National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Needham Market or Margate 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
Needham participated in Fa Trophy the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.No payout for Needham in their previous match, an away game at Leiston that ended in defeat 0-1.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting St Ives Town.There will be little rest for Needham after this match as they are travelling to Nuneaton Town for a Non League Premier: Southern Central game in only three days.
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 Market scored 1 goal and conceded 3 in these one game.
Margate form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round qualifying.Margate are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Haringey Borough.
A 1-3 defeat away at Corinthian-Casuals before that.Margate played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these one match Margate scored 1 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding two meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Needham Market, zero draws and one win for Margate. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Needham Market missing players
Margate missing players
| Needham Market | Margate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 46 | 25 | Scored | S | 19 | 38 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 24 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 66% | ||
| 6.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||