With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Needham Market fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against St Ives Town.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Needham Market form and stats
Needham Market's results here at Bloomfields in the Non League Premier: Southern have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Needham Market, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Needham Market fans got no joy from their last match, a Non League Premier: Southern game also here at Bloomfields: A 0-3 defeat against Bromsgrove Sporting (placed 3rd). Before that match, a win away at Tamworth.
Needham Market has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Needham Market defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
St Ives Town form and stats
There's been little loot from St Ives Town's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Non League Premier: Southern. St Ives Town only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. A depressing five defeats in a row for St Ives Town in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Leiston.
It might be tough going out on the road again for St Ives Town, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Nuneaton Town (placed 7th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Redditch United.
St Ives Town lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The attacking power of St Ives Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. St Ives Town have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Needham Market victory, 1 draw and 0 St Ives Town wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Needham Market missing players
St Ives Town missing players
| Needham Market | St Ives Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 26 | 15 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 45% | 71% |
| 50% | 55% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 52% |
| 20% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 29% |
| 10% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 14% |
| 55% | 64% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 27% | 38% |
| 20% | 9% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 25% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 64% | 52% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 4.9 | 3.2 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 124 | 70 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 40 | 86 |
| 56 | 35 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 20 | 42 |
| 29% | 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 33% |
- Needham Market have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Needham Market haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Ives Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- St Ives Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- St Ives 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 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Peterborough Sports | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 37 |
| 3 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 24 | 36 |
| 4 | Hednesford Town | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Banbury United | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Coalville Town | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 7 | Nuneaton Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Biggleswade Town | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Royston Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 30 |
| 10 | Rushall Olympic | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 30 |
| 11 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Barwell | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 29 |
| 13 | Needham Market | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Kings Langley | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Stourbridge | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 16 | Lowestoft Town | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Stratford Town | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 19 | St Ives Town | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -21 | 15 |
| 20 | Alvechurch | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -14 | 13 |
| 21 | Leiston | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 36 | -45 | 13 |
| 22 | Redditch United | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -33 | 9 |