Needham Market and Nuneaton Town fans look forward to Non League Premier: Southern Central contest at Bloomfields

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfields (4000 seats)

Needham Market have succeeded in 6 home wins this season, Nuneaton Town have won 5 away. Which team improves their records after this one?

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

The hosts Needham Market saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. Thankfully the previous game, versus Lowestoft Town, was also a home game here at Bloomfields. The away team is better rested.

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Needham Market form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Southern Central, Needham Market have managed 6 wins, 8 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 17 games.

Needham Market's last game was hosting Lowestoft Town (placed 21st) and winning 4-0.

Prior to that, an away loss at Tamworth.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Needham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won six times, drawn four and lost one.

Needham Market are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Premier: Southern Central match at Stratford Town awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Needham Market in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 17 league matches. On the other hand, Needham have conceded 21 goals. 11 of these goals came after the timer had passed one hour (more than 50 percent).

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Nuneaton Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nuneaton Town so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 5-2-10 (win-draw-lose).

There might be some fixture complaints from Nuneaton Town as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 2-3 against St Ives Town.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Biggleswade Town that ended 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Nuneaton have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were four victories, two draws and four defeats.

Nuneaton Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the participants faced each other earlier this campaign; Nuneaton Town - Needham 1-2. Head-to-head data (for the former four meetings): Needham Market won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Nuneaton Town managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one

Needham Market missing players

Nuneaton Town missing players

Needham Market Nuneaton Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
10 6 3 Won W 2 5 8
13 8 2 Drew D 0 2 10
11 3 1 Lost L 4 10 17
60 33 13 Scored S 13 27 46
59 21 5 Conceded C 15 34 57
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
88% 88% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 80%
65% 65% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 71% 51%
47% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 47% 34%
29% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 23%
71% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 59% 54%
15% 24% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 26%
18% 6% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 24% 29%
 
5.2 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.2 1.9 3.4
3.7 3.9 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.2 3.9
1 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.3 11 13 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 3.7 7.3
4.9 5.2 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.2 3.2
39% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 77% 70% 38%
 
9.4 8.7 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 6.5 7.3 9.3
4.9 4.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4 4.2
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Needham Market haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nuneaton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nuneaton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Nuneaton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 35 28 5 2 77 27 18 14 3 1 41 16 17 14 2 1 36 11 50 89
2 Coalville Town 33 20 7 6 70 36 16 13 2 1 45 12 17 7 5 5 25 24 34 67
3 Rushall Olympic 35 19 9 7 74 42 17 11 3 3 44 20 18 8 6 4 30 22 32 66
4 Peterborough Sports 34 20 5 9 83 43 18 12 2 4 46 17 16 8 3 5 37 26 40 65
5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 35 18 6 11 50 41 17 8 3 6 23 18 18 10 3 5 27 23 9 60
6 Alvechurch 35 14 11 10 46 37 18 10 3 5 29 18 17 4 8 5 17 19 9 53
7 Leiston 35 15 5 15 53 59 17 9 5 3 26 20 18 6 0 12 27 39 -6 50
8 Royston Town 34 13 8 13 53 44 17 5 6 6 26 21 17 8 2 7 27 23 9 47
9 Hednesford Town 35 12 11 12 57 54 18 7 6 5 34 27 17 5 5 7 23 27 3 47
10 Stourbridge 34 13 7 14 52 61 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 2 9 23 37 -9 46
11 Needham Market 34 10 13 11 60 59 17 6 8 3 33 21 17 4 5 8 27 38 1 43
12 Stratford Town 35 12 7 16 43 60 17 7 4 6 22 22 18 5 3 10 21 38 -17 43
13 Tamworth 34 11 9 14 48 52 17 7 4 6 33 24 17 4 5 8 15 28 -4 42
14 Redditch United 35 10 11 14 36 47 18 6 5 7 21 25 17 4 6 7 15 22 -11 41
15 Barwell 36 9 11 16 50 66 18 6 5 7 28 27 18 3 6 9 22 39 -16 38
16 St Ives Town 35 10 7 18 48 83 17 7 3 7 27 41 18 3 4 11 21 42 -35 37
17 Hitchin Town 35 9 9 17 42 51 17 6 3 8 23 27 18 3 6 9 19 24 -9 36
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 34 8 11 15 32 54 17 6 1 10 16 28 17 2 10 5 16 26 -22 35
19 Nuneaton Town 35 8 10 17 46 57 18 3 8 7 19 23 17 5 2 10 27 34 -11 33
20 Biggleswade Town 34 7 11 16 44 51 17 6 6 5 33 22 17 1 5 11 11 29 -7 32
21 Lowestoft Town 34 8 5 21 43 83 17 5 4 8 24 32 17 3 1 13 19 51 -40 29

Read more about Non League Premier: Southern Central

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.