With the nervous opening game done it’s time for the second Non League Premier: Southern Central battle of the season. Needham Market eagerly anticipate St Ives Town in front of their home fans.
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
Last season, Needham Market's league stats were 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, ending with 2nd place in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. Over these seven matches they scored 17 goals and let in 7. Appearing as the home team in the former season Needham Market delivered 4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 4 conceded.
Needham Market are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Hednesford Town.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Leiston.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Non League Premier: Southern Central game versus Bromsgrove Sporting in only four days. This game is also played here at Bloomfields.
St Ives Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how St Ives Town performed last season in the Non League Premier: Southern Central: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In total they scored 11 and conceded 13 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 6/12 goals scored/conceded.
Ives have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Non League Premier: Southern Central.
Ives go into this game after a win, the home game against Alvechurch that ended 1-0.
It was a Fa Trophy defeat before that one as the away game against Leamington wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ives manager R. Marheineke as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Stourbridge.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the preceeding three meetings): Needham won one game, two matches ended in a draw and St Ives Town got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoNeedham Market missing players
St Ives Town missing players
| Needham Market | St Ives Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Needham Market | Last season | St Ives Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 7 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 13 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 13 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 43% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | ||
| 86% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | ||
| 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 42% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 73% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leiston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Barwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Royston Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Coalville Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Peterborough Sports | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Hednesford Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Redditch United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | St Ives Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Biggleswade Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Banbury United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Stourbridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hitchin Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Needham Market | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Alvechurch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Stratford Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Rushall Olympic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Lowestoft Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Tamworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coalville Town | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2 | Needham Market | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Stratford Town | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Tamworth | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Redditch United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Stourbridge | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Kings Langley | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Hitchin Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | St Ives Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Peterborough Sports | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Lowestoft Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Nuneaton Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Biggleswade Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Alvechurch | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Banbury United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Leiston | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 5 |
| 22 | Barwell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 4 |