Perhaps a welcome break from league football as East Thurrock United & Needham Market face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Thurrock and Needham Market.
East Thurrock United form and stats
Action has already taken place for Thurrock in FA Cup as they have defeated Cambridge City to reach the 2nd Round Qualifying. Thurrock was eliminated in the 1st round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Rookery Hill, but a victory now would be sweet for Thurrock.
The spoils were shared in Thurrock's previous game, also at home. Visiting Folkestone Invicta travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
A Non League Premier: Isthmian defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Worthing.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the East Thurrock United friendly games in pre-season: East Thurrock United played three friendlies, won 0, drew 0 and lost 3. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that East Thurrock United scored 4 goals and conceded 10 in these three games.
Needham Market form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated St Ives Town in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round qualifying.There were no winners in Needham Market's previous match, a Non League Premier: Southern Central home game that ended 2-2 vs AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Banbury United at their stadium, the result 3-2.It's a day of discovery for Needham Market as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Needham Market have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Needham Market has scored 1 goal and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Thurrock two wins, zero draws and Needham Market two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.East Thurrock United missing players
Needham Market missing players
| East Thurrock United | Needham Market | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 44 | ||
| 57 | 27 | Conceded | C | 24 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 72% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.6 | 5.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 45% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 39% | ||