Ebbsfleet opened their account for the National League season but remain winless after they played out a goalless draw at Braintree.

Danny Searle’s team had lost their four opening matches of the campaign and despite a flurry of chances in Essex, it finished 0-0 to keep them bottom.

It represented another point on the board for Braintree, who came up last season via the National League South play-offs.

After Ebbsfleet were forced into an early change when Dominic Samuel suffered an injury, Braintree went closest in a tight first half when Chay Cooper failed to convert Matthew Robinson’s fine pass.

Opportunities increased after the break, but the closest either team went to a breakthrough was when Braintree’s Marley Marshall-Miranda hit the crossbar from range in the 66th minute.