Spalding United – Bury Town

Recent form · Written before the match

Spalding beat Hanley Town 2-0 on September 19 in the previous round, while Bury beat Gorleston 4-3 on the same day. The other recent results listed indicate four wins and one defeat for Spalding, compared with three wins, one draw and one defeat for Bury, but not all of them have independently verifiable provenance.

No usable xG, shot volume, possession or pressing indicator has been established.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

A previous meeting in 2025-26 is mentioned, with a 2-1 win for Spalding, but it comes from a secondary page and is not sufficiently documented by the selected primary sources. It therefore offers limited prédictive relevance, especially since the squads, coaches and circumstances may have changed.

Absences and returns

No reliable public list of absentees or suspended players has been established. The starting goalkeeper and uncertain starters have not been verifiably announced before the match.

Context & news

Spalding benefits from the superior level confirmed by Bury and could benefit from home advantage if the rescheduling is indeed maintained at home. Conversely, Bury showed against Gorleston that it could remain dangerous in an open match, notably with a decisive goal from Ryan Jolland late in the game.

The scenario favorable to Spalding relies on increased territorial control; the opposite scenario is an open match in which Bury quickly exploits the spaces behind advancing opponents. No verified indicator makes it possible to quantitatively distinguish between these mechanisms.

Lineups and squad

The FA confirms Spalding United at home against Bury Town in the third qualifying round, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 19:45 British time. The exact venue for this rescheduled fixture is not explicitly displayed by the FA; Sir Halley Stewart Field is only probable.

An official Bury listing nevertheless retains the previous scheduling of October 3 at Bury: time and venue to be confirmed.