Yeovil Town vs Braintree Town

14 December 2024 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee E Swallow

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Aaron Jarvis 27’
  • Ed James 62’
  • Brett McGavin 90+1’
  • John Akinde 15’

Match summary

Yeovil Town came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Braintree Town. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, John Akinde put Braintree Town ahead in the 15th minute and Aaron Jarvis equalised in the 27th minute. In the second half, Ed James put Yeovil Town in front with a header in the 62nd minute and Brett McGavin made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Yeovil Town created 2.44 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Braintree Town's 1.94 from 10.

Match stats

Yeovil Town Braintree Town
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.44 xG 1.95
2.44 Non-penalty xG 1.95

Key events

Yeovil Town Braintree Town
Kick-off
15’
John Akinde0-1 (Braintree Town)
Aaron Jarvis1-1 (Yeovil Town)
27’
Half-time1-1
Ed James2-1 (Yeovil Town)
62’
Brett McGavin3-1 (Yeovil Town)
90+1’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Yeovil Town
  • Michael Smith
  • Ed James
  • Morgan Williams
  • Brett McGavin

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 1.94 15’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), 0-1 15’ 27’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), 1-1 27’ 62’ Ed James (Yeovil Town), 2-1 62’ 90+1’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), 3-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 1.94 15’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), 0-1 Akinde 15’ 27’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), 1-1 Jarvis 27’ 62’ Ed James (Yeovil Town), 2-1 James 62’ 90+1’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), 3-1 McGavin 90+1’
Yeovil Town 2.44 xGBraintree Town 1.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Braintree Town attacking Yeovil Town attacking 
62’ Ed James (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.75 xG, goal 90+3’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 51’ Frankie Terry (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 54’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 31’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 10’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 23’ Morgan Williams (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 27’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 44’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 37’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 15’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 62’ Finn Cousin-Dawson (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+1’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 82’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Kofi Shaw (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Kofi Shaw (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Pedro Borges (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ James Vennings (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Ed James (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.75 xG, goal 90+3’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 51’ Frankie Terry (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 54’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 31’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 10’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 23’ Morgan Williams (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 27’ Aaron Jarvis (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 44’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 37’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 15’ John Akinde (Braintree Town), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 62’ Finn Cousin-Dawson (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+1’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 82’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Brett McGavin (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Kyrell Lisbie (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Kofi Shaw (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Kofi Shaw (Yeovil Town), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Pedro Borges (Yeovil Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ James Vennings (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Chay Cooper (Braintree Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Michael Smith
90′ – – – – – –
Ed James Taken off
69′ 1 – 1 0.75 – –
Morgan Williams Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.25 – –
Jake Wannell
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Worthington Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.20 – –
Charlie Cooper
90′ – – – – – – –
Pedro Borges Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Kofi Shaw Taken off
75′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Aaron Jarvis
90′ 1 – 3 1.00 – – –
Finn Cousin-Dawson Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Frank Nouble Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Dominic Bernard Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Dylan Morgan Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Josh Sims Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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 53% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Braintree Town win 20% Avg odds 4.63

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.