Brackley Town vs Woking Prediction

Alright, gather round! We've got a National League scrap this Saturday as Brackley Town host Woking, and if you're looking for a game with goals, you might just be in luck.

Let's start with the hosts, and I hate to say it, but Brackley are having a shocker. Sat down in 20th place with just nine wins all season, they've lost seven of their last ten matches. We're talking heavy defeats here - 5-3 against Boreham Wood, 3-2 at Rochdale, and a miserable 0-3 at home to Southend. Their only win in that run was a 2-1 victory at Gateshead, but considering Gateshead haven't taken a single point from their last ten games, that's hardly something to write home about.

The real worry for Brackley fans is their home form. They've not won in their last three at St James Park, scoring just one goal in those matches while conceding six. Across their last ten games, they're leaking 2.5 goals per match and haven't kept a single clean sheet. That's about as solid as a chocolate teapot.

Now Woking aren't exactly setting the world alight, but compared to Brackley they look like world-beaters. Sitting 13th in the table, they've won four of their last ten and come into this off the back of a decent 3-1 win against Tamworth and a hard-fought 2-2 draw with promotion-chasing Boreham Wood. They're scoring 1.6 goals per game on average and while their away record isn't perfect (four losses in their last seven on the road), they've found the net in four of their last five away league games.

The head-to-head makes interesting reading - there was a mental 6-2 Brackley win back in October, plus a 1-1 draw and a 2-0 Woking victory in November. So goals have definitely been on the menu when these two meet.

Looking at the betting, the bookies can't split them really - Brackley at 2.82, Woking at 2.70. But with Brackley's defence shipping goals for fun and Woking's backline not exactly watertight either (conceding in nine of their last ten), I'm looking at the Both Teams To Score market.

Key Points:

• Brackley have conceded in all of their last 10 games (2.5 goals per game average)

• Woking have kept just one clean sheet in their last 10 matches

• Brackley have scored in 8 of their last 10 games despite poor results

• Woking have found the net in 9 of their last 10 fixtures

• The last three meetings between these sides have produced 12 goals

• Brackley's home form shows zero wins in their last three with just one goal scored

Summary:

Brackley might be struggling, but they usually manage to nick a goal even in defeat. Woking have enough about them to score against this leaky defence, and with neither side able to defend their dinner, Both Teams To Score at 1.80 looks the value play here. It's a simple game sometimes - when two teams can't keep clean sheets, back the goals!