3rd spot in the Non League Premier: Southern Central table for Leiston so far, a great showing. The home team supporters pray for more glory as 13th-placed Needham Market visit Victory Road.
- Leiston have the the best goal difference (+25) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
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.
Leiston form and stats
Leiston are steadily winning Non League Premier: Southern Central games and points here at Victory Road. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Leiston has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Victory Road. We remember; it was Stourbridge.
The Leiston boss Eadie and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Folkestone Invicta in the Fa Trophy.
Prior to that, an away loss at Nuneaton Town in the Non League Premier: Southern Central.Sports bettors should know that 8 of the most recent 10 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each side.
Leiston are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Victory Road in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 9 matches.
Needham Market form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Needham Market so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose).
Needham Market play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Redditch United (placed 9th).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Hednesford Town.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 13 goals have been conceded by Needham Market in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Leiston victories, one draw and four Needham Market wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Leiston missing players
Needham Market missing players
| Leiston | Needham Market | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 49 | 23 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 60% | 63% |
| 80% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 37% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 32% |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 37% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 37% |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.8 | 11.1 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| 53% | 59% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 37% |
| 8.9 | 7.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.4 | 8.6 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
- All of Leiston's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Leiston have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Leiston have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leiston have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Needham Market have scored away.
- Leiston have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Leiston have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Leiston have the the best goal difference (+25) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Leiston haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tamworth | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Nuneaton Town | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Leiston | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 41 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Mickleover Sports | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Hitchin Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 7 | Coalville Town | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 8 | Ilkeston Town | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Basford United | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | St Ives Town | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 13 | Needham Market | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Barwell | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | Stourbridge | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
| 16 | Bedford Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Royston Town | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 31 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Alvechurch | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 21 |
| 19 | Stratford Town | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 | Kings Langley | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 12 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 29 | -34 | 12 |
