Match Report
Royston Town, 21st on 25 points, faced a 45-point deficit to Needham Market (6th, 70). Per game in the league, Needham Market were scoring 1.52 and conceding 1.26, Royston Town 0.83 and 1.95, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Needham Market wins, 0 for Royston Town, 2 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
Bloomfields, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Needham Market led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-1.
Goal scorers
Needham Market: Kyle Hammond (21'), Luke Ingram (26'), Joe Neal (39'), Joe Neal (73'), Joe Neal (73'), Max Appauh (72') · Royston Town: William St Clair-Burton (42')
Key stats
Possession: Needham Market 61% · Royston Town 39% · Total shots: 16-2 · On target: 14-1 · Corners: 6-3