Preview: Halifax Town favourite to defeat Aldershot Town at The Shay Stadium

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Shay Stadium (14061 seats)

Halifax Town should be expected winners of this home match against Aldershot Town, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Halifax Town have the fewest conceded goals (32) in National League
  • Aldershot Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (14) in National League

The season is still full of potential for Halifax Town as they can still win the whole National League. Aldershot is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Halifax Town form and stats

52 points is a decent return from 21 National League games here at The Shay Stadium for Halifax Town. The data says 17 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. It’s been three wins in a row for Halifax Town here at The Shay Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

It's back home for Halifax Town, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Eastleigh away with the result 2-1. Warburton and Spence found the net in that victory.

Before that, Halifax had a home game versus Yeovil Town which ended with a victory 1-0.

The Halifax Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 36 goals in 21 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Halifax Town have only let in 10 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Aldershot Town form and stats

7 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. That’s the product of Aldershot Town playing as the away team in the National League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Aldershot Town, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Aldershot has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Maidenhead United for a 2-2 draw. As mentioned above, Aldershot Town drew the match against Maidenhead United. Manager Molesley brought on Panayiotou to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Before that, Aldershot Town secured a home win against Notts County with the score 3-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Aldershot when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing seven times, drawing zero and winning zero games.

Aldershot Town find the net regularly in their away games. 26 goals from 21 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Aldershot Town have conceded 32 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Aldershot has visited these top teams six times, and 4 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Aldershot Town - Halifax Town 0-1. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Halifax Town won four, Aldershot Town triumphed in four and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Halifax TownB. Waters
B. Waters
18 goals
Halifax TownM. Warburton
M. Warburton
13 goals
Halifax TownJ. Slew
J. Slew
10 goals

Halifax Town missing players

Aldershot Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Halifax Town Aldershot Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
25 17 6 Won W 0 7 11
8 1 0 Drew D 1 4 9
9 3 1 Lost L 5 10 22
61 36 14 Scored S 5 26 44
32 10 3 Conceded C 13 32 69
93% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 95%
64% 67% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 76%
36% 38% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 52%
21% 14% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 31%
7% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 19% 14%
40% 29% 29% BTTS BTTS 67% 52% 52%
45% 67% 71% Clean Sheets C S 17% 24% 17%
21% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 36%
 
4.8 5.2 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 4.5
5.8 5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.5 5.5
1.5 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 2 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.5 11 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.2 7.6
3.6 4 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.3
41% 43% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 39% 32%
 
9.6 8.6 6.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 10.6 10.6
3.3 2.7 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 4.2 4.2
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Aldershot Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Aldershot Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (14) in National League
  • Halifax Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Halifax Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Halifax Town have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in National League
  • Halifax Town have the fewest conceded goals (32) in National League
  • Halifax Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in National League
  • Halifax Town have the most clean sheets (14) at home in National League
  • Halifax Town have the most matches under the total-line (23) in National League
  • Halifax Town have the most points (52) at home in National League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 41 28 4 9 84 35 20 13 3 4 41 17 21 15 1 5 43 18 49 88
2 Wrexham 42 25 10 7 88 43 21 14 6 1 44 18 21 11 4 6 44 25 45 85
3 Halifax Town 42 25 8 9 61 32 21 17 1 3 36 10 21 8 7 6 25 22 29 83
4 Solihull Moors 42 23 12 7 77 44 21 13 5 3 48 23 21 10 7 4 29 21 33 81
5 Notts County 42 22 10 10 77 52 21 14 5 2 44 22 21 8 5 8 33 30 25 76
6 Grimsby Town 41 22 7 12 62 39 20 14 2 4 36 16 21 8 5 8 26 23 23 73
7 Chesterfield 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 11 6 4 36 26 21 9 7 5 33 23 20 73
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 21 7 14 76 50 21 9 6 6 43 29 21 12 1 8 33 21 26 70
9 Boreham Wood 41 18 12 11 47 34 21 11 8 2 28 11 20 7 4 9 19 23 13 66
10 Torquay United 41 17 11 13 63 52 21 10 6 5 37 23 20 7 5 8 26 29 11 62
11 Bromley 41 17 11 13 54 48 20 11 5 4 33 20 21 6 6 9 21 28 6 62
12 Southend United 43 16 9 18 44 60 21 10 4 7 25 26 22 6 5 11 19 34 -16 57
13 Yeovil Town 42 14 13 15 40 44 21 7 6 8 18 23 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 55
14 Altrincham 41 15 9 17 61 64 21 10 4 7 39 26 20 5 5 10 22 38 -3 54
15 Woking 42 16 4 22 58 59 21 8 0 13 27 34 21 8 4 9 31 25 -1 52
16 Maidenhead United 42 12 12 18 45 65 21 9 5 7 32 34 21 3 7 11 13 31 -20 48
17 Wealdstone 42 12 11 19 46 63 21 7 7 7 22 23 21 5 4 12 24 40 -17 47
18 Barnet 42 12 11 19 55 84 21 6 6 9 26 38 21 6 5 10 29 46 -29 47
19 Eastleigh 42 11 9 22 46 69 21 8 5 8 29 29 21 3 4 14 17 40 -23 42
20 Aldershot Town 42 11 9 22 44 69 21 4 5 12 18 37 21 7 4 10 26 32 -25 42
21 King's Lynn Town 43 8 10 25 46 77 22 4 4 14 22 38 21 4 6 11 24 39 -31 34
22 Weymouth 42 5 10 27 37 85 21 3 7 11 20 36 21 2 3 16 17 49 -48 25
23 Dover Athletic 42 2 6 34 34 97 21 1 3 17 12 39 21 1 3 17 22 58 -63 0

