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Leamington v Needham Market

Leamington
1–2Full time
Needham Market

Non League Premier - Southern Central · SAT 17 OCT

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 18:10
Leamington 1–2 Needham Market LEAMINGTON WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Leamington win38%
The market said31%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.599
The market’s Brier score0.487

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 14 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Leamington win at 38%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Leamington 38% before kick-off, 38% now. 0–0 · 38–25–37
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Leamington v Needham Market
  4. 3′A goal for Needham Market on 2′ — 0–1. 0–1 · 18–20–62
  5. 3′We said Leamington at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 18%. 0–1 · 18–20–62
  6. 3′⚽ GOAL · 2' Leamington 0–1 Needham Market
  7. 3′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 3' Leamington win: 38% at kick-off, 18% now
  8. 3′THE CALL SWINGS · 3' Needham Market win is now our likeliest result at 62% (was Leamington win 18%)
  9. 7′A goal for Needham Market on 2′ — 0–1. 0–1 · 17–20–63
  10. 8′We said Leamington at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 17%. 0–1 · 17–20–63
  11. 18′Leamington score on 18′ to make it 1–1. 1–1 · 36–28–36
  12. 18′⚽ GOAL · 18' Leamington 1–1 Needham Market
  13. 18′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 18' Leamington win: 38% at kick-off, 36% now
  14. 19′Little has changed for our model: Leamington 38% before kick-off, 36% now. 1–1 · 36–29–35
  15. 21′Needham Market find the net on 20′. 1–2. 1–2 · 15–21–64
  16. 21′⚽ GOAL · 20' Leamington 1–2 Needham Market
  17. 21′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 21' Leamington win: 38% at kick-off, 15% now
  18. 23′We said Leamington at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–2 · 14–21–65
  19. 30′3 goals already, more than the 2.9 we expected for the whole match. 1–2 · 13–21–66
  20. 45′HALF-TIME Leamington 1–2 Needham Market
  21. 46′We said Leamington at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 1–2 · 9–22–69
  22. 46′SECOND HALF Leamington 1–2 Needham Market
  23. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' Leamington win: 38% at kick-off, 8% now
  24. 59′Needham Market are down to ten from 58′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 1–2 · 6–21–73
  25. 59′🟥 RED CARD · 58' Needham Market
  26. 66′We said Leamington at 38%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 1–2 · 4–19–77
  27. 79′Leamington have ten men and Needham Market ten after the red cards. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 1–2 · 1–13–86
  28. 79′🟥 RED CARD · 79' Leamington
  29. FTFULL TIME Leamington 1–2 Needham Market
  30. FTLeamington 1–2 Needham Market · Leamington win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Leamington just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Leamington 38%, draw 25%, Needham Market 37%. Over 2.5 goals 55%, both teams to score 58%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Leamington win38%
Draw25%
Needham Market win37%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 13

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Leamington

Needham Market

4Days since last match4

Last match: 13 Oct · Non League Premier - Southern Central

Last match: 13 Oct · Non League Premier - Southern Central

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
9Needham Market11+717
15Leamington11−310

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · leamington winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 14 Oct 04:39 · locked at kick-off
38% The market31%
Us38%
Market31%

We make Leamington a 38% chance to win. The market has them at 31%. We are 7 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.4.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Leamington v Needham Market1.46 – 1.45
Form · last six in Non League Premier - Southern Central this season · since 31 AugW2 D2 L2 · W3 D2 L1
Table places · points 10 v 1715 v 9
The market · Leamington win31% · ours 38%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
25%30%35%40%45% 11 OCT 04:0217 OCT 14:07
Our probability · Leamington win The market, margin stripped

Published at 41%, 38% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 31% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Leamington win38%31%+7
Draw25%26%−1
Needham Market win37%43%−6
Over 2.5 goals55%57%−2
Both teams to score58%60%−2
Over 1.5 goals78%79%−1
Over 3.5 goals33%37%−4
Leamington or draw63%57%+6
Leamington clean sheet24%––
Needham Market clean sheet24%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 5 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.5%
0123450 6.1 7.8 5.8 2.8 1 7.9 11.5 8.0 3.9 2 5.9 8.1 5.8 2.8 3 2.9 4.0 2.8 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Leamington down, Needham Market across0–5 goals a side shown (99.0% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

4 meetings since 2022/23
Goals a meeting1.75
Over 2.51 of 4
Both scored2 of 4
Last meetingsNEE 1–1 LEA · LEA 0–1 NEE · LEA 0–1 NEE · NEE 2–1 LEA

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Non League Premier - Southern Central this season · since 31 Aug

LEAMINGTON

WLDWLD2–0 · 1–3 · 1–1 · 4–0 · 1–2 · 2–2

NEEDHAM MARKET

DWWLDW3–3 · 2–0 · 4–0 · 3–5 · 1–1 · 5–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Real Bedford10+1928
2Bury Town11+627
3Bromsgrove Sporting11+1026
4Peterborough Sports12+722
5Alvechurch11+1221
6Rushall Olympic12+421
7Kettering Town11+919
8Anstey Nomads11+419
9Needham Market11+717
10Stourbridge11016
11Redditch United11+114
12Halesowen Town9014
13Leiston10012
14Racing Club Warwick11−311
15Leamington11−310
16Bishop's Stortford10−510
17Stratford Town11−810
18Banbury United11−89
19Worcester City11−87
20Hitchin Town11−107
21Leighton Town10−95
22Stamford11−251

The competition's standings before kick-off.