It's match week two of the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands campaign and a lot to play for. Check out our exhaustive preview of Spalding United-AFC Rushden & Diamonds!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Spalding United and AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
Spalding United form and stats
The season before, Spalding United's league stats were 22 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, producing 3rd position in the Non League Div One: Northern Midlands. Over these 38 matches they scored {68 goals} and let in 28. Appearing as the home side in the former season Spalding United produced 12-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with {36 goals} and 17 conceded.
Spalding United enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Walsall Wood's place. The match ended 3-1.
Previous to that game, a Non League Div One: Play-offs home match hosting Sporting Khalsa in a game that was won 2-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Spalding United, as the FA Cup home game vs Shepshed Dynamo is only four days away.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds form and stats
Let's have a look at how AFC Rushden & Diamonds performed last season in the Non League Premier: Southern Central: They landed a 21st position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 7 draws and 27 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded {87 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 2 and lost 16 with 18/50 goals scored/conceded.
Home advantage was not enough for Diamonds in their previous game as they lost hosting Sporting Khalsa, 0-1.
Preceding that game was the away Non League Premier: Southern Central victory against Kings Langley with the score of 2-1.AFC Rushden & Diamonds have another fixture away from home in just four days, a FA Cup match vs Fakenham Town. A grim itinerary for them!
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Spalding wins - draws - AFC Rushden & Diamonds wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.
Spalding United missing players
AFC Rushden & Diamonds missing players
| Spalding United | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 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% | 100% |
| 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 |
| Spalding United | Last season | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 16 | 27 | ||
| 68 | 36 | Scored | S | 18 | 40 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 50 | 87 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 95% | 88% | ||
| 42% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | ||
| 26% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 14% | ||
| 32% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 57% | ||
| 53% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 1.1 | 0.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 180% | 200% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 69% | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coleshill Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Spalding United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Anstey Nomads | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cambridge City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Corby Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bedworth United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Rugby Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sporting Khalsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Leicester Road | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Lye Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Quorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Coventry Sphinx | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Gresley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Boldmere St Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Shepshed Dynamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Loughborough Dynamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Walsall Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Harborough Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |