Brackley Town are placed 1st, while Kettering Town are bringing up the rear 18 points behind in the standings. Will they cut the gap?
- Brackley Town have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Vanarama National League North
- Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Not much time to rest for the home team, as they were involved in a Vanarama National League North match only three days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Hereford, was also a home game here at St. James' Park. The away team is better rested.
Brackley Town form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at St. James' Park as Brackley Town have scored 9 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Vanarama National League North are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Brackley Town has recorded two wins in a row here at St. James' Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Brackley's previous game was a Vanarama National League North match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hereford (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Kettering Town.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Brackley Town's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won one match, drawn two and lost one.
The manager Wilkin will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chester in only four days.
Brackley Town has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Brackley have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kettering Town form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Kettering Town playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season.
Impressive finishing from Neal, Smith and Powell secured the home win 3-1 against Brackley Town in their previous game.
Prior to that result Kettering won their away game at Leamington. The scoreline was 4-0.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Kettering Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kettering are hosting Curzon Ashton in the Vanarama National League North only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Kettering Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Kettering Town have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the sides met earlier this campaign; Kettering Town - Brackley Town 3-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - two - one (Brackley wins - draws - Kettering Town wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Ndlovu 9 goals |  C. Powell 9 goals | M. Lowe 5 goals |
Brackley Town missing players
Kettering Town missing players
| Brackley Town | Kettering Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 85% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 55% | 38% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 35% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 65% |
| 20% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 30% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 59% |
| 65% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 20% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 13.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 20% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 48% | 35% |
| 7.8 | 6.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 9.9 | 9.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
- All of Kettering Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brackley Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Brackley Town have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Vanarama National League North
- Brackley Town have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Vanarama National League North
- Brackley Town have the most clean sheets (13) in Vanarama National League North
- Brackley Town have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Vanarama National League North
- Kettering Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kettering Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brackley Town | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 43 |
| 2 | Chorley | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Gateshead | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Fylde | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 31 |
| 6 | Southport | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 | Boston United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Curzon Ashton | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 28 |
| 9 | Spennymoor Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Darlington | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 27 |
| 11 | Alfreton Town | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | York City | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Kettering Town | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Leamington | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Chester | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -2 | 24 |
| 16 | Hereford | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -12 | 19 |
| 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 18 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 28 | -20 | 18 |
| 20 | Guiseley | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 17 |
| 21 | Farsley Celtic | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -25 | 17 |
| 22 | AFC Telford United | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 12 |
