Match

Needham Market vs Royston Town: result 6-1 and analysis

Non League Premier - Southern CentralRegular Season - 17Kick-off on November 18, 2025 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Ecologic Stadium at Bloomfields, Needham Market, Suffolk

Needham Market
6-1
Royston Town

Full time

What was the result of Needham Market vs Royston Town?

Needham Market won 6-1 on November 18, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 21′581861Needham Market
  • 26′579286Needham Market (pen.)
  • 40′J. NealNeedham Market
  • 42′659706Royston Town
  • 72′659707Needham Market
  • 74′J. NealNeedham Market
  • 84′659708Needham Market

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Needham Market have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Royston Town have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Needham Market
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 15, 2025St Ives Town(away)2-2Non League Premier - Southern Central
Nov 8, 2025Redditch United(home)2-1Non League Premier - Southern Central
Nov 4, 2025Stratford Town(away)2-2Non League Premier - Southern Central
Nov 1, 2025Halesowen Town(away)0-2Non League Premier - Southern Central
Oct 25, 2025Kettering Town(away)1-0Non League Premier - Southern Central
Royston Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 15, 2025Stratford Town(home)1-0Non League Premier - Southern Central
Nov 8, 2025Bromsgrove Sporting(away)0-2Non League Premier - Southern Central
Nov 4, 2025AFC Sudbury(away)1-1Non League Premier - Southern Central
Nov 1, 2025Harborough Town(home)0-2Non League Premier - Southern Central
Oct 21, 2025Spalding United(away)0-4Non League Premier - Southern Central

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Needham Market wins, 1 draw, 1 Royston Town win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 9, 2025Royston Town 1-1 Needham MarketNon League Premier - Southern Central
Apr 6, 2024Needham Market 3-1 Royston TownNon League Premier - Southern Central
Oct 28, 2023Royston Town 0-2 Needham MarketNon League Premier - Southern Central
Jan 28, 2023Royston Town 1-0 Needham MarketNon League Premier - Southern Central
Sep 13, 2022Needham Market 5-0 Royston TownNon League Premier - Southern Central
Nov 27, 2018Needham Market 2-0 Royston TownFA Trophy

Last archived meeting: Royston Town vs Needham Market on Sep 9, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Needham Market score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Royston Town score 0.7 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Needham Market1.71.339/159/15
Royston Town0.71.927/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Needham Market15744322325

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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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