Matchday

FA Cup 25/26, Round 1 · 1 Nov 2025

Chelmsford City 4–1 Braintree Town

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
2.1 – 1.3
Goals
4 – 1

Chelmsford City won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lyle Taylor, 62.2 in 79′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Chelmsford City

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Braintree Town

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Chelmsford City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lyle Taylor Forward79201.0162.2–
Ricky Holmes Midfielder8900–61.8–
Jesurun Uchegbulam Midfielder89110.6052.5–
Chris Haigh Goalkeeper9000–50.0–
Sam Folarin Midfielder7302–49.3–
Ben Tompkins Defender9000–48.1–
David Longe-King Defender90000.0547.8–
Jason Adigun Midfielder89100.2544.4–
Harry Barbrook Defender90000.1444.0–
Shiloh Remy Midfielder1700–39.3–
Kian Ronan Defender9000–34.9–
Dominic Odusanya Midfielder9000–33.2–
Louie Kudiabor Forward1100–32.8–
Josh Castiglione Midfielder100–0.0–
Archie Tamplin Midfielder100–0.0–

Braintree Town

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
John Akinde Forward90100.9858.9–
Goran Babić Midfielder5200–58.2–
Frankie Terry Defender9000–53.9–
Marley Marshall Midfielder68000.0246.5–
George Langston Defender9000–45.4–
James Vennings Midfielder9000–43.1–
Elliot Thorpe Midfielder38000.0243.0–
Chay Cooper Midfielder90000.3039.5–
Tommy Smith Defender2200–37.6–
Aidan Francis Clarke Defender6100–36.8–
Lewis Walker Forward4500–32.5–
Jack Thompson Goalkeeper9000–28.2–