Non League Premier: Southern match preview and statistics: Hitchin Town fight Needham Market

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Hitchin Town are welcoming Needham Market for another important game after their 2-1 result against 14th-placed Stourbridge.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Hitchin Town form and stats

When playing at home in the Non League Premier: Southern, Hitchin Town have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games. The Hitchin Town manager M. Burke might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Happy days for Hitchin Town in their previous game, a Non League Premier: Southern match away at Stourbridge (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Hitchin Town lost 0-1 at home to Kings Langley.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Leiston are coming to town in two days.

The Hitchin Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Hitchin Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Needham Market form and stats

5-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Needham Market in their Non League Premier: Southern matches away.

The supporters enjoyed Needham Market's previous game versus Stratford Town (placed 19th), a Non League Premier: Southern 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Leiston's place.

Needham Market find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Needham Market have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Hitchin Town and Needham Market have met before this season: Needham Market - Hitchin Town 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Hitchin Town 0 wins, 1 draw and Needham Market 3 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Hitchin Town missing players

Needham Market missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hitchin Town Needham Market
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 10 23
6 3 1 Won W 1 5 8
6 3 0 Drew D 0 1 7
10 5 1 Lost L 2 4 8
27 14 3 Scored S 4 12 29
36 16 3 Conceded C 4 10 28
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 70%
55% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 48%
32% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 17%
14% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
59% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 57%
23% 18% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 22%
23% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 22%
 
3.4 2.6 5.5 Corners For (avg) C F 6.5 5 5.2
3.3 3.3 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 7 4.9
1.2 1.3 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.5
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 3
 
79 33 15 Total Shots T S 23 54 124
36 15 9 Shots on Target S O 8 21 56
56% 80% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 24% 29%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern this season:
  • Hitchin Town have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Hitchin Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Needham Market have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Needham Market 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 21 15 2 4 45 19 12 8 1 3 27 12 9 7 1 1 18 7 26 47
2 Bromsgrove Sporting 24 13 6 5 62 30 11 4 4 3 19 13 13 9 2 2 43 17 32 45
3 Peterborough Sports 21 12 5 4 60 32 12 7 4 1 41 18 9 5 1 3 19 14 28 41
4 Banbury United 24 11 8 5 38 22 12 7 3 2 22 11 12 4 5 3 16 11 16 41
5 Coalville Town 22 10 9 3 41 23 10 5 4 1 22 12 12 5 5 2 19 11 18 39
6 Royston Town 21 11 6 4 40 22 10 6 3 1 22 9 11 5 3 3 18 13 18 39
7 Hednesford Town 21 12 2 7 38 25 10 7 1 2 21 9 11 5 1 5 17 16 13 38
8 Rushall Olympic 23 10 6 7 39 29 12 7 2 3 26 13 11 3 4 4 13 16 10 36
9 Nuneaton Town 24 10 6 8 41 34 12 8 2 2 27 12 12 2 4 6 14 22 7 36
10 Biggleswade Town 22 11 3 8 34 31 11 7 0 4 18 17 11 4 3 4 16 14 3 36
11 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 23 10 6 7 37 37 11 7 1 3 23 19 12 3 5 4 14 18 0 36
12 Kings Langley 23 10 3 10 36 36 10 5 1 4 16 13 13 5 2 6 20 23 0 33
13 Barwell 23 10 2 11 46 45 11 6 1 4 23 16 12 4 1 7 23 29 1 32
14 Stourbridge 19 9 4 6 35 33 10 5 2 3 17 14 9 4 2 3 18 19 2 31
15 Needham Market 23 8 7 8 29 28 13 3 6 4 17 18 10 5 1 4 12 10 1 31
16 Hitchin Town 22 6 6 10 27 36 11 3 3 5 14 16 11 3 3 5 13 20 -9 24
17 Lowestoft Town 22 7 2 13 28 45 12 5 2 5 13 13 10 2 0 8 15 32 -17 23
18 Leiston 24 5 5 14 32 74 12 2 3 7 16 36 12 3 2 7 16 38 -42 20
19 Stratford Town 24 5 3 16 30 58 13 5 1 7 23 28 11 0 2 9 7 30 -28 18
20 Alvechurch 20 4 4 12 22 39 9 2 3 4 13 14 11 2 1 8 9 25 -17 16
21 St Ives Town 24 4 4 16 24 49 11 3 2 6 13 23 13 1 2 10 11 26 -25 16
22 Redditch United 22 2 3 17 19 56 11 1 2 8 10 24 11 1 1 9 9 32 -37 9

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 Tamworth 21 15 2 4 45 19 12 8 1 3 27 12 9 7 1 1 18 7 26 47
2 Bromsgrove Sporting 24 13 6 5 62 30 11 4 4 3 19 13 13 9 2 2 43 17 32 45
3 Peterborough Sports 21 12 5 4 60 32 12 7 4 1 41 18 9 5 1 3 19 14 28 41
4 Banbury United 24 11 8 5 38 22 12 7 3 2 22 11 12 4 5 3 16 11 16 41
5 Coalville Town 22 10 9 3 41 23 10 5 4 1 22 12 12 5 5 2 19 11 18 39
6 Royston Town 21 11 6 4 40 22 10 6 3 1 22 9 11 5 3 3 18 13 18 39
7 Hednesford Town 21 12 2 7 38 25 10 7 1 2 21 9 11 5 1 5 17 16 13 38
8 Rushall Olympic 23 10 6 7 39 29 12 7 2 3 26 13 11 3 4 4 13 16 10 36
9 Nuneaton Town 24 10 6 8 41 34 12 8 2 2 27 12 12 2 4 6 14 22 7 36
10 Biggleswade Town 22 11 3 8 34 31 11 7 0 4 18 17 11 4 3 4 16 14 3 36
11 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 23 10 6 7 37 37 11 7 1 3 23 19 12 3 5 4 14 18 0 36
12 Kings Langley 23 10 3 10 36 36 10 5 1 4 16 13 13 5 2 6 20 23 0 33
13 Barwell 23 10 2 11 46 45 11 6 1 4 23 16 12 4 1 7 23 29 1 32
14 Stourbridge 19 9 4 6 35 33 10 5 2 3 17 14 9 4 2 3 18 19 2 31
15 Needham Market 23 8 7 8 29 28 13 3 6 4 17 18 10 5 1 4 12 10 1 31
16 Hitchin Town 22 6 6 10 27 36 11 3 3 5 14 16 11 3 3 5 13 20 -9 24
17 Lowestoft Town 22 7 2 13 28 45 12 5 2 5 13 13 10 2 0 8 15 32 -17 23
18 Leiston 24 5 5 14 32 74 12 2 3 7 16 36 12 3 2 7 16 38 -42 20
19 Stratford Town 24 5 3 16 30 58 13 5 1 7 23 28 11 0 2 9 7 30 -28 18
20 Alvechurch 20 4 4 12 22 39 9 2 3 4 13 14 11 2 1 8 9 25 -17 16
21 St Ives Town 24 4 4 16 24 49 11 3 2 6 13 23 13 1 2 10 11 26 -25 16
22 Redditch United 22 2 3 17 19 56 11 1 2 8 10 24 11 1 1 9 9 32 -37 9

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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.