National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Needham Market or Leiston that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Needham Market form and stats
Last season, Needham Market's FA Cup journey ended in the 2nd round qualifying replays.Needham faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hitchin Town (0-1).
Preceding that match was the home Non League Premier: Southern game against Rushall Olympic that was lost 0-2.Needham Market have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Needham Market have scored 8 goals and conceded 6 times.
Leiston form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round qualifying.Home advantage was not enough for Leiston in their previous game as they lost hosting Kings Langley, 1-2.
It was a Non League Premier: Southern defeat before that one as the away game against Basford United wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.It's a day of discovery for Leiston 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 Leiston have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Leiston has scored 0 goals and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Needham Market-Leiston H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Needham Market three wins, Leiston six wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Needham Market missing players
Leiston missing players
| Needham Market | Leiston | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Conceded | C | 20 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.9 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | ||
| 11.4 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
