Braintree v West Ham United U21 prediction · National League Cup

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Match information

TUE 13 OCT · 19:30

Venue · Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium

Line-ups

Braintree

West Ham United U21

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · this competition

Braintree

West Ham United U21

35Days since last match35

0Matches in previous 14 days0

Based on available results in this competition before kick-off.

League table

2026/27

Positions of these teams

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
6	West Ham United U21	2	+4	6
11	Braintree	2	+1	4

Based on available league results; standings may be incomplete.

Line-ups, squads and player statistics aren’t currently available for this competition.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Braintree

Formation not confirmed

1 B. Hughes

2 I. Namisi

19 B. Isaacson

6 M. Olarewaju

3 J. Dyer

21 E. I. Oyindamola Adebayo A.

16 A. Lewis

4 R. Swann

15 A. Bolovan

9 S. Akanbi

8 L. Johnson

Coach · –

Substitutes

5 · J. Mensah

7 · C. Senior

10 · A. Matthews

22 · E. Okunowo

50 · A. Changunda

West Ham United U21

Formation not confirmed

3 H. Montague

1 F. Hooper

5 J. Briggs

4 C. Leacock

2 R. Battrum

6 P. Fearon

8 R. Hargan

11 J. Medine

10 J. Kerr

7 A. Dike

9 D. Cummings

Coach · Mark Robson

Substitutes

13 · L. Awesu

17 · M. Balogun

18 · L. Beckford

14 · G. Caliste

16 · J. Medine

12 · T. Omotoye

15 · C. Obi-Martin

Our number

No model for this competition

We have too little history in National League Cup to put an honest number on this match, so we do not publish one. A guessed probability would look exactly like a real one, which is the problem.

Head to head

1 meeting since 2024

~~Goals a meeting~~6.00

~~Over 2.5~~1 of 1

~~Both scored~~1 of 1

~~Last meetings~~BRA 4–2 WES

Form · last six in National League Cup

BRAINTREE

WLWDDW1–0 · 2–3 · 3–2 · 1–1 · 1–1 · 2–1

WEST HAM UNITED U21

WWWDWW5–1 · 2–1 · 3–1 · 2–2 · 2–1 · 3–0

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough U21	3	+14	9
2	Boreham Wood	3	+4	7
3	FC Halifax Town	2	+7	6
4	Scunthorpe	2	+5	6
5	Truro City	2	+4	6
6	West Ham United U21	2	+4	6
7	Tamworth	3	+1	6
8	Woking	2	+3	4
9	AFC Hornchurch	3	+2	4
10	Birmingham City U21	2	+1	4
11	Braintree	2	+1	4
12	Everton U21	2	+1	4
13	Norwich City U21	2	+1	4
14	West Bromwich Albion U21	2	+1	4
15	Wealdstone	2	+4	3
16	Wolves U21	2	−1	3
17	Derby County U21	2	−2	3
18	Solihull Moors	3	−2	3
19	Leeds United U21	3	−3	3
20	Sutton Utd	2	0	2
21	Fulham U21	3	−1	2
22	Nottingham Forest U21	2	−1	1
23	Worthing	2	−1	1
24	Gateshead	2	−2	1
25	Aldershot Town	2	−3	1
26	Ipswich Town U21	2	−3	1
27	Leicester City U21	2	−3	1
28	Boston United	2	−2	0
29	Newcastle United U21	3	−4	0
30	Southampton U21	2	−4	0
31	Stoke City U21	2	−10	0
32	Hartlepool	2	−11	0