Struggling Kettering Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying York City in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
York City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vanarama National League North game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Hereford, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for York City.
Kettering Town form and stats
3-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Vanarama National League North numbers at home for Kettering Town so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Kettering Town.
Kettering Town drew their last game, 0-0 away at Curzon Ashton (placed 20th). A 2-2 draw away before that, with Gloucester City the opponent.
A decent goal production from Kettering Town in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Kettering Town are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 9 played).
York City form and stats
The away team, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Vanarama National League North, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Vanarama National League North.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Hereford (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The Vanarama National League North match ended in a draw 2-2. Before that, York City secured a home win against Alfreton Town with the score 1-0.
The travelling fans enjoy York City's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Kettering Town, 2 draws and 4 wins for York City. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Burrow 8 goals | A. Kempster 8 goals |   L. Meikle 3 goals |
Kettering Town missing players
York City missing players
| Kettering Town | York City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 34 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 68% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 37% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | 21% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 47% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 47% |
| 28% | 22% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | 106 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 111 | 219 |
| 74 | 40 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 42 | 89 |
| 35% | 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | 30% |
- All of Kettering Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kettering Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- York City has the fewest conceded goals (12)
- York City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- York City has the most clean sheets (9)
- York City has the most points (21) away
- York City has the most scored goals (19) away
- York City has the the best goal difference (+11) away
- York City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- York City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | King's Lynn Town | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | York City | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Chester | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Southport | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Brackley Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 30 |
| 6 | Spennymoor Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | Boston United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Farsley Celtic | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Guiseley | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Alfreton Town | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Gateshead | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Hereford | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | AFC Telford United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Leamington | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Darlington | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 21 |
| 17 | Altrincham | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 20 |
| 18 | Kidderminster Harriers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Curzon Ashton | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -24 | 13 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -41 | 9 |