Ebbsfleet United vs Braintree Town

25 January 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee D Baines

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • John Akinde 36’ (pen)

Match summary

Braintree Town won 1-0 away at Ebbsfleet United. Braintree Town led 1-0 at half-time.

John Akinde put Braintree Town ahead from the penalty spot in the 36th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Ebbsfleet United created 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Braintree Town 1.06 from 4.

Match stats

Ebbsfleet United Braintree Town
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 1.06
1.16 Non-penalty xG 0.30

Key events

Ebbsfleet United Braintree Town
Kick-off
36’
John Akinde
Penalty
0-1 (Braintree Town)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Ebbsfleet United
  • Mustapha Olagunju
  • Alexander Aoraha
  • Kwame Thomas
Braintree Town
  • Matt Robinson
  • Jacob Pinnington

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.06 36’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), 0-1 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.06 36’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), 0-1 Akinde 36’
Ebbsfleet United 1.17 xGBraintree Town 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Braintree Town attacking Ebbsfleet United attacking 
36’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Mustapha Olagunju (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 58’ Anthony Stewart (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 1’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 85’ Dominic Samuel (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 45’ Kwame Thomas (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Luke O'Neill (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 3’ Tom Dallison (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Kwame Thomas (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ George Moncur (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 44’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Jacob Pinnington (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Luke O'Neill (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Maxx Manktelow (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Mustapha Olagunju (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 1’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 58’ Anthony Stewart (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 85’ Dominic Samuel (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 45’ Kwame Thomas (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Luke O'Neill (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 3’ Tom Dallison (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ George Moncur (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Kwame Thomas (Ebbsfleet United), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Jacob Pinnington (Braintree Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Luke O'Neill (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Maxx Manktelow (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Mark Cousins
90′ – – – – – – –
Anthony Stewart Taken off
68′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
Mustapha Olagunju
90′ – – 1 0.29 – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Luke O'Neill
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Alexander Aoraha Taken off
45′ – – – – – –
Toby Edser
90′ – – – – – – –
George Moncur Taken off
79′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Ben Chapman Taken off
45′ – – – – – – –
Kwame Thomas
90′ – – 2 0.17 – –
Aaron Cosgrave
90′ – – – – – – –
Maxx Manktelow Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Alex Lankshear Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – – –
Jephte Tanga Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Dominic Samuel Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 0.20 – – –
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

Ebbsfleet United win 24% Avg odds 3.79
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Braintree Town win 49% Avg odds 1.88

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

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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.