ENGLAND NATIONAL LEAGUE
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The Shay
FC Halifax Town
Match Timeline
Southend
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
6'
O. Coker · Assist: J. Bridge
Southend
19'
W. Harris · Assist: C. Johnson
FC Halifax Town
31'
A. Dallas
Southend
42'
H. Cardwell · Assist: J. Bridge
Southend
52'
O. Coker
Southend
🟨
57'
A. Palmer
FC Halifax Town
59'
G. Scott-Morriss · Assist: O. Coker
Southend
🔄
60'
W. Smith ↔ A. Warburton
FC Halifax Town
🔄
60'
W. Hugill ↔ O. Bray
FC Halifax Town
🔄
61'
G. Scott-Morriss ↔ C. Miley
Southend
🔄
61'
Morton ↔ S. Spasov
Southend
🔄
61'
H. Cardwell ↔ L. Chambers-Parillon
Southend
🟨
67'
J. Turner-Cooke
FC Halifax Town
🟨
67'
J. Golding
Southend
🔄
81'
S. Hobson ↔ A. Alimi-Adetoro
FC Halifax Town
🔄
81'
D. Crowe ↔ B. Waters
FC Halifax Town
🔄
81'
D. Kawa ↔ K. Morris
FC Halifax Town
🔄
84'
J. Golding ↔ B. Goodliffe
Southend
85'
K. Morris · Assist: W. Harris
FC Halifax Town
🔄
88'
A. Dallas ↔ C. Kendall
Southend
90'
L. Chambers-Parillon · Assist: J. Bridge
Southend

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

1X2
Away Win
Probability 77.2%
Odds -
BTTS
BTTS Yes
Probability 52.7%
Odds -
Over / Under 2.5
Over 2.5
Probability 72.7%
Odds -
All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
1X2 Away Win
77.2%
-
BTTS BTTS Yes
52.7%
-
Over / Under 2.5 Over 2.5
72.7%
-
Probability Distribution
FC Halifax Town Win 22.8%
Draw 0%
Southend Win 77.2%
Expected Goals (xG)
FC Halifax Town1.31
Southend1.59
Recent Form (Last 5)
FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town
WWDLW
78 GF / 64 GA
Southend Southend
WLDWL
89 GF / 45 GA
Key Stats
1.59
Average Goals Scored
1.78
1.31
Average Goals Conceded
0.9
29
BTTS Yes
26
31
Over 2.5
26
0
Shots on Goal
0

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town 49 matches
Southend Southend 50 matches
FC Halifax Town Statistic Southend
22 Wins 27
11 Draws 12
16 Losses 11
78 Goals For 89
64 Goals Against 45
1.59 Avg Goals Scored 1.78
1.31 Avg Goals Conceded 0.9
29 BTTS Yes 26
41 Over 1.5 40
31 Over 2.5 26
15 Over 3.5 11
13 Clean Sheets 19
8 Failed To Score 7
0 Shots On Goal 0
0 Total Shots 0
0 Corners 0
0% Ball Possession 0%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

Final Verdict

This fixture has the profile of a tight matchup, with two sides with a fairly similar football identity likely to keep the contest close. Squad availability does not appear severe enough to completely reshape the expected balance, although smaller absences can still influence specific duels. The broader competitive context suggests that patience and control may be just as important as raw attacking intent. Across the main signals in this matchup, Away Win remains the stronger lean, and the clean-sheet angle slightly favors Southend. Southend look sharper on recent form, and that momentum could be important in key phases of the match. There is little separation in the broader season picture, with both sides operating from relatively comparable league positions and points returns. From a tactical point of view, the game still points toward Southend having the stronger overall control. The attacking numbers of both teams point toward a more open scoring environment.This game has the potential to be open, with both sides capable of creating several scoring chances.

FC Halifax Town Analysis

FC Halifax Town sit 8 with 67 points after 44 league matches. Their overall return of 19 wins, 10 draws, and 15 losses with goals at 66:60 reflects poor form over their recent run. Their attacking weight is carried by W. Harris (21 goals), J. Hmami (12 goals), O. Bray (6 goals), with creative support from J. Hmami (5 assists), D. Kawa (5 assists), A. Capello (5 assists), while defensively they have appeared quite vulnerable. At home, they have returned 10 wins, 7 draws, and 5 losses, a split that suggests a very strong split record. They are operating from a relatively stable mid-table position. In football terms, they tend to show balanced attacking football.

Southend Analysis

Southend sit 7 with 75 points after 43 league matches. The record of 21 wins, 12 draws, and 10 defeats, together with a 70:40 goal balance, points toward very strong form with results showing strong momentum. Much of their attacking threat comes through A. Dallas (15 goals), G. Scott-Morriss (14 goals), S. Spasov (7 goals), with creative support from H. Boyes (9 assists), O. Coker (6 assists), S. Austin (5 assists), while at the back they have looked fairly stable. Away from home, they have returned 8 wins, 5 draws, and 7 losses, a split that suggests a fairly balanced split record. They are pushing for upper-table objectives and still have something important to play for. In football terms, they tend to show balanced attacking football.

