Match preview National League: Halifax Town - Chesterfield at The Shay Stadium

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 29.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Shay Stadium (14061 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Halifax Town have their presumed home advantage while Chesterfield are ahead 1 point in the National League table.

Insights:
  • Halifax Town have the most points from losing position (18) in National League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Relegation threatens Halifax Town who should definitely be looking for some points here. Chesterfield are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Halifax Town form and stats

Overall National League stats at home this season for Halifax Town are 9-4-7 (wins-draw-losses). Halifax are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at The Shay Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

A good away victory last time out for Halifax, who won 2-1 against Maidenhead United (placed 14th).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Dagenham & Redbridge (0-3).

The Halifax Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 32 goals in 20 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Halifax's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 28 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Chesterfield form and stats

The visitors are W10-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the National League.

Chesterfield are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the National League against Dagenham & Redbridge (placed 12th).

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Wealdstone.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Chesterfield have scored 26 goals in 20 league games away. Chesterfield have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Chesterfield - Halifax 1-2. Last five meetings between the teams: Halifax won three, Chesterfield won one and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Halifax TownJ. Hyde
J. Hyde
12 goals
ChesterfieldA. Asante
A. Asante
10 goals
ChesterfieldT. Denton
T. Denton
9 goals

Halifax Town missing players

Chesterfield missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Halifax Town Chesterfield
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 7 20 41
19 9 0 Won W 3 10 20
8 4 3 Drew D 2 3 6
14 7 3 Lost L 2 7 15
62 32 5 Scored S 7 26 58
52 28 11 Conceded C 7 23 42
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 90% 88%
71% 70% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 65% 63%
59% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 50% 54%
29% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 25% 22%
17% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 15%
61% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 43% 50% 46%
22% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 43% 40% 44%
24% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 29% 20% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.8 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 2.1 2
5 4 1 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
9.8 10.2 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.9 9.9 10.2
3.6 4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.5 4.6
41% 40% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 29% 31%
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Halifax Town have the most points from losing position (18) in National League
  • Halifax Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sutton United 40 24 9 7 69 34 20 13 4 3 40 16 20 11 5 4 29 18 35 81
2 Torquay United 41 23 10 8 68 39 21 11 6 4 34 20 20 12 4 4 34 19 29 79
3 Stockport County 41 20 14 7 68 32 21 8 11 2 31 16 20 12 3 5 37 16 36 74
4 Hartlepool United 40 21 10 9 62 40 20 13 3 4 32 19 20 8 7 5 30 21 22 73
5 Notts County 41 20 10 11 62 40 21 11 3 7 33 20 20 9 7 4 29 20 22 70
6 Wrexham 41 19 10 12 63 42 21 10 6 5 32 17 20 9 4 7 31 25 21 67
7 Chesterfield 41 20 6 15 58 42 21 10 3 8 32 19 20 10 3 7 26 23 16 66
8 Bromley 41 18 12 11 62 53 20 7 6 7 29 28 21 11 6 4 33 25 9 66
9 Eastleigh 40 18 11 11 48 37 21 11 6 4 25 12 19 7 5 7 23 25 11 65
10 Halifax Town 41 19 8 14 62 52 20 9 4 7 32 28 21 10 4 7 30 24 10 65
11 Solihull Moors 40 18 6 16 55 47 20 14 2 4 35 16 20 4 4 12 20 31 8 60
12 Dagenham & Redbridge 41 17 8 16 52 47 20 9 5 6 26 21 21 8 3 10 26 26 5 59
13 Boreham Wood 41 13 16 12 51 44 20 5 9 6 25 24 21 8 7 6 26 20 7 55
14 Maidenhead United 40 14 11 15 58 57 21 7 4 10 30 34 19 7 7 5 28 23 1 53
15 Yeovil Town 41 15 7 19 58 67 20 10 3 7 31 24 21 5 4 12 27 43 -9 52
16 Aldershot Town 41 15 6 20 55 62 21 8 3 10 30 33 20 7 3 10 25 29 -7 51
17 Altrincham 40 12 9 19 45 59 19 6 4 9 24 27 21 6 5 10 21 32 -14 45
18 Weymouth 41 11 6 24 45 67 21 7 2 12 25 36 20 4 4 12 20 31 -22 39
19 Wealdstone 41 9 7 25 45 97 21 7 2 12 32 51 20 2 5 13 13 46 -52 34
20 Woking 41 8 9 24 40 65 20 5 6 9 25 32 21 3 3 15 15 33 -25 33
21 King's Lynn Town 40 7 8 25 45 93 19 4 6 9 23 34 21 3 2 16 22 59 -48 29
22 Barnet 40 6 7 27 33 88 19 3 2 14 12 39 21 3 5 13 21 49 -55 25
23 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Sutton United 40 24 9 7 69 34 20 13 4 3 40 16 20 11 5 4 29 18 35 81
2 Torquay United 41 23 10 8 68 39 21 11 6 4 34 20 20 12 4 4 34 19 29 79
3 Stockport County 41 20 14 7 68 32 21 8 11 2 31 16 20 12 3 5 37 16 36 74
4 Hartlepool United 40 21 10 9 62 40 20 13 3 4 32 19 20 8 7 5 30 21 22 73
5 Notts County 41 20 10 11 62 40 21 11 3 7 33 20 20 9 7 4 29 20 22 70
6 Wrexham 41 19 10 12 63 42 21 10 6 5 32 17 20 9 4 7 31 25 21 67
7 Chesterfield 41 20 6 15 58 42 21 10 3 8 32 19 20 10 3 7 26 23 16 66
8 Bromley 41 18 12 11 62 53 20 7 6 7 29 28 21 11 6 4 33 25 9 66
9 Eastleigh 40 18 11 11 48 37 21 11 6 4 25 12 19 7 5 7 23 25 11 65
10 Halifax Town 41 19 8 14 62 52 20 9 4 7 32 28 21 10 4 7 30 24 10 65
11 Solihull Moors 40 18 6 16 55 47 20 14 2 4 35 16 20 4 4 12 20 31 8 60
12 Dagenham & Redbridge 41 17 8 16 52 47 20 9 5 6 26 21 21 8 3 10 26 26 5 59
13 Boreham Wood 41 13 16 12 51 44 20 5 9 6 25 24 21 8 7 6 26 20 7 55
14 Maidenhead United 40 14 11 15 58 57 21 7 4 10 30 34 19 7 7 5 28 23 1 53
15 Yeovil Town 41 15 7 19 58 67 20 10 3 7 31 24 21 5 4 12 27 43 -9 52
16 Aldershot Town 41 15 6 20 55 62 21 8 3 10 30 33 20 7 3 10 25 29 -7 51
17 Altrincham 40 12 9 19 45 59 19 6 4 9 24 27 21 6 5 10 21 32 -14 45
18 Weymouth 41 11 6 24 45 67 21 7 2 12 25 36 20 4 4 12 20 31 -22 39
19 Wealdstone 41 9 7 25 45 97 21 7 2 12 32 51 20 2 5 13 13 46 -52 34
20 Woking 41 8 9 24 40 65 20 5 6 9 25 32 21 3 3 15 15 33 -25 33
21 King's Lynn Town 40 7 8 25 45 93 19 4 6 9 23 34 21 3 2 16 22 59 -48 29
22 Barnet 40 6 7 27 33 88 19 3 2 14 12 39 21 3 5 13 21 49 -55 25
23 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.