The fresh new season is about to kick off and the fans are trembling with excitement. It’s wide open as AFC Rushden & Diamonds greet Sporting Khalsa for the opening game at Hayden Road. Read on!
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
Disaster struck AFC Rushden & Diamonds last season as they could not defend their status as a Non League Premier: Southern team. With 27 defeats from 42 games, and only 8 wins, relegation could not be avoided. AFC Rushden & Diamonds are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W5 D5 L11.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds are traveling soon after this match as the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands match at Spalding United awaits in three days.
Sporting Khalsa form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sporting Khalsa performed last season in the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 84 and conceded {48 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 4 and lost 6 with 38/27 goals scored/conceded.
A new game in only three days for Khalsa, the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands home match versus Coleshill Town. Busy days.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Sporting Khalsa have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
Sporting Khalsa missing players
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Sporting Khalsa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | Last season | Sporting Khalsa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 21 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 38 | 84 | ||
| 87 | 37 | Conceded | C | 27 | 48 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 88% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 95% | 87% | ||
| 57% | 48% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 63% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 47% | ||
| 14% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 26% | ||
| 57% | 52% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 55% | ||
| 12% | 19% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 29% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 18% | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 69% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6.6 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Anstey Nomads | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bedworth United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Boldmere St Michaels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cambridge City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Coleshill Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Corby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Coventry Sphinx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Gresley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Harborough Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leicester Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Loughborough Dynamo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lye Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Quorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Rugby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Shepshed Dynamo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Spalding United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sporting Khalsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Walsall Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tamworth | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 53 | 89 |
| 2 | Coalville Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 50 | 89 |
| 3 | Leiston | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 84 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 37 | 85 |
| 4 | Nuneaton Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 79 |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 71 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 73 |
| 6 | Mickleover Sports | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 72 |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 61 |
| 8 | Barwell | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 61 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 59 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -2 | 61 |
| 10 | Stourbridge | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 59 |
| 11 | Alvechurch | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 65 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -2 | 59 |
| 12 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 40 | -8 | 59 |
| 13 | Royston Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 47 | -10 | 55 |
| 14 | Stratford Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 70 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 40 | -12 | 52 |
| 15 | Basford United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -13 | 52 |
| 16 | St Ives Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 72 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -8 | 50 |
| 17 | Needham Market | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -8 | 48 |
| 18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 43 | -20 | 48 |
| 19 | Kings Langley | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 69 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 36 | -24 | 39 |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 76 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 47 | -31 | 31 |
| 21 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 87 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | -47 | 31 |
| 22 | Bedford Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 49 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | -44 | 30 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stamford | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 45 | 87 |
| 2 | Halesowen Town | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 40 | 78 |
| 3 | Spalding United | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 40 | 75 |
| 4 | Sporting Khalsa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 70 |
| 5 | Coleshill Town | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 69 |
| 6 | Chasetown | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 31 | 68 |
| 7 | Corby Town | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 67 |
| 8 | Harborough Town | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 67 |
| 9 | Boldmere St Michaels | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 51 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 64 |
| 10 | Loughborough Dynamo | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 52 |
| 11 | Shepshed Dynamo | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 51 |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -4 | 47 |
| 13 | Leicester Road | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -3 | 44 |
| 14 | Cambridge City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | -8 | 44 |
| 15 | Bedworth United | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -8 | 42 |
| 16 | Gresley | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 38 | -24 | 41 |
| 17 | Dereham Town | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 79 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 43 | -36 | 35 |
| 18 | St Neots Town | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 41 | 87 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 48 | -46 | 32 |
| 19 | Daventry Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 100 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 46 | -70 | 24 |
| 20 | Yaxley FC | 38 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 116 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 72 | -93 | 6 |