National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Needham Market or St Ives Town 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's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round qualifying.Needham are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Coalville Town.
Ahead of that match, Needham Market lost 0-1 at home to Bromsgrove Sporting.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Needham Market friendly games in pre-season: Needham Market played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Needham scored 1 goal and conceded 3 in these one game.
St Ives Town form and stats
St Ives Town's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round qualifying.St Ives Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Biggleswade Town.
A 0-4 loss hosting Stratford Town before that.It's a day of discovery for St Ives Town 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 St Ives Town have played two with the results W2-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games St Ives Town has scored 4 goals and conceded 0 times.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Needham victory, three draws and zero St Ives Town wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Needham Market missing players
St Ives Town missing players
| Needham Market | St Ives Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 27 | Scored | S | 23 | 37 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 42 | 55 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 71% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 57% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.9 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 42% | 63% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 72% | 88% | ||