H2H Analysis

Across those 10 head-to-head meetings, FC Halifax Town won 1 times, Southend won 7 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 8:22 from FC Halifax Town's perspective. 6 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 5 matches, with an average of 3 goals per game.

1X2: Away Win
BTTS: BTTS Yes
Over/Under 2.5: Over 2.5
Highest model probability: 12 (100%)
H2H summary: FC Halifax Town wins 1, draws 2, Southend wins 7

Lineups

Southend
Formation
FC Halifax Town
C. Andeng Ndi
C. Andeng Ndi
G. Scott-Morriss
G. Scott-Morriss
H. Taylor
H. Taylor
J. Golding
J. Golding
J. Gubbins
J. Gubbins
J. Bridge
🎯
J. Bridge
O. Coker
⚽ 2 🎯
O. Coker
Morton
Morton
S. Austin
S. Austin
H. Cardwell
H. Cardwell
A. Dallas
A. Dallas
S. Johnson
S. Johnson
W. Hugill
W. Hugill
W. Smith
W. Smith
A. Palmer
A. Palmer
S. Hobson
S. Hobson
C. Johnson
🎯
C. Johnson
J. Turner-Cooke
J. Turner-Cooke
W. Harris
🎯
W. Harris
J. Hmami
J. Hmami
D. Crowe
D. Crowe
D. Kawa
D. Kawa
Southend 4-4-2 (estimated)
Starting XI
30
C. Andeng Ndi
2
G. Scott-Morriss
⚽ 59' ↓ 61'
16
H. Taylor
26
J. Golding
↓ 84' 🟨 67'
15
J. Gubbins
7
J. Bridge
🎯 6' 🎯 42' 🎯 90'
28
O. Coker
⚽ 6' ⚽ 52' 🎯 59'
23
Morton
↓ 61'
10
S. Austin
21
H. Cardwell
⚽ 42' ↓ 61'
9
A. Dallas
⚽ 31' ↓ 88'
Substitutes
6
B. Goodliffe
↑ 84'
17
C. Miley
↑ 61'
18
S. Spasov
↑ 61'
19
L. Chambers-Parillon
⚽ 90' ↑ 61'
22
K. Appiah-Forson
24
C. Kendall
↑ 88'
33
H. Boyes
FC Halifax Town 4-4-2 (estimated)
Starting XI
1
S. Johnson
4
W. Hugill
↓ 60'
15
W. Smith
↓ 60'
24
A. Palmer
🟨 57'
5
S. Hobson
↓ 81'
30
C. Johnson
🎯 19'
27
J. Turner-Cooke
🟨 67'
9
W. Harris
⚽ 19' 🎯 85'
8
J. Hmami
23
D. Crowe
↓ 81'
22
D. Kawa
↓ 81'
Substitutes
12
N. Ford
18
F. Hoti
19
A. Warburton
↑ 60'
17
O. Bray
↑ 60'
3
A. Alimi-Adetoro
↑ 81'
26
B. Waters
↑ 81'
28
K. Morris
⚽ 85' ↑ 81'
Last matches: FC Halifax Town
21.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Gainsborough Trinity
3
2
W
18.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Avro
3
4
L
14.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Chesterfield
3
2
W
11.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Bradford
1
6
L
04.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Sheffield Utd
1
3
L
25.04.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Woking
1
0
W
11.04.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Yeovil Town
0
0
D
06.04.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Tamworth
2
2
D
03.04.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Altrincham
1
0
W
28.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Scunthorpe
1
2
L
24.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Carlisle
0
1
L
21.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
14.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Boreham Wood
3
2
W
07.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Hartlepool
1
0
W
28.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Sutton Utd
2
2
D
24.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Rochdale
2
2
D
21.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
York
1
4
L
17.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Gateshead
1
2
L
14.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Truro City
1
0
W
11.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Brackley Town
1
1
D
Last matches: Southend
22.07.26
Fri
Southend
Northampton
1
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Southend
West Ham
1
1
D
14.07.26
Fri
Southend
Cambridge United
1
2
L
17.05.26
FA
Southend
Wealdstone
0
0
D
28.04.26
Nat
Southend
Scunthorpe
0
1
L
25.04.26
Nat
Southend
Wealdstone
2
1
W
21.04.26
Nat
Southend
Hartlepool
3
4
L
14.04.26
Nat
Southend
Aldershot Town
2
0
W
11.04.26
Nat
Southend
Solihull Moors
0
0
D
06.04.26
Nat
Southend
Sutton Utd
3
0
W
03.04.26
Nat
Southend
Braintree
3
2
W
31.03.26
Nat
Southend
Yeovil Town
2
1
W
28.03.26
FA
Southend
Southport
3
1
W
25.03.26
Nat
Southend
Woking
1
1
D
21.03.26
Nat
Southend
Altrincham
0
1
L
17.03.26
Nat
Southend
Rochdale
3
2
W
14.03.26
Nat
Southend
Forest Green
2
0
W
10.03.26
Nat
Southend
Gateshead
1
1
D
07.03.26
Nat
Southend
Carlisle
2
2
D
03.03.26
Nat
Southend
Truro City
1
1
D
H2H: FC Halifax Town vs Southend
18.04.26
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
2
6
L
06.09.25
H2H
Southend
FC Halifax Town
3
0
L
11.02.25
H2H
Southend
FC Halifax Town
3
1
L
30.11.24
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
0
2
L
06.01.24
H2H
Southend
FC Halifax Town
3
0
L
09.09.23
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
1
1
D
14.02.23
H2H
Southend
FC Halifax Town
2
1
L
16.08.22
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
0
0
D
23.04.22
H2H
Southend
FC Halifax Town
1
0
L
11.09.21
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
3
1
W
Last matches: FC Halifax Town
14.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Chesterfield
3
2
W
11.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Bradford
1
6
L
04.07.26
Fri
FC Halifax Town
Sheffield Utd
1
3
L
06.04.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Tamworth
2
2
D
28.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Scunthorpe
1
2
L
24.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Carlisle
0
1
L
14.03.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Boreham Wood
3
2
W
28.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Sutton Utd
2
2
D
24.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Rochdale
2
2
D
17.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Gateshead
1
2
L
14.02.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Truro City
1
0
W
31.01.26
FA
FC Halifax Town
Kidderminster Harriers
1
1
D
21.01.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Morecambe
1
0
W
17.01.26
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Boston United
2
1
W
13.01.26
FA
FC Halifax Town
Anstey Nomads
4
0
W
26.12.25
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Altrincham
2
1
W
21.12.25
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Wealdstone
2
2
D
13.12.25
FA
FC Halifax Town
United of Manchester
4
0
W
06.12.25
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Braintree
4
0
W
22.11.25
Nat
FC Halifax Town
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
H2H at home: FC Halifax Town
18.04.26
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
2
6
L
30.11.24
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
0
2
L
09.09.23
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
1
1
D
16.08.22
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
0
0
D
11.09.21
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
3
1
W
Last matches: Southend
28.04.26
Nat
Southend
Scunthorpe
0
1
L
21.04.26
Nat
Southend
Hartlepool
3
4
L
14.04.26
Nat
Southend
Aldershot Town
2
0
W
06.04.26
Nat
Southend
Sutton Utd
3
0
W
28.03.26
FA
Southend
Southport
3
1
W
21.03.26
Nat
Southend
Altrincham
0
1
L
07.03.26
Nat
Southend
Carlisle
2
2
D
28.02.26
FA
Southend
Horsham
2
1
W
21.02.26
Nat
Southend
Brackley Town
3
0
W
07.02.26
Nat
Southend
Scunthorpe
0
1
L
31.01.26
FA
Southend
Chatham Town
1
0
W
27.01.26
Nat
Southend
Rochdale
1
2
L
24.01.26
Nat
Southend
Boston United
3
3
D
17.01.26
Nat
Southend
York
1
1
D
13.01.26
FA
Southend
Bath City
3
1
W
26.12.25
Nat
Southend
Braintree
1
0
W
20.12.25
Nat
Southend
Tamworth
1
2
L
29.11.25
Nat
Southend
Forest Green
1
2
L
15.11.25
Nat
Southend
Yeovil Town
1
0
W
05.11.25
Nat
Southend
Woking
1
1
D
H2H away: Southend
18.04.26
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
2
6
W
30.11.24
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
0
2
W
09.09.23
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
1
1
D
16.08.22
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
0
0
D
11.09.21
H2H
FC Halifax Town
Southend
3
1
L

