KETTERING, England (Interstat) — Kettering Town hosts Sporting Khalsa on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in an FA Cup match at Latimer Park in Northamptonshire.

The fifth-round tie brings together two non-league sides from England’s seventh-tier Southern League Premier Division Central. Kettering Town enters with a 58 percent win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, though the same simulator projects a 1-1 draw.

Kettering Town (0-2-2 in its last four matches across all competitions) has not played since Oct. 4, 2025, when it fell 1-0 at Saint Ives Town. The Poppies’ most recent home game was a 2-1 loss to Quorn on Sept. 13, 2025. Their lone win this season came Aug. 30, a 4-1 victory at Long Eaton United.

Sporting Khalsa (1-1-7 in its last nine matches) last played Jan. 11, 2026, losing 2-1 at home to Rushall Olympic. The visitors have struggled on the road, with their only away win coming Sept. 13, 2025, a 2-1 decision at Hereford. In their most recent away game, they lost 1-0 at Coleshill Town on Sept. 6.

Khalsa’s other results this season: a 3-2 home loss to Hereford on Sept. 23; a 2-0 loss at Boston Town on Sept. 2 (two matches played that day, both 2-0 defeats against Boston Town); a 1-1 draw at Boston Town on Aug. 30; a 1-1 draw at Wellingborough on Aug. 23; and a 5-1 win at SC Inkberrow on Aug. 16.

Kettering’s only other result was a 2-1 defeat at Quorn on Sept. 13.

Both teams have been idle for months, with Kettering last playing more than seven months ago and Khalsa nearly four months ago. The long layoff could affect rhythm.

The match kicks off at 3 p.m. local time. The winner advances to the sixth round of the FA Cup.