Match Report
7 points and 4 places separated them: Leiston 10th with 63, Needham Market 6th with 70. Leiston's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.55/1.38 for Leiston and 1.52/1.26 for Needham Market (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Leiston, 2 draws and 2 for Needham Market, at 3.83 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Victory Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Needham Market: Seth Chambers (76')