Yeovil Town vs Braintree Town

3 January 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Zac Kennard-Kettle

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Luke McCormick 61’
James Daly 65’
Brett McGavin 84’

Lewis Walker 69’

Match summary

Yeovil Town beat Braintree Town 3-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Luke McCormick put Yeovil Town ahead in the 61st minute, James Daly made it 2-0 with a header in the 65th minute, Lewis Walker pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 69th minute, and Brett McGavin made it 3-1 with a direct free kick in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Yeovil Town created 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Braintree Town's 0.57 from 6.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%

19 Shots 6

11 Shots on target 3

2 Corners 0

364 Passes 460

77.2% Pass accuracy 81.1%

2 Tackles 2

6 Fouls 12

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 2

Key events

Yeovil Town Braintree Town

Kick-off

Josh SimsShot on target

20’

James DalyShot on target

21’

James DalyShot on target

23’

Luke McCormickShot on target

27’

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Luke McCormickLeft foot shot

1-0

61’

James PlantShot on target

61’

64’

Goran BabićCalum Logan

James DalyHeader

2-0

65’

Jake WannellShot on target

65’

69’

Lewis WalkerRight foot shot

2-1

Andrew OluwaboriJames Plant

70’

Harvey GreensladeJosh Sims

70’

74’

John AkindeAramide Oteh

Aaron JarvisShot on target

76’

77’

Jacob PinningtonFoul

Finn Cousin-DawsonShot on target

78’

80’

Elliot ThorpeHarrison Dudziak

80’

Jay Emmanuel-ThomasLewis Walker

Brett McGavinFree Kick

3-1

84’

Aidan Francis ClarkeFoul

Tahvon CampbellAaron Jarvis

88’

90’

Elliot ThorpeShot on target

90’

Chay CooperShot on target

Max JolliffeLuke McCormick

90+2’

Full-time3-1

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.

Yeovil Town 1.97 xGBraintree Town 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Braintree Town attacking Yeovil Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Yeovil Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Braintree Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jed Ward	90′	2	1	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Kyle Ferguson	90′	–	1	–	3	3	32	–	–	–	–
Morgan Williams	90′	1	2	–	9	3	38	–	–	–	–
Jake Wannell	90′	–	3	–	11	4	45	–	–	–	–
Finn Cousin-Dawson	90′	–	2	–	7	2	35	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Josh Sims Taken off	70′	–	–	25	–	–	–	2	5	2	2	–
Brett McGavin	90′	1	–	55	3	0.43	–	3	6	2	–	–
James Plant Taken off	70′	–	–	24	1	0.01	–	2	8	–	–	–
Luke McCormick Taken off	90′	1	–	29	1	0.06	–	2	4	–	2	–
Andrew Oluwabori Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	1	1	–	–
Harvey Greenslade Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	6	–	2	–

Forwards3 players


James Daly	90′	1	–	4	3	0.39	–	–	9	2	28	–
Aaron Jarvis Taken off	88′	–	–	1	1	0.18	–	–	15	2	15	–
Tahvon Campbell Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Mason Terry	90′	8	3	22	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Aidan Francis Clarke	90′	–	5	1	10	3	53	2	–	–
George Langston	90′	–	–	–	10	2	51	2	–	–	–
Ben Drake	90′	1	–	–	4	2	41	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Jacob Pinnington	90′	–	–	46	–	–	–	–	16	1	1
James Vennings	90′	–	–	83	–	–	–	3	3	2	–	–
Harrison Dudziak Taken off	80′	–	–	25	–	–	1	2	5	1	–	–
Calum Logan Taken off	64′	–	–	25	–	–	–	–	5	2	–	–
Chay Cooper	90′	–	–	41	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
Goran Babić Came on as a substitute	34′	–	1	15	1	0.10	–	–	6	–	1	–
Elliot Thorpe Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Lewis Walker Taken off	80′	1	–	1	1	0.10	–	1	7	1	17	–
Aramide Oteh Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	13	–
John Akinde Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	0.04	1	1	–	3	–
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	0.08	1	1	–	18	–

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

Yeovil Town win 42% Avg odds 2.16

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.25

Braintree Town win 30% Avg odds 3.05

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

Form going into the game

Yeovil Town W W L L D

Braintree Town W L D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Braintree Town 1-0 Yeovil Town, 23 Aug 25 All Yeovil Town vs Braintree Town 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.