About Match
In the standings it is Needham Market 10th on 7 points, Leiston 8th on 8 — separated by 1. Scoring rates set the scale: Needham Market 1.5 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Leiston 2.17 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.36. Victory would move Needham Market to 10 points and up to 8th, overtaking Leiston, with other results unchanged.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 3 for Needham Market, 2 for Leiston and 2 drawn, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.6 goals per game over the last five against 3.43 all-time.
The match takes place at Bloomfields in Needham Market (capacity 4,000).