National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kettering Town or Spalding United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Kettering Town nor Spalding United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Kettering Town form and stats
Kettering Town was eliminated in the 2nd round qualifying last season in the FA Cup.Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
An away draw last time out for Kettering, facing Spalding United in a game that ended 1-1.
In the game before, an away victory in the Vanarama National League North match versus Guiseley with a 2-0 scoreline.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kettering Town, as the Vanarama National League North home game vs Spennymoor Town is only four days away.
Spalding United form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the extra preliminary round.The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Div One: Northern South. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the FA Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Spalding United's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Kettering Town that finished 1-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Tividale at their stadium, the result 1-0.Spalding have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. For Spalding, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Kettering Town and Spalding United have duelled before this season: Spalding United - Kettering 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  C. Powell 5 goals | D. Sheriff 1 goals | C. Ofosu 1 goals |
Kettering Town missing players
Spalding United missing players
| Kettering Town | Spalding United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 44 | 14 | Scored | S | 15 | 28 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 27 | 48 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 38% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leek Town | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 |
| 2 | Loughborough Dynamo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Newcastle Town | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Chasetown | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Worksop Town | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| 7 | Belper Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| 8 | Stamford | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 |
| 9 | Lincoln United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 10 | Ilkeston Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Carlton Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 13 | Frickley Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Cleethorpes Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Glossop North End | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -14 | 8 |
| 17 | Spalding United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Sheffield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Wisbech Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | -21 | 3 |
| 20 | Market Drayton Town | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | -28 | 0 |