Brentwood Town welcome Aveley at Brentwood Centre Arena, Brentwood, Essex on Monday, Dec 28 at 4:00 PM in a Isthmian League Premier Division fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Brentwood Town come into this fixture in good form (3W 0D 2L recently). Aveley, meanwhile, arrive in good form (3W 1D 1L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Brentwood Town head into this on the back of a defeat, while Aveley arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Brentwood Town and Aveley have split their 3 meetings almost evenly (1W–2D–0W). Their last encounter ended in Aveley won 1–4. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 4.3 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Brentwood Town win or a draw looks most likely.