Needham Market will look to maintain their winning run of 3 league matches, 4 in all competitions, as they host Coalville Town on Saturday.
The Marketmen will also be looking to remain top of the table - recording 40 points after 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats from 18 league games this season, scoring 36 goals, conceding 15 - following last Tuesday's 2-1 win over Leamington at Bloomfields, while the Ravens will on the other hand be looking to improve on their 11th place - winning 9, drawing 1 and losing 9 of their 19 outings, scoring 48, conceding 38, accumulating 28 points - in the table, having won 2 of their last 5 league matches, including a 4-1 win at Alvechurch last time out.
The Marketmen sit third in the home league table, having won 4 out of their last 5 home league matches, having won 7 games, drawn 1 and last the other of their 9 league matches at Bloomfields this season having scored 18 and conceded 5, meanwhile Coalville sit 11th in the away league table having won 4 and lost 5 of their 9 league travels this season, scoring 23 and conceding 19 - with 3 of those wins coming in their last 5 league away trips.
The two sides recent head to head is poised perfectly going into Saturday's clash, with both sides having won 2 each with the other 2 ending in a draw, with the full stats listed below.
Turnstiles will be open from 12pm, ahead of the 3pm kickoff, with the East Anglian Derby between Ipswich Town and Norwich City on in the clubhouse from 12:30pm. Tickets are Adults £12 ,Concession (60+) £9 Children (12-16) £3
Previous Meetings
1. Sat 13 Oct 2018, 3pm, Coalville Town 1-2 Needham Market, Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Central Division, The Mander Cruickshank Solicitor Stadium, Goals: Berridge 56'; Dobson 13', Marsden 89'.
2. Sat 23 March 2019, 3pm, Bloomfields, Evo-Stik Southern League Central Premier Division, Needham Market 1-1 Coalville Town
Goals: Griffiths (12'); McManus (90'+1').
3. Tuesday 11 February 2020, 7:45pm, BetVictor Southern League Central Premier Division, The Mander Cruickshank Solicitors Stadium, Coalville Town 0-1 Needham Market, Goal: Page (90'+1).
4. Saturday 28 August 2021, 3pm. Fixture: Coalville Town 2-0 Needham Market. Venue: The Mander Cruickshank Solictors Stadium, LE67 3DE.
Competition: The Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Central Division. Goals: McGlinchey (40'), Berridge (44'). Sent Off: Bowles (75').
5. Sat 16.04.2022, LGE. NM 0-1 Coalville. Berridge (8').
6. Coalville Town 1-0 Needham Market | 26.11.2022 | The Pitching In Southern League Central Premier Division |Goal: Kee (53').
7. Needham Market 0-0 Coalville Town | 28.03.2023 | The Pitching In Southern League Central Premier Division | Bloomfields |
8. Coalville Town 1-6 Needham Market | 19.08.2023 | The Pitching In Southern League Central Premier Division | Goals: Timothy Berridge (64'); Dan Morphew (33'pen), Callum Page (47', 60'), Jamie McGrath (52'), Jacob Lay (65'), Seth Chambers (79'),
League Recent Form:-
Needham Market Last 5:-
Tue 7 Nov Berkhamsted (H) W 3-0, Goals: Dylan Williams (30'), OG (80'), Seth Chambers (90'+3').
Sat 11 Nov Mickleover (A) D 1-1, Needham Goal: Luke Ingram (79'pen).
Sat 25 Nov Bromsgrove Sporting (H) W 2-1, Goals: Jake Dye (65'), Seth Chambers (67').
Sat 2nd Dec 2023 Barwell (A) W 2-1. Goals: Seth Chambers (45'), Luke Ingram (64').
Tue 5 Dec Leamington (H) W 2-1. Goals: Luke Ingram (18'), Tevan Allen (27')
Coalville League last 5:-
1. Sat 11 Nov (H) Mickleover W 3-1, C Goals: Timothy Berridge (20'),
Thomas McGlinchey (22'), Ashley Chambers (45+3').
2. Tue 21 Nov (H) AFC Sudbury L 3-0
3. Sat 25 Nov (H) Halesowen Town D 1-1, goal: Berridge (56').
4. Sat 02 Dec (A) Stratford Town L 2-1. Goal: Kieran Cook (76').
5. Tue 05 Dec (A) Alvechurch W 4-1. Goals: 20' Kieran Cook, 45' Thomas McGlinchey, 79' Timothy Berridge, 90' Terell Pennant.
League Top Scorers
Luke Ingram 7
Tim Berridge 13
