5th position in the Non League Premier: Southern table for AFC Rushden & Diamonds so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 14th-placed Needham Market visits Hayden Road.
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.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
AFC Rushden & Diamonds have performed here at Hayden Road this season with 6 wins from 9 Non League Premier: Southern matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Needham Market in the Non League Premier: Southern last time out and are looking for a win here. Ahead of that match, AFC Rushden & Diamonds won a home game hosting Stourbridge (3-2).
This is expected to be a close game, with AFC Rushden & Diamonds perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AFC Rushden & Diamonds as a small favourite), we find eight games. AFC Rushden & Diamonds has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), AFC Rushden & Diamonds's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Needham Market form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Non League Premier: Southern travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The Needham Market manager R. Wilkins is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 35 days. Two points from the last two away games for Needham Market, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Needham Market has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to AFC Rushden & Diamonds for a Non League Premier: Southern game that ended a draw (0-0). Before that, Needham Market travelled to Kings Langley and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Needham Market playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were 3 Needham Market wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Needham Market are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Needham Market as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): AFC Rushden & Diamonds won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Needham Market has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 0AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
Needham Market missing players
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Needham Market | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 30 | 16 | 11 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 65% |
| 53% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 26% | 30% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 16% | 30% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 63% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 53% |
| 26% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 24% |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 78 | 39 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 43 | 104 |
| 34 | 18 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 16 | 45 |
| 56% | 67% | 125% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 31% |
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds has the most points from losing position (11)
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Needham Market have scored away.
- AFC Rushden & Diamonds have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Needham Market has the fewest conceded goals (6) 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 | Tamworth | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 37 |
| 2 | Banbury United | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Coalville Town | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Hednesford Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Peterborough Sports | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 |
| 7 | Nuneaton Town | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 26 |
| 9 | Rushall Olympic | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 10 | Royston Town | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 11 | Barwell | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Biggleswade Town | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Stourbridge | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 14 | Needham Market | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 15 | Kings Langley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Hitchin Town | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Lowestoft Town | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 19 |
| 18 | Stratford Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -18 | 18 |
| 19 | Alvechurch | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | St Ives Town | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 12 |
| 21 | Redditch United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25 | -24 | 9 |
| 22 | Leiston | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 36 | -49 | 9 |