Match

Leighton Town vs Needham Market: prediction and stats

Non League Premier - Southern CentralRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 22, 2026 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Freed Veneers Community Stadium, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Leighton TownNeedham Market

Match postponed, new date to be confirmed

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leighton Town have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Needham Market have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Leighton Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 12, 2026Halesowen Town(away)2-4Non League Premier - Southern Central
Sep 5, 2026Gorleston(home)1-4FA Cup
Aug 31, 2026Real Bedford(away)2-3Non League Premier - Southern Central
Aug 29, 2026Bury Town(home)2-3Non League Premier - Southern Central
Aug 22, 2026Anstey Nomads(away)0-2Non League Premier - Southern Central
Needham Market
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 19, 2026Braintree(home)3-3FA Cup
Sep 12, 2026Worcester City(home)2-0Non League Premier - Southern Central
Sep 8, 2026Stanway Rovers(home)3-1FA Cup
Sep 5, 2026Stanway Rovers(away)0-0FA Cup
Aug 31, 2026Peterborough Sports(home)3-3Non League Premier - Southern Central

How many goals should we expect?

Leighton Town score 2.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Needham Market score 1.7 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Leighton Town2.31.467/159/15
Needham Market1.71.439/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Leighton Town sit 21st in Non League Premier - Southern Central (6 points from 13 matches) and Needham Market sit 6th (24 points from 14 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Needham Market14734292024
21Leighton Town1313914276

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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