Evenly matched teams: Needham Market vs Leiston match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Tue 01.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfields (4000 seats)

All you should know about the Non League Premier: Southern Central fixture Needham Market - Leiston!

Insights:
  • Needham Market haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Leiston have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Needham Market nor Leiston as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Needham Market form and stats

Needham Market have played 12 Non League Premier: Southern Central games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Needham, facing Redditch United in a game that ended 0-0.

Ahead of that match, Needham Market won a home game hosting Hitchin Town (3-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Needham Market have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost five.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Needham Market, as the Non League Premier: Southern Central home game vs Royston Town is only four days away.

A decent goal production from Needham in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. Needham Market have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Leiston form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Non League Premier: Southern Central travels is 5 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats.

Leiston's last game was the home draw against Alvechurch (1-1).

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Biggleswade Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Leiston in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Leiston, one draw and three defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Leiston manager Wigger as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against St Ives Town.

Leiston has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 13 games. The Leiston manager Wigger has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also faced each other earlier this season: Leiston - Needham Market 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Needham two wins, one draw and Leiston seven victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Needham Market missing players

Leiston missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Needham Market Leiston
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 4 13 26
7 3 0 Won W 2 5 13
10 6 2 Drew D 0 0 3
7 3 1 Lost L 2 8 10
41 19 4 Scored S 6 22 45
37 17 5 Conceded C 7 30 46
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
58% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 77% 69%
42% 42% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 62% 42%
25% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 27%
71% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 62% 73%
12% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 8% 12%
21% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 15%
 
4.4 4.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.7 3.6
3.7 3.9 7 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.7 3
1.2 1.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.3 10.3 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.8 10.2
4.6 5 9.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.7 4.7
38% 29% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 26% 36%
 
8.4 8.2 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 14.5 9.4
4.6 4.7 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 7.3 4.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • All of Leiston's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Leiston have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leiston have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Leiston haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 Banbury United 28 22 4 2 61 22 14 11 2 1 32 13 14 11 2 1 29 9 39 70
2 Coalville Town 27 17 6 4 62 28 14 12 2 0 41 8 13 5 4 4 21 20 34 57
3 Peterborough Sports 26 16 3 7 68 34 13 8 1 4 35 14 13 8 2 3 33 20 34 51
4 Rushall Olympic 26 14 9 3 54 28 11 7 3 1 29 13 15 7 6 2 25 15 26 51
5 Alvechurch 29 13 7 9 40 31 15 9 2 4 26 15 14 4 5 5 14 16 9 46
6 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 27 14 4 9 38 31 15 7 2 6 20 16 12 7 2 3 18 15 7 46
7 Leiston 26 13 3 10 45 46 13 8 3 2 23 16 13 5 0 8 22 30 -1 42
8 Royston Town 29 10 7 12 43 40 15 3 6 6 21 21 14 7 1 6 22 19 3 37
9 Hednesford Town 25 9 9 7 45 40 14 5 6 3 28 21 11 4 3 4 17 19 5 36
10 Barwell 29 8 8 13 42 51 13 5 3 5 21 19 16 3 5 8 21 32 -9 32
11 Stratford Town 26 9 5 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 4 2 7 15 25 -11 32
12 Stourbridge 26 9 5 12 36 49 13 4 4 5 18 21 13 5 1 7 18 28 -13 32
13 Needham Market 24 7 10 7 41 37 12 3 6 3 19 17 12 4 4 4 22 20 4 31
14 Bromsgrove Sporting 26 7 9 10 24 41 13 6 1 6 14 21 13 1 8 4 10 20 -17 30
15 St Ives Town 28 8 6 14 39 71 13 5 2 6 19 34 15 3 4 8 20 37 -32 30
16 Redditch United 27 7 8 12 26 38 14 4 4 6 14 19 13 3 4 6 12 19 -12 29
17 Tamworth 25 8 4 13 28 38 12 4 2 6 17 18 13 4 2 7 11 20 -10 28
18 Nuneaton Town 28 6 7 15 39 51 15 3 6 6 18 21 13 3 1 9 21 30 -12 25
19 Biggleswade Town 26 5 8 13 33 38 13 5 4 4 26 17 13 0 4 9 7 21 -5 23
20 Hitchin Town 26 6 5 15 32 43 12 4 0 8 16 23 14 2 5 7 16 20 -11 23
21 Lowestoft Town 26 6 5 15 33 61 13 4 4 5 19 24 13 2 1 10 14 37 -28 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Banbury United 28 22 4 2 61 22 14 11 2 1 32 13 14 11 2 1 29 9 39 70
2 Coalville Town 27 17 6 4 62 28 14 12 2 0 41 8 13 5 4 4 21 20 34 57
3 Peterborough Sports 26 16 3 7 68 34 13 8 1 4 35 14 13 8 2 3 33 20 34 51
4 Rushall Olympic 26 14 9 3 54 28 11 7 3 1 29 13 15 7 6 2 25 15 26 51
5 Alvechurch 29 13 7 9 40 31 15 9 2 4 26 15 14 4 5 5 14 16 9 46
6 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 27 14 4 9 38 31 15 7 2 6 20 16 12 7 2 3 18 15 7 46
7 Leiston 26 13 3 10 45 46 13 8 3 2 23 16 13 5 0 8 22 30 -1 42
8 Royston Town 29 10 7 12 43 40 15 3 6 6 21 21 14 7 1 6 22 19 3 37
9 Hednesford Town 25 9 9 7 45 40 14 5 6 3 28 21 11 4 3 4 17 19 5 36
10 Barwell 29 8 8 13 42 51 13 5 3 5 21 19 16 3 5 8 21 32 -9 32
11 Stratford Town 26 9 5 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 4 2 7 15 25 -11 32
12 Stourbridge 26 9 5 12 36 49 13 4 4 5 18 21 13 5 1 7 18 28 -13 32
13 Needham Market 24 7 10 7 41 37 12 3 6 3 19 17 12 4 4 4 22 20 4 31
14 Bromsgrove Sporting 26 7 9 10 24 41 13 6 1 6 14 21 13 1 8 4 10 20 -17 30
15 St Ives Town 28 8 6 14 39 71 13 5 2 6 19 34 15 3 4 8 20 37 -32 30
16 Redditch United 27 7 8 12 26 38 14 4 4 6 14 19 13 3 4 6 12 19 -12 29
17 Tamworth 25 8 4 13 28 38 12 4 2 6 17 18 13 4 2 7 11 20 -10 28
18 Nuneaton Town 28 6 7 15 39 51 15 3 6 6 18 21 13 3 1 9 21 30 -12 25
19 Biggleswade Town 26 5 8 13 33 38 13 5 4 4 26 17 13 0 4 9 7 21 -5 23
20 Hitchin Town 26 6 5 15 32 43 12 4 0 8 16 23 14 2 5 7 16 20 -11 23
21 Lowestoft Town 26 6 5 15 33 61 13 4 4 5 19 24 13 2 1 10 14 37 -28 23

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The Southern Football League consists of four divisions: Central Division and South Division (at the seventh highest division level of English football) and Division One Central / Division One South (eight highest level). Teams come from the South West of England, southern Midlands and South Wales.