Dover vs Braintree Saturday 29th August 2026 05:00 PM football predictions.

National League - South

Dover

Aug. 29, 2026 2 weeks from now VS

Braintree

Match Analysis

Dover Braintree

Dover L D D W W L

Braintree L L L W W L

STRENGTH

EXPECTED GOALS

HEAD TO HEAD

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Head to Head History

Home Team	Away Team	Score	Date
Braintree	Dover	3 - 0	February 3, 2024
Dover	Braintree	1 - 1	August 19, 2023
Braintree	Dover	1 - 3	April 1, 2023
Dover	Braintree	3 - 1	October 8, 2022
Dover	Braintree	3 - 0	March 2, 2019
Braintree	Dover	2 - 1	October 27, 2018

Dover Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Aug 8, 26	Away	Billericay Town	2 - 0	Loss
Aug 1, 26	Home	Carshalton Athletic	1 - 1	Draw
Jul 28, 26	Home	Herne Bay	2 - 2	Draw
Jul 25, 26	Home	Burgess Hill Town	1 - 0	Win
Jul 21, 26	Home	Deal Town	2 - 1	Win
Jul 14, 26	Home	Gillingham	0 - 3	Loss

Braintree Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Aug 8, 26	Home	Tonbridge Angels	0 - 4	Loss
Aug 1, 26	Home	Aldershot Town	1 - 2	Loss
Jul 28, 26	Away	Felixstowe & Walton Utd	2 - 1	Loss
Jul 25, 26	Home	Colchester United U21	4 - 0	Win
Jul 21, 26	Home	Woking	1 - 0	Win
Jul 18, 26	Away	Aveley	3 - 2	Loss

National League - South Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
19	Dover	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
23	Braintree	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

This prediction indicates that there is a 54.4% likelihood that both Dover and Braintree will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.

Dover or Braintree to win

This prediction indicates that Dover has a 39.06% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 24.61 %

Over 1.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 52.2% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.

Over 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 50.22% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

Most Likely Scorelines

Subscribe to unlock scoreline predictions View plans

Comments

[[ comment.user.username ]]

This comment has been removed

[[ comment.user.username ]]

[[ comment.comment ]]

[[comment.humanizedSubmitDate]] [[comment.starsCount]] [[comment.starsCount]] [[comment.repliesCount]] Reply Reply

National League - South

Match Analysis

Head to Head History

Dover Form (Last 6 Matches)

Braintree Form (Last 6 Matches)

National League - South Table

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

Dover or Braintree to win

Over 1.5 goals

Over 2.5 goals

Most Likely Scorelines

Comments

National League - South

Trending