Standings

Conference: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 33 9 4 114:41 73 108
D W W W W
2 46 33 7 6 88:41 47 106
D W W D L
3 46 29 8 9 87:51 36 95
W W W D D
4 46 27 9 10 95:58 37 90
W W W L W
5 46 23 13 10 77:62 15 82
L D W L D
6 46 23 12 11 83:47 36 81
W L W W D
7 46 23 12 11 82:52 30 81
W L W D W
8 46 20 10 16 69:66 3 70
W L D D W
9 46 18 14 14 54:59 -5 68
L W W L D
10 46 16 15 15 69:54 15 63
L W D W D
11 46 17 11 18 63:71 -8 62
W D L D W
12 46 15 14 17 63:67 -4 59
W W D W D
13 46 17 6 23 55:65 -10 57
W W W L L
14 46 14 14 18 71:72 -1 56
W L D D W
15 46 15 11 20 67:74 -7 56
L D D L W
16 46 15 6 25 48:68 -20 51
L L D L W
17 46 13 11 22 57:80 -23 50
W D L W D
18 46 14 8 24 54:90 -36 50
L L W W D
19 46 11 14 21 59:79 -20 47
L L L L D
20 46 13 7 26 69:87 -18 46
L L L L L
21 46 10 12 24 40:75 -35 42
L W L D L
22 46 9 11 26 66:103 -37 38
L L L D W
23 46 8 12 26 38:76 -38 36
L L L D L
24 46 8 10 28 42:72 -30 34
W L L D L
Promotion - League Two
Promotion - National League (Play Offs: Semi-finals)
Promotion - National League (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)
Relegation