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 41 28 4 9 84 35 20 13 3 4 41 17 21 15 1 5 43 18 49 88
2 Wrexham 42 25 10 7 88 43 21 14 6 1 44 18 21 11 4 6 44 25 45 85
3 Halifax Town 42 25 8 9 61 32 21 17 1 3 36 10 21 8 7 6 25 22 29 83
4 Solihull Moors 42 23 12 7 77 44 21 13 5 3 48 23 21 10 7 4 29 21 33 81
5 Notts County 42 22 10 10 77 52 21 14 5 2 44 22 21 8 5 8 33 30 25 76
6 Grimsby Town 41 22 7 12 62 39 20 14 2 4 36 16 21 8 5 8 26 23 23 73
7 Chesterfield 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 11 6 4 36 26 21 9 7 5 33 23 20 73
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 21 7 14 76 50 21 9 6 6 43 29 21 12 1 8 33 21 26 70
9 Boreham Wood 41 18 12 11 47 34 21 11 8 2 28 11 20 7 4 9 19 23 13 66
10 Torquay United 41 17 11 13 63 52 21 10 6 5 37 23 20 7 5 8 26 29 11 62
11 Bromley 41 17 11 13 54 48 20 11 5 4 33 20 21 6 6 9 21 28 6 62
12 Southend United 43 16 9 18 44 60 21 10 4 7 25 26 22 6 5 11 19 34 -16 57
13 Yeovil Town 42 14 13 15 40 44 21 7 6 8 18 23 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 55
14 Altrincham 41 15 9 17 61 64 21 10 4 7 39 26 20 5 5 10 22 38 -3 54
15 Woking 42 16 4 22 58 59 21 8 0 13 27 34 21 8 4 9 31 25 -1 52
16 Maidenhead United 42 12 12 18 45 65 21 9 5 7 32 34 21 3 7 11 13 31 -20 48
17 Wealdstone 42 12 11 19 46 63 21 7 7 7 22 23 21 5 4 12 24 40 -17 47
18 Barnet 42 12 11 19 55 84 21 6 6 9 26 38 21 6 5 10 29 46 -29 47
19 Eastleigh 42 11 9 22 46 69 21 8 5 8 29 29 21 3 4 14 17 40 -23 42
20 Aldershot Town 42 11 9 22 44 69 21 4 5 12 18 37 21 7 4 10 26 32 -25 42
21 King's Lynn Town 43 8 10 25 46 77 22 4 4 14 22 38 21 4 6 11 24 39 -31 34
22 Weymouth 42 5 10 27 37 85 21 3 7 11 20 36 21 2 3 16 17 49 -48 25
23 Dover Athletic 42 2 6 34 34 97 21 1 3 17 12 39 21 1 3 17 22 58 -63 0

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The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.