Evenly matched teams: Needham Market vs Hednesford Town match preview

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Competition: England Non League Premier: Southern
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfields (4000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Bloomfields haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Needham Market languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Hednesford Town will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Needham Market have less rest than Hednesford Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Non League Premier: Southern game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

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Needham Market form and stats

3-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Non League Premier: Southern numbers at home for Needham Market so far this season.

Needham Market enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at AFC Rushden & Diamonds's place. The match ended 2-1. Before that match, a win away at Redditch United.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Needham Market have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won four Drawn three Lost five.

Needham Market has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Needham Market defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Hednesford Town form and stats

6 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Hednesford Town, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Non League Premier: Southern, playing as the away team in the Non League Premier: Southern this season.

Hednesford Town failed to get anything from their last game, a Non League Premier: Southern home match vs Stourbridge (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Before that, Hednesford Town travelled to AFC Rushden & Diamonds and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hednesford Town playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Hednesford Town wins, four draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Hednesford Town are hosting Nuneaton Town in the Non League Premier: Southern only three days away.

Hednesford Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Hednesford Town have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Hednesford Town - Needham Market 0-1.

Needham Market missing players

Hednesford Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Needham Market Hednesford Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 14 5 Played P 4 13 25
9 3 0 Won W 3 6 13
8 6 1 Drew D 0 2 3
9 5 4 Lost L 1 5 9
33 18 6 Scored S 7 19 41
31 21 11 Conceded C 4 17 29
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 79% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 72%
50% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 52%
19% 29% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 24%
8% 14% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 16%
54% 64% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 31% 36%
27% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 75% 46% 40%
23% 21% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 24%
 
5.2 5.2 3.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 4.6 4.5
4.8 3.7 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.3 2.3 3.2
1.6 1.9 2.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.7
3 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
150 78 39 Total Shots T S 12 98 239
67 39 21 Shots on Target S O 6 43 103
30% 31% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 23% 31%
Key stats in Non League Premier: Southern this season:
  • Hednesford Town has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Hednesford Town has the most clean sheets (10)
  • Hednesford Town has the most clean sheets (6) away
  • Hednesford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Needham Market haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bromsgrove Sporting 28 15 6 7 71 37 14 6 4 4 27 17 14 9 2 3 44 20 34 51
2 Tamworth 25 16 2 7 50 26 14 9 1 4 30 14 11 7 1 3 20 12 24 50
3 Peterborough Sports 26 14 6 6 68 42 14 8 4 2 45 24 12 6 2 4 23 18 26 48
4 Coalville Town 26 13 9 4 48 27 12 6 4 2 25 16 14 7 5 2 23 11 21 48
5 Royston Town 25 14 6 5 47 26 12 8 3 1 25 10 13 6 3 4 22 16 21 48
6 Rushall Olympic 28 13 7 8 51 37 14 9 2 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 18 20 14 46
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 27 13 7 7 46 42 13 8 2 3 28 22 14 5 5 4 18 20 4 46
8 Stourbridge 23 13 4 6 45 36 11 6 2 3 20 15 12 7 2 3 25 21 9 43
9 Banbury United 27 11 9 7 40 27 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 4 6 4 18 14 13 42
10 Hednesford Town 25 13 3 9 41 29 12 7 1 4 22 12 13 6 2 5 19 17 12 42
11 Nuneaton Town 27 11 7 9 46 38 14 8 3 3 29 15 13 3 4 6 17 23 8 40
12 Kings Langley 26 12 4 10 42 39 13 7 2 4 22 16 13 5 2 6 20 23 3 40
13 Biggleswade Town 24 12 3 9 39 34 11 7 0 4 18 17 13 5 3 5 21 17 5 39
14 Barwell 26 12 2 12 50 49 14 8 1 5 27 20 12 4 1 7 23 29 1 38
15 Needham Market 26 9 8 9 33 31 14 3 6 5 18 21 12 6 2 4 15 10 2 35
16 Lowestoft Town 25 10 2 13 42 47 13 6 2 5 19 13 12 4 0 8 23 34 -5 32
17 Hitchin Town 27 8 8 11 39 44 13 4 4 5 17 17 14 4 4 6 22 27 -5 32
18 Leiston 27 6 6 15 38 80 14 2 4 8 20 41 13 4 2 7 18 39 -42 24
19 Stratford Town 29 6 4 19 38 68 15 5 2 8 27 33 14 1 2 11 11 35 -30 22
20 Alvechurch 24 4 4 16 24 48 11 2 3 6 13 18 13 2 1 10 11 30 -24 16
21 St Ives Town 27 4 4 19 27 60 13 3 2 8 15 31 14 1 2 11 12 29 -33 16
22 Redditch United 28 2 3 23 21 79 14 1 2 11 10 32 14 1 1 12 11 47 -58 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 Bromsgrove Sporting 28 15 6 7 71 37 14 6 4 4 27 17 14 9 2 3 44 20 34 51
2 Tamworth 25 16 2 7 50 26 14 9 1 4 30 14 11 7 1 3 20 12 24 50
3 Peterborough Sports 26 14 6 6 68 42 14 8 4 2 45 24 12 6 2 4 23 18 26 48
4 Coalville Town 26 13 9 4 48 27 12 6 4 2 25 16 14 7 5 2 23 11 21 48
5 Royston Town 25 14 6 5 47 26 12 8 3 1 25 10 13 6 3 4 22 16 21 48
6 Rushall Olympic 28 13 7 8 51 37 14 9 2 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 18 20 14 46
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 27 13 7 7 46 42 13 8 2 3 28 22 14 5 5 4 18 20 4 46
8 Stourbridge 23 13 4 6 45 36 11 6 2 3 20 15 12 7 2 3 25 21 9 43
9 Banbury United 27 11 9 7 40 27 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 4 6 4 18 14 13 42
10 Hednesford Town 25 13 3 9 41 29 12 7 1 4 22 12 13 6 2 5 19 17 12 42
11 Nuneaton Town 27 11 7 9 46 38 14 8 3 3 29 15 13 3 4 6 17 23 8 40
12 Kings Langley 26 12 4 10 42 39 13 7 2 4 22 16 13 5 2 6 20 23 3 40
13 Biggleswade Town 24 12 3 9 39 34 11 7 0 4 18 17 13 5 3 5 21 17 5 39
14 Barwell 26 12 2 12 50 49 14 8 1 5 27 20 12 4 1 7 23 29 1 38
15 Needham Market 26 9 8 9 33 31 14 3 6 5 18 21 12 6 2 4 15 10 2 35
16 Lowestoft Town 25 10 2 13 42 47 13 6 2 5 19 13 12 4 0 8 23 34 -5 32
17 Hitchin Town 27 8 8 11 39 44 13 4 4 5 17 17 14 4 4 6 22 27 -5 32
18 Leiston 27 6 6 15 38 80 14 2 4 8 20 41 13 4 2 7 18 39 -42 24
19 Stratford Town 29 6 4 19 38 68 15 5 2 8 27 33 14 1 2 11 11 35 -30 22
20 Alvechurch 24 4 4 16 24 48 11 2 3 6 13 18 13 2 1 10 11 30 -24 16
21 St Ives Town 27 4 4 19 27 60 13 3 2 8 15 31 14 1 2 11 12 29 -33 16
22 Redditch United 28 2 3 23 21 79 14 1 2 11 10 32 14 1 1 12 11 47 -58 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.