jermaine Francis won it with a header in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Braintree Town created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to York City's 0.98 from 8.

Match stats

Braintree Town York City
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.01 xG 0.99
2.01 Non-penalty xG 0.99

Key events

Braintree Town York City
Kick-off
John Akinde1-0 (Braintree Town)
25’
35’
Josh Stones1-1 (York City)
Half-time1-1
Jermaine Francis2-1 (Braintree Town)
67’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Braintree Town
  • Jacob Pinnington
York City
  • Harrison Male
  • Ollie Pearce

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 2.01 0.98 25’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), 1-0 25’ 35’ Josh Stones (York City), 1-1 35’ 67’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), 2-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.98 25’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), 1-0 Akinde 25’ 35’ Josh Stones (York City), 1-1 Stones 35’ 67’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), 2-1 Francis 67’
Braintree Town 2.01 xGYork City 0.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 York City attacking Braintree Town attacking 
67’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 76’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 35’ Josh Stones (York City), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 25’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 14’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 50’ George Langston (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 61’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 46’ Junior Luamba (York City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 52’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 4’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 16’ Ryan Clampin (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Callum Howe (York City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Daniel Batty (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 67’ Jermaine Francis (Braintree Town), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 76’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 35’ Josh Stones (York City), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 25’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 14’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 50’ George Langston (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 61’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 46’ Junior Luamba (York City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 52’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 4’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 16’ Ryan Clampin (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 72’ Callum Howe (York City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Marley Marshall (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Kyreece Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Tyrese Sinclair (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Daniel Batty (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Henry Gray
90′ – – – – – – –
Jacob Pinnington
90′ – – – – – –
George Langston
90′ – – 1 0.18 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Clampin
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Kyreece Lisbie Taken off
88′ – – 4 0.65 – – –
Chay Cooper Taken off
69′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Matt Robinson
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyrell Lisbie Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
John Akinde
90′ 1 – 1 0.23 – – –
Jermaine Francis Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – 1 0.64 – – –
Tom Blackwell Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Emmanuel Okunowo Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 22% Avg odds 4.27
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.55
York City win 52% Avg odds 1.77

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.