Forest Green vs Braintree match stats & report
3–1 Full time
Forest Green stats & fixtures · Braintree stats & fixtures
Forest Green beat Braintree 3–1 in the National League on 11 April 2026.
Goals and cards
- 27' Yellow card T. Knowles Forest Green
- 31' Yellow card A. Francis-Clarke Braintree
- 37' Goal D. Mellor Forest Green
- 58' Goal L. Walker (assist C. Cooper) Braintree
- 71' Goal T. Knowles Forest Green
- 73' Goal N. Haughton (assist D. Mellor) Forest Green
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Forest Green
- 42 Harry Isted —
- 19 J. Mingi —
- 15 J. Moore-Taylor —
- 6 Laurent Mendy —
- 11 T. Knowles —
- 7 K. McAllister —
- 18 T. Campbell —
- 14 J. Clarke —
- 8 N. Haughton —
- 24 J. Buyabu —
- 44 D. Mellor —
Bench F. Pagel , N. Kengni , C. Harries , T. Pemberton , C. Nwoko , S. Etaluku , R. Rees
Braintree
- 1 M. Terry —
- 8 R. Battrum —
- 2 A. Francis-Clarke —
- 32 James Clarridge —
- 3 R. Clampin —
- 19 M. Dibley-Dias —
- 11 C. Cooper —
- 18 S. Kamara —
- 16 G. Babic —
- 24 Z. Massiah-Edwards —
- 9 L. Walker —
Bench M. Omrore , J. Vennings , A. Hadi , J. Akinde , C. Harriott , E. Okunowo , E. Thorpe
Form guide
Forest Green at home
3–1–6 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 2.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- not available
- Shots on target
- not available
12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Braintree away
0–2–8 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 3.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 0 / 10
- Corners
- not available
- Shots on target
- not available
11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.
Forest Green vs Braintree head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Braintree v Forest Green | 0–0 | |
| Braintree v Forest Green | 2–0 | |
| Forest Green v Braintree | 2–1 |
Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.