Closing in on the top teams is the task when these mid-table teams do battle. Both are aiming to better their league table position, Needham Market in 9th and Bedford Town in 13th spot.
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Bedford Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Needham Market form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Bloomfields as Needham Market have scored 14 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Non League Premier: Southern Central are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Bloomfields.
An away draw last time out for Needham Market, facing Nuneaton Town in a game that ended 1-1.
Heartbreak before that as Needham lost 2-4 at Stratford Town's place.Goals decide football matches and Needham Market are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches.
Bedford Town form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Bedford Town playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Southern Central this season.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Alvechurch with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Bedford secured a home win against Coalville Town with the score 2-1.Take note that 12 of this side's 13 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
Bedford Town have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. As for defending, Bedford Town rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Needham Market missing players
Bedford Town missing players
| Needham Market | Bedford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 33 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 83% | 86% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 36% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 71% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 15.2 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 45% | 45% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 9 | 9.2 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
- All of Bedford Town's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bedford Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Bedford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Needham Market have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Needham Market have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Leiston | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Nuneaton Town | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Redditch United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Coalville Town | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| 6 | Mickleover Sports | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Rushall Olympic | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Basford United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Needham Market | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | St Ives Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | Stourbridge | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Ilkeston Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Bedford Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 17 |
| 14 | Hitchin Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Royston Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Stratford Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Alvechurch | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Barwell | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 13 |
| 20 | Kings Langley | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -26 | 8 |
