- Boreham Wood are in good form having won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 games.
- Boston United's 2026-2027 season has been mixed, but they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5.
Boreham Wood can play an open game
Boreham Wood are the bookmakers' favourites to take the points against Boston United here at 11/20, but we feel that The Pilgrims can make this closer than the odds suggest.
The Wood drew 3-3 with Tamworth last time out, but their form prior to that was good, as they beat Halifax Town 3-1 away. Boreham Wood have won four and drawn one of their last five fixtures, a run that sees them come into this game sitting in a solid 7th in the National League 2026-2027 with 4 points from 2 matches.
Boston United have endured a more up-and-down run to begin the 2026-2027 campaign, and they currently sit 10th with 3 points from 2 matches. However, The Pilgrims are in touching distance of a result here if they can nick a goal, and they have already won away once in the National League 2026/2027.
The Wood are full of goal-scorers
Matt Rush is The Wood's danger man, he has five National League 2026/2027 goals after two appearances, and he has been directly involved in five of Boreham Wood's eight goals across the last five games.
Boston United will look to exploit the transition, and their most dangerous player to date has been Kenneth Aboh. He has one goal in two National League 2026/2027 games and he is key to The Pilgrims' direct attacking style, which is also evident in their overall style of play.
The Wood will have the ball more
Paul Hurst has set his Boston United side up to be a tough nut to crack in a compact 3-5-2 system that can soak up pressure before breaking in numbers through their wing-backs, counters and set-pieces.
Luke Garrard has installed a more flexible attacking system in Boreham Wood, who are just as happy to play through the middle of the park as they are to hit the wings and try to play wide to centre. This is a stylistic clash that has the potential to be a bit of a chess match, as Boreham Wood will want the ball while Boston will want to catch them on the break.
Boston United recovered from a 0-1 home loss to Aldershot by beating Solihull Moors 2-0 away from home. However, The Wood are in better form and have scored and conceded plenty at Meadow Park in the National League 2026/2027 so far (scored 3.00, conceded 3.00 per-game). As such, over 2.5 goals and both teams to score, at 27/50 and 29/50 respectively, look good value, with the home team's firepower allowing them to edge a close one here.
