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Needham Market vs Leighton Town Prediction, Odds & Statistics
Our Poisson-based model projects 2.88 expected goals for Needham Market and 1.08 for Leighton Town, a combined total of 3.97. That distribution gives Needham Market the largest share of the 1X2 market at 74%, with the draw at 14%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 75% for over 2.5 goals and 62% for both teams to score, with 2–1 the single most likely scoreline at 9%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 74% favourite still loses or draws a large share of the time.
Model pick
Needham Market win
74.2% probability
Expected goals
2.88 – 1.08
Model version
poisson-v2
Cold start: only league-table or short-form data was available for these teams.
Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.
Why the model likes this
Each point below is derived from this fixture's own data — recent results, home and away splits, scoring and defensive rates and head-to-head history where it exists. Points only appear when the underlying data supports them.
Needham Market home form
7 points from their last 4 home matches in our dataset.
Leighton Town away threat
Scored in 4 of their last 6 away fixtures.
Most likely outcome
The model rates Needham Market to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 74%, against 74% / 14% / 11% for home, draw and away.
Expected goals balance
Projected 2.88 goals for Needham Market and 1.08 for Leighton Town, a combined 3.97 — an open game on paper.
Match result (1X2)
Double chance 1X
89%
Double chance 12
86%
Double chance X2
26%
Goals markets
Correct score
- 2–18.5%
- 3–18.2%
- 2–07.9%
- 3–07.6%
- 1–15.9%
Recent form
Needham Market
- 2026-10-24T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Wingate & Finchley · 0-2 (L)
- 2026-10-20T18:45:00.000Z · H vs Bishop's Stortford · 2-1 (W)
- 2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z · A vs Leamington · 2-1 (W)
- 2026-10-13T18:45:00.000Z · A vs Bury Town · 5-0 (W)
- 2026-10-10T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Anstey Nomads · 1-1 (D)
Leighton Town
- 2026-10-20T18:45:00.000Z · A vs Banbury United · 0-1 (L)
- 2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Rushall Olympic · 0-3 (L)
- 2026-10-10T14:00:00.000Z · A vs Stourbridge · 1-2 (L)
- 2026-10-03T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Peterborough Sports · 2-4 (L)
- 2026-09-29T18:45:00.000Z · A vs Hitchin Town · 0-1 (L)
Head-to-head
Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.
Non League Premier - Southern Central table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Bedford | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Bury Town | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| 3 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Needham Market | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Peterborough Sports | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Kettering Town | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 8 | Alvechurch | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 9 | Anstey Nomads | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Racing Club Warwick | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Halesowen Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Stourbridge | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Redditch United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Hitchin Town | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Bishop's Stortford | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 16 | Banbury United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Leiston | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Stratford Town | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Leamington | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Worcester City | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 7 |
| 21 | Leighton Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 5 |
| 22 | Stamford | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -32 | 1 |
Prediction conclusion
The model's leading selection is Needham Market win, at 74.2%. Its single most likely scoreline is 2–1.
It puts both teams scoring at 62% and over 2.5 goals at 75%.
A 74% selection is expected to miss in the remaining share of matches, and football regularly produces red cards, injuries and tactical changes the data cannot see. Treat this as a probability, not a forecast of the result.
Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.