Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Needham Market & Three Bridges face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Needham Market form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Needham Market has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Bloomfields. We remember; it was Nuneaton Town.
Needham are returning here after visiting Alvechurch in a Non League Premier: Southern game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a Non League Premier: Southern home match hosting Bromsgrove Sporting in a game that was won 3-0.
The manager R. Wilkins will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Peterborough Sports 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 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Needham Market scored 3 goals and conceded 1 in these one game.
Three Bridges form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Chipstead and South Park in order to reach 3rd Round Qualifying of Fa Trophy. They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the extra preliminary round.Three has not been a lucky number for Bridges as they have been defeated three times in a row since the East Grinstead Town match. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Three Bridges's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Head 2 Head
Needham Market missing players
Three Bridges missing players
| Needham Market | Three Bridges | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 27 | 56 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 164 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||