Worcester City vs Kettering Town: prediction and stats
Non League Premier - Southern CentralRegular Season - 13Kick-off on October 17, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Claines Lane, Worcester, Worcestershire
The Footlab AI model makes Kettering Town the favourite at 51%, against 26% for a draw and 23% for Worcester City. The most likely score is 1-1. If Kettering Town wins, the most likely score is 0-1.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.7% of the 2,365 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Oct 14, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Worcester City vs Kettering Town?
On Elo ratings, Worcester City has 1,848 points and Kettering Town 1,947.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Worcester City vs Kettering Town
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Worcester City
Not enough data to predict the Worcester City lineup.
Kettering Town
Not enough data to predict the Kettering Town lineup.
Computed on October 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Worcester City have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Kettering Town have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Stourbridge(home) | 1-3 | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Rushall Olympic(away) | 0-1 | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Kettering Town(away) | 3-1 | FA Cup |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Racing Club Warwick(away) | 2-2 | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Leek Town(home) | 0-2 | FA Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Bromsgrove Sporting(away) | 1-2 | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Halesowen Town(home) | 1-1 | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Worcester City(home) | 1-3 | FA Cup |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Anstey Nomads(home) | 4-1 | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Matlock Town(away) | 4-0 | FA Trophy |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Worcester City win, 1 draw, 1 Kettering Town win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | Kettering Town 1-3 Worcester City | FA Cup |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Kettering Town 2-1 Worcester City | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Worcester City 1-1 Kettering Town | Non League Premier - Southern Central |
Last archived meeting: Kettering Town vs Worcester City on Oct 3, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Worcester City score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Kettering Town score 1.9 and concede 1.0. The model gives a 49% probability of over 2.5 goals and 52% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester City | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Kettering Town | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Worcester City sit 19th in Non League Premier - Southern Central (7 points from 10 matches) and Kettering Town sit 6th (19 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kettering Town | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 19 |
| 19 | Worcester City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Worcester City vs Kettering Town?
- The Footlab AI model makes Kettering Town the favourite at 51%, against 26% for a draw and 23% for Worcester City.
- Where and when is Worcester City vs Kettering Town played?
- Worcester City vs Kettering Town is played on October 17, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC) at Claines Lane, in the Non League Premier - Southern Central.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 49% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.7% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.
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