Needham Market are believing in their home crowd to support them to win this fixture against Hitchin Town. Who triumphs at Bloomfields?
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hitchin Town have the most points from losing position (14) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
Needham Market and Hitchin Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Needham Market form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Bloomfields as Needham Market have scored 18 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Non League Premier: Southern Central are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Needham Market after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Needham Market are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Leiston. Heartbreak for Needham in their last match as Leiston's Fowkes scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Redditch United.Needham Market are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bloomfields in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Hitchin Town form and stats
4-1-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hitchin Town in their Non League Premier: Southern Central matches away.
The manager Burke was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Top Field. Hitchin suffered a 2-4 loss to Kings Langley (placed 19th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Kings Langley was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Rushall Olympic's place.Observe that 9 of this team's 10 most recent league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
Hitchin Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other already this season, with the final score Hitchin Town - Needham 1-0 entered in the official records. Previous nine meetings involving these squads: Needham Market won five, Hitchin Town triumphed in two and we saw two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.
Needham Market missing players
Hitchin Town missing players
| Needham Market | Hitchin Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 27 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 39 |
| 85% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 65% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 40% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 71% |
| 30% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 45% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 35% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 14.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| 4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 38% | 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 56% | 66% |
| 7.9 | 10.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.9 | 10.1 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
- All of Hitchin Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hitchin Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hitchin Town have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hitchin Town have the most points from losing position (14) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Hitchin Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Needham Market have created more than twice as many corners as Hitchin Town.
- 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 (23) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
- Needham Market have the most clean sheets (4) at home 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 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Nuneaton Town | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Leiston | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 44 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Mickleover Sports | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Ilkeston Town | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Redditch United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Hitchin Town | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 9 | Coalville Town | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 10 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 25 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Basford United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Bedford Town | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 13 | St Ives Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Royston Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 31 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Needham Market | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 16 | Stourbridge | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 17 | Barwell | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 18 | Alvechurch | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 19 | Kings Langley | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -17 | 22 |
| 20 | Stratford Town | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -19 | 19 |
| 21 | Hednesford Town | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 22 | -13 | 12 |
| 22 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 35 | -39 | 12 |
