Read up on this absorbing match in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. Needham Market is in the 9th position from completing three fixtures. They welcome Stourbridge who are placed 19th from three games.
It's no vacation for neither Needham Market nor Stourbridge 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.
Needham Market form and stats
Only two Non League Premier: Southern Central home games for Needham Market so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Needham's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-2 versus St Ives Town (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A goal frenzy last time out for Needham Market, with a total of 6 goals in the match against St Ives Town. Fun stuff to watch!
Preceding that match was the home game against Bromsgrove Sporting that was lost 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Needham Market 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 5 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
Early season league goal statistics from Needham Market's 2 home games: 4 goals, 3 conceded.
Stourbridge form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Non League Premier: Southern Central for Stourbridge with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Stourbridge are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Hednesford Town (placed 17th).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Tamworth.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Stourbridge in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Stourbridge, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Stourbridge have the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Stourbridge have not lost in the last 5 games (2-3-0) versus Needham Market.Needham Market missing players
Stourbridge missing players
| Needham Market | Stourbridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Needham Market | Last season | Stourbridge | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 11 | 17 | ||
| 66 | 35 | Scored | S | 27 | 61 | ||
| 69 | 28 | Conceded | C | 42 | 71 | ||
| 98% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 90% | ||
| 62% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 45% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | ||
| 30% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 15% | ||
| 68% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 15% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 22% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 25% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Kings Langley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Hitchin Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Nuneaton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | St Ives Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Tamworth | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Leiston | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Needham Market | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Redditch United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Royston Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Bedford Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Barwell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Alvechurch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Basford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Ilkeston Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Hednesford Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Mickleover Sports | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Stourbridge | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Stratford Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 21 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 22 | Rushall Olympic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 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 | Banbury United | 40 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 60 | 102 |
| 2 | Peterborough Sports | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 94 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 48 | 79 |
| 3 | Coalville Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 39 | 78 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Alvechurch | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 65 |
| 6 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 65 |
| 7 | Leiston | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 42 | -6 | 60 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 59 |
| 9 | Hednesford Town | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 64 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 54 |
| 10 | Tamworth | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 54 |
| 11 | Stourbridge | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 71 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 42 | -10 | 53 |
| 12 | Needham Market | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 69 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 41 | -3 | 49 |
| 13 | Stratford Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 42 | -22 | 47 |
| 14 | St Ives Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 90 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 43 | -33 | 47 |
| 15 | Redditch United | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 45 |
| 16 | Nuneaton Town | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 62 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -11 | 42 |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 58 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | -11 | 42 |
| 18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 59 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -23 | 42 |
| 19 | Barwell | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 78 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -21 | 41 |
| 20 | Biggleswade Town | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 38 | -17 | 34 |
| 21 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 93 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 59 | -44 | 33 |
