National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Spalding United or Kettering Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Spalding United form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the FA Cup for Spalding United, as the manager led his troops to eliminate Tividale and Brantham Athletic, and reach the 2nd Round Qualifying. Spalding participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the extra preliminary round.Spalding United have collected 6 points from their Non League Div One: Northern South home games so far after 2-0-2. Spalding are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Sir Halley Stewart Field, having lost their two previous games here.
Happy days for Spalding in their previous game, a FA Cup match away at Tividale that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Before that match, a FA Cup win away at Brantham Athletic.Spalding have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sir Halley Stewart Field with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Spalding's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kettering Town form and stats
Kettering's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 2nd round qualifying.Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Kettering Town are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Kettering, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Guiseley in the Vanarama National League North last time out.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Fylde in the Vanarama National League North.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Powell 5 goals | D. Sheriff 1 goals | C. Ofosu 1 goals |
Spalding United missing players
Kettering Town missing players
| Spalding United | Kettering Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 29 | 43 | ||
| 48 | 21 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 36% | ||
| 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 |