Thursday , 2 July 2026

Northampton Town FC vs Kettering Town FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2024-25
Northampton Town FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Kettering Town FC
Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 17:30 UTC Sixfields Stadium 7,104 HT 45' · FT 45'
Connor Johnson og 28' 1–0
1–1 66' Luca Miller
1–2 92' Nile Ranger
Y 73' Connor Johnson
Y 90' Aaron Powell
William Hondermarck 104' Y
Tyler Magloire 116' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Northampton Town FC vs Kettering Town FC — FA Cup at Sixfields Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Elliot Bell (England)
  • Assistant 1 Alan Cresswell (England)
  • Assistant 2 Ryan Williams (England)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Northampton Town FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kettering Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-02 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Kettering Town FC

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Kettering Town FC H 1–2 L
29 Oct Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L
26 Oct Crawley Town FC H 3–0 W
22 Oct Stockport County FC A 1–1 D
19 Oct Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W
05 Oct Wrexham AFC A 1–4 L
Kettering Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Northampton Town FC A 2–1 W
01 Oct King's Lynn Town FC A 1–6 L
19 Oct Buxton FC A 1–3 L
16 Oct Buxton FC H 2–2 D
03 Oct Chelmsford City FC H 2–0 W
24 Sep Sutton Coldfield Town FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Northampton Town FC and Kettering Town FC has kicked off!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Northampton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Northampton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The travelling Kettering Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis White made 12 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Kettering Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Kettering Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Connor Johnson on 28.
  • 33' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kettering Town FC that had 12 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' The Kettering Town FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Andrade departs to be replaced by Gary Hooper.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Kettering Town FC. Isiah Noel-Williams is replaced by Luca Miller.
  • 66' What a strike from Luca Miller! The score is 0-2.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Northampton Town FC team. Liam McCarron is replaced by Jack Sowerby on 71 minute.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a card for Connor Johnson.
  • 78' Wesley York has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Gary Stohrer. He replaces Andi Thanoj on 79 minute.
  • 83' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Tariqe Fosu-Henry departs to be replaced by Martyn Waghorn.
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • 89' Wesley York is replacing Tyree Wilson for the Kettering Town FC side.
  • 90' The referee shows Kettering Town FC player a card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Northampton Town FC. Akin Odimayo is replaced by TJ Eyoma.
  • With this win, Kettering Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Brady

Kettering Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nile Ranger 1
Luca Miller 1

Head to Head

2024-11-02 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Kettering Town FC

Northampton Town FC Form

2024-11-02 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Kettering Town FC L 2024-10-29 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2024-10-26 Northampton Town FC 3–0 Crawley Town FC W 2024-10-22 Stockport County FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-10-19 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-10-05 Wrexham AFC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L

Kettering Town FC Form

2024-11-02 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Kettering Town FC W 2022-10-01 King's Lynn Town FC 6–1 Kettering Town FC L 2021-10-19 Buxton FC 3–1 Kettering Town FC L 2021-10-16 Kettering Town FC 2–2 Buxton FC D 2020-10-03 Kettering Town FC 2–0 Chelmsford City FC W 2019-09-24 Sutton Coldfield Town FC 2–1 Kettering Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Northampton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Kettering Town FC xG
I would bet for: Northampton Town FC or Kettering Town FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Northampton Town FC41% Draw28% Kettering Town FC31%
Actual: Kettering Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Kettering Town FC
59%
Northampton Town FC or Kettering Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Northampton Town FC32% Draw45% Kettering Town FC23%
Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap Northampton Town FC covers Push Kettering Town FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Kettering Town FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.