Can Needham Market outperform Royston Town in Bloomfields clash?

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfields (4000 seats)

This is football, this is Non League Premier: Southern Central and this is Needham Market - Royston Town. Read our full match preview!

Insights:
  • Needham Market have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Needham Market have created more than twice as many corners as Royston Town.

Not a lot of time to rest for the home team, as they played a Non League Premier: Southern Central fixture only four days back. This match was also played here at Bloomfields. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Royston Town have had more rest.

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Needham Market form and stats

4-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Southern Central numbers at home for Needham Market so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Needham Market bring valid hopes of a third.

The Needham Market goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 255 minutes without conceding a goal in the Non League Premier: Southern Central.

Needham Market's last game was hosting Leiston (placed 7th) and winning 3-0.

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Redditch United the opponent.

This is expected to be a close game, with Needham perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Needham Market as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Needham Market has won five of these, drawn four and lost five.

The Needham Market fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. Needham Market's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Royston Town form and stats

Playing away, Royston Town have won 7 games, drawn 1 and suffered 6 defeats in the Non League Premier: Southern Central this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Royston Town have lost on their last two travels.

Royston Town's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus St Ives Town that finished 1-1.

Prior to that match, the Royston manager Castle faced defeat when travelling to Stourbridge and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Royston Town in our archives, and the results are: nine wins for Royston Town, one draw and five defeats.

Royston Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Royston in these games.

Head 2 Head

Royston Town - Needham Market 3-3 was the end result in these contenders' last head to head match, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Needham Market three wins, two draws and Royston Town two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Needham Market missing players

Royston Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Needham Market Royston Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 4 Played P 3 14 29
8 4 1 Won W 0 7 10
10 6 2 Drew D 0 1 7
7 3 1 Lost L 3 6 12
44 22 7 Scored S 0 22 43
37 17 8 Conceded C 6 19 40
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
84% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 83%
60% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 55%
40% 38% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 28%
24% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
68% 69% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 52%
16% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 24%
20% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 31%
 
4.5 4.9 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.8 1.2
3.5 3.5 0.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.8 2
1.2 1.3 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.3 10.2 3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.7 3.3
4.7 5.2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.3 1.6
39% 31% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 71% 100%
 
8.4 8.2 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.4 3.8
4.4 4.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.9 2.1
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Needham Market have created more than twice as many corners as Royston Town.
  • Needham Market have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Needham Market haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Royston Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Royston 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 29 23 4 2 65 22 15 12 2 1 36 13 14 11 2 1 29 9 43 73
2 Coalville Town 27 17 6 4 62 28 14 12 2 0 41 8 13 5 4 4 21 20 34 57
3 Rushall Olympic 27 15 9 3 58 28 12 8 3 1 33 13 15 7 6 2 25 15 30 54
4 Peterborough Sports 26 16 3 7 68 34 13 8 1 4 35 14 13 8 2 3 33 20 34 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 27 13 3 11 45 49 13 8 3 2 23 16 14 5 0 9 22 33 -4 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 Needham Market 25 8 10 7 44 37 13 4 6 3 22 17 12 4 4 4 22 20 7 34
11 Barwell 29 8 8 13 42 51 13 5 3 5 21 19 16 3 5 8 21 32 -9 32
12 Stratford Town 26 9 5 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 4 2 7 15 25 -11 32
13 Stourbridge 27 9 5 13 36 53 13 4 4 5 18 21 14 5 1 8 18 32 -17 32
14 Tamworth 26 9 4 13 29 38 13 5 2 6 18 18 13 4 2 7 11 20 -9 31
15 Bromsgrove Sporting 26 7 9 10 24 41 13 6 1 6 14 21 13 1 8 4 10 20 -17 30
16 St Ives Town 28 8 6 14 39 71 13 5 2 6 19 34 15 3 4 8 20 37 -32 30
17 Redditch United 27 7 8 12 26 38 14 4 4 6 14 19 13 3 4 6 12 19 -12 29
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 28 5 8 15 33 43 13 5 4 4 26 17 15 0 4 11 7 26 -10 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 29 23 4 2 65 22 15 12 2 1 36 13 14 11 2 1 29 9 43 73
2 Coalville Town 27 17 6 4 62 28 14 12 2 0 41 8 13 5 4 4 21 20 34 57
3 Rushall Olympic 27 15 9 3 58 28 12 8 3 1 33 13 15 7 6 2 25 15 30 54
4 Peterborough Sports 26 16 3 7 68 34 13 8 1 4 35 14 13 8 2 3 33 20 34 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 27 13 3 11 45 49 13 8 3 2 23 16 14 5 0 9 22 33 -4 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 Needham Market 25 8 10 7 44 37 13 4 6 3 22 17 12 4 4 4 22 20 7 34
11 Barwell 29 8 8 13 42 51 13 5 3 5 21 19 16 3 5 8 21 32 -9 32
12 Stratford Town 26 9 5 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 4 2 7 15 25 -11 32
13 Stourbridge 27 9 5 13 36 53 13 4 4 5 18 21 14 5 1 8 18 32 -17 32
14 Tamworth 26 9 4 13 29 38 13 5 2 6 18 18 13 4 2 7 11 20 -9 31
15 Bromsgrove Sporting 26 7 9 10 24 41 13 6 1 6 14 21 13 1 8 4 10 20 -17 30
16 St Ives Town 28 8 6 14 39 71 13 5 2 6 19 34 15 3 4 8 20 37 -32 30
17 Redditch United 27 7 8 12 26 38 14 4 4 6 14 19 13 3 4 6 12 19 -12 29
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 28 5 8 15 33 43 13 5 4 4 26 17 15 0 4 11 7 26 -10 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.