Did you go to Saturday's game? Click here to send us your viewsThe top-of-the-table clash failed to produce a cracker as the two teams cancelled each out for the majority of the game.
But the Poppies will have been disappointed with their overall performance ahead of Tuesday night's FA Cup replay at Lincoln City.
From the first whistle the Poppies looked off the pace and Lee Harper made a fine stop from Danny Wright before saving from Jack Midson at his near post.
Histon looked the more likely to take the lead in the opening half and it wasn't until a minute before the break that Kettering created their best opening.
Iyseden Christie released Chris Arthur and the winger eventually pulled the ball back for Christie who ballooned his effort over the bar.
The deadlock was broken seven minutes into the second half when Gareth Gwillim's free-kick was headed back by Nathaniel Knight-Percival and Midson was on hand to head home from close range.
The Poppies tried to respond and Andre Boucaud was unlucky to see his decent strike drift just wide of the post.
Chances remained few and far between but Kettering had a decent shout for a penalty waved away after Darren Wrack looked to have been pushed over in the area.
Craig Westcarr saw a free-kick saved by Danny Naisbitt before Knight-Percival flicked an Exodus Geohaghon throw onto his own bar and Jean-Paul Marna was unable to fire home the rebound.
Histon: Naisbitt; Oyebanjo, Ada, Langston, Gwillim; Knight-Percival, Mitchel King, Simpson (sub Andrews, 65 mins), Barker (sub Reeves, 90 mins); Midson, Wright. Subs not used: Pope, Rose, Welch.
Poppies: Harper; Eaden (sub Solkhon, 81 mins), Geohaghon, Dempster, Jaszczun; Potter, Wrack, Boucaud, Arthur (sub Westcarr, 54 mins); Christie (sub Marna 71 mins), Seddon. Subs not used: Beardsley, Williams.
Referee: Mr D Sheldrake.
Goal: Midson (52 mins, 1-0).
Cards: Christie, Ada, Boucaud (all yellow).
Attendance: 2,716 (Poppies fans 642).
Full reports, pictures and reaction from all the weekend's games in the Evening Telegraph on Monday
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