Needham Market host Stratford Town at Bloomfields on late Tuesday on the back of five consecutive wins in the Southern League Premier Central.
Needham Market have picked up 15 points from their last six games, and they face a Town side who also won their last match, and have collected the same number of points from the last possible 18.
Needham Market are top of the table after 29 games, of which they have won 20 and drawn five, earning 65 points.
Stratford are four places behind the hosts in fifth, with 17 wins and four draws putting them on 55 points.
With 59 goals in 29 games so far this season, Needham Market are the league’s joint-third-highest scorers with 2.0 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 22 goals at a rate of 0.8 per game.
Town are also above average scorers, with 1.9 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.6 goals per game.
In the last 10 years, Needham Market and Stratford have played each other on 10 occasions. They won five each.
On average, Needham Market scored 1.9 goals and Town 2.2 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on August 5, when Stratford won 6-1 at home.
Needham Market’s last match was on Saturday, a 1-0 win against Leamington.
Stratford beat St Ives Town 3-1 last time out, also on Saturday.
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Needham Market v Stratford Town
Southern League Premier – Central | Bloomfields
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 @ 7.45pm
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