- Bury Town FC unbeaten in 5 (W2, D3).
- Kettering Town FC win 2, draw 2, defeat 1 in last 5 games.
- Bury Town FC home record W7, D8, L5 with 26 goals in 20 games.
Sides set to be all over each other for 90 minutes
The last meeting between these two sides was a goal fest that finished 3-3 and this game could be just as exciting.
Bury Town have been in excellent form since the turn of the year, unbeaten in 5 matches, which included a 0-0 draw at home with Stamford AFC last weekend. Cole Skuse has instilled a proactive style of play on his team that is possession based but also features a high pressing game when they are out of possession. The Diggers are aggressive, and they look to win the ball back high up the pitch with their compact midfield. James Mauge is the danger man for the hosts, the young forward has 4 of the last 9 goals for Bury Town in the past 5 games.
Richard Lavery has done a great job in his time at the helm of Kettering Town FC, he took over in February 2024 and has maintained the structure and defensive organisation that his predecessor put in place. Kettering are the league’s patient play-makers, they like to build-up their play in phases and use their full backs to provide width and create overloads in wide areas. Edward Panter has been one of their main goal threats this season, 2 of the Poppies’ last 5 goals have been scored by the veteran striker.
Lots of value in the overs market
Kettering come into this game as the clear favourites, and they should win the game against their lower ranked opposition but the price on Bury Town seems a bit steep at 161/50 with the visitors at 13/20. Both sides will want to finish the season with a bit of momentum and neither side has a deep rooted dislike for the other. Over 2.5 goals looks to be very underpriced at 57/100 and the overs look to be the best bet in this one.
The main battle will be in midfield as Bury look to press Kettering when they have the ball and the visitors will look to play their way out of pressure. The wide areas will be important in this match as Kettering look to exploit the wide channels and the home side will try and cut off the supply from the full backs. This should be an entertaining encounter between two decent sides.
