Match Report
3 points for Hitchin Town (20th), 7 for Needham Market (10th): a 4-point gap. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Hitchin Town ran at 0.83 scored and 1.67 conceded, Needham Market at 1.5 and 1.83.
Hitchin Town had lost four in a row.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Hitchin Town, 0 draws and 4 for Needham Market, at 2.8 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Top Field (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, Needham Market led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Hitchin Town: Rio Deall (26') · Needham Market: Ollie Saunders (5'), Kyle Hammond (7'), Kyle Hammond (85')
Key stats
Possession: Hitchin Town 57% · Needham Market 43% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 2-6