It’s a Boxing Day bonanza for the Iron this year as they
take to the road to face league leaders Cambridge United in a game that will be
broadcast live on BT sport.
The mid-day kick off is the first of two matches in which
the sides will meet within six days, with the reverse fixture scheduled to take
place at the Amlin Stadium on New Year’s day. With the Macclesfield game called
off due to a waterlogged pitch on Saturday, Alan Devonshire’s side will be
itching to get back into the action and kick start their league campaign in a
tight schedule of games over the festive period.
Following their 14th place finish last season, Cambridge
have this year taken the division by storm and have maintained their top spot standing
since September. A chink in the armour could not be found until Southport
claimed victory last month, a 1-0 result the first to defeat Cambridge this
term. The score line was to be replicated by Hereford United last weekend in
what was a shock defeat for the league leaders, only their second of the league
campaign. The U’s will be looking to maintain a 100% record at home on
Thursday, as they have won all of their 11 home ties so far.
The Iron however will be hoping its third time lucky this
year as their previous two Boxing Day fixtures have resulted in defeat, both
against Cambridge. The last victory came on New Year’s day in 2012 where goals
from Jai Reason, Sean Marks and Ben Wright sealed the points at the Amlin
Stadium with the game finishing 3-2. Braintree’s last league game resulted in a
2-0 victory on the road to Chester, taking place almost three weeks ago.
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