Chelmsford City welcome Braintree Town at Melbourne Community Stadium, Chelmsford, Essex on Saturday, Dec 26 at 4:00 PM in a National League – South fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 0 points split them in the table.

Chelmsford City come into this fixture drawing too many games (4D in last 5). Braintree Town are in mixed form (2W 1D 2L), making this a relatively even contest on current form.

History strongly favours Chelmsford City here — they've won 7 of 10 previous meetings against Braintree Town, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in Chelmsford City won 4–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 4.0 per game in recent meetings.

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