Non League Premier: Southern Central match prediction: Little separates Stratford Town and Needham Market in quality

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern Central
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Arden Garages Stadium (2000 seats)

17th- against 8th position might not sound all that juicy. Fear not: We have the knowledge that makes Stratford Town - Needham Market (even) more entertaining!

Insights:
  • Stratford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central

Both squads have had time to rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face fixture!

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Stratford Town form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Stratford Town have to build on here at The Arden Garages Stadium in the Non League Premier: Southern Central. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Stratford to get some points in this home game.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 207 minutes without scoring a league goal. Rooney was the last player to find the net.

Stratford Town are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Stourbridge. Stratford Town were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Preceding that game, a home defeat in the Fa Trophy against Royston Town.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Stratford as they have a new game in only three days, a Non League Premier: Southern Central match thankfully also at home. Hitchin Town are visiting.

Stratford Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Arden Garages Stadium with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Needham Market form and stats

Things could have gone better for Needham Market in their Non League Premier: Southern Central away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Needham Market have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 353 minutes since they last conceded in Non League Premier: Southern Central.

The club members enjoyed Needham Market's previous game versus Maidstone United, a FA Cup win (1-0) played at home.

The match earlier was the Fa Trophy-duel against Stourbridge, a home loss (0-1).

Something to take note of for sports gamblers looking to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this game: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.

Needham have another match away in just three nights, a Non League Premier: Southern Central match versus Nuneaton Town. A back-breaking schedule for them!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Needham Market as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Needham Market are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {1 goals} away.

Head 2 Head

The 4 most recent games featuring these opponents have all ended as Needham Market victories. More of the same or streak broken?

Stratford Town missing players

Needham Market missing players

Stratford Town Needham Market
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 6 2 Played P 3 3 9
3 3 1 Won W 1 1 5
4 2 1 Drew D 1 1 1
4 1 0 Lost L 1 1 3
13 9 5 Scored S 2 2 16
23 9 3 Conceded C 1 1 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 67% 89%
91% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 33% 67%
55% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
45% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
27% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 22%
55% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 22%
18% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 67% 44%
27% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 67% 44%
 
3 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 4.8
4.7 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8 4.4
0.7 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7 4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12 14.6
3.3 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 5.4
40% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 44%
 
11 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8 9
4 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 3.4
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern Central this season:
  • Needham Market have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Needham Market have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Needham Market have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Needham Market have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Needham Market have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Non League Premier: Southern Central
  • Needham Market have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Stratford Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Needham Market have scored away.
  • Stratford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tamworth 12 9 2 1 31 13 6 4 1 1 14 8 6 5 1 0 17 5 18 29
2 Nuneaton Town 11 7 2 2 23 12 5 5 0 0 13 5 6 2 2 2 10 7 11 23
3 Leiston 11 6 3 2 28 15 4 3 0 1 10 5 7 3 3 1 18 10 13 21
4 Redditch United 12 6 3 3 23 16 5 1 1 3 11 12 7 5 2 0 12 4 7 21
5 Coalville Town 10 6 2 2 30 15 6 2 2 2 12 12 4 4 0 0 18 3 15 20
6 Rushall Olympic 12 5 2 5 21 19 7 2 1 4 10 14 5 3 1 1 11 5 2 17
7 Basford United 10 5 2 3 11 12 5 4 0 1 7 6 5 1 2 2 4 6 -1 17
8 Needham Market 9 5 1 3 16 7 6 4 0 2 14 6 3 1 1 1 2 1 9 16
9 St Ives Town 10 5 1 4 22 16 5 3 0 2 12 5 5 2 1 2 10 11 6 16
10 Bromsgrove Sporting 12 5 1 6 20 25 7 2 1 4 8 14 5 3 0 2 12 11 -5 16
11 Royston Town 12 4 3 5 21 27 6 2 2 2 11 11 6 2 1 3 10 16 -6 15
12 Mickleover Sports 10 4 2 4 22 22 4 1 1 2 8 10 6 3 1 2 14 12 0 14
13 Ilkeston Town 12 3 5 4 20 20 5 1 2 2 9 10 7 2 3 2 11 10 0 14
14 Bedford Town 12 4 2 6 19 29 6 2 1 3 11 18 6 2 1 3 8 11 -10 14
15 Stourbridge 11 3 4 4 17 17 5 2 2 1 8 4 6 1 2 3 9 13 0 13
16 Hitchin Town 11 3 4 4 8 15 6 1 4 1 3 5 5 2 0 3 5 10 -7 13
17 Stratford Town 11 3 4 4 13 23 6 3 2 1 9 9 5 0 2 3 4 14 -10 13
18 Kings Langley 11 3 3 5 13 20 5 1 2 2 8 11 6 2 1 3 5 9 -7 12
19 Alvechurch 9 3 2 4 14 17 5 3 1 1 10 6 4 0 1 3 4 11 -3 11
20 Barwell 11 2 3 6 16 24 6 1 2 3 7 11 5 1 1 3 9 13 -8 9
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 12 2 2 8 8 28 6 1 2 3 4 13 6 1 0 5 4 15 -20 8
22 Hednesford Town 13 1 3 9 13 17 6 1 1 4 8 7 7 0 2 5 5 10 -4 6

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.