Braintree Town welcome Weston Super Mare at Ironmongery Direct Stadium, Braintree, Essex on Saturday, Feb 6 at 4:00 PM in a National League – South fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Braintree Town come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 1D 2L). Weston Super Mare travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Braintree Town won their last outing, while Weston Super Mare suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Braintree Town here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Weston Super Mare, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Weston Super Mare won 0–1.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Braintree Town a slight edge, but Weston Super Mare are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.