This is a vital face-off in the lower section of the National League, with both Halifax Town and Gateshead suffering more distress than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the host team positioned 22nd and the visiting team in 19th spot.
- Halifax Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in National League
- Gateshead have yet to win a game away.
Halifax Town and Gateshead should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Halifax Town form and stats
Halifax Town have played three National League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Halifax travelled for their previous game, a trip to Maidenhead United that ended 1-1. The hometeam coach Millington made a successful contribution in the game against Maidenhead United, bringing on Slew who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Before that match, a win away at Scunthorpe United.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Halifax Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 0 and lost 3.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Halifax as they are travelling to their away game against Aldershot Town in the National League. That match is four days after this one.
Halifax Town has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Halifax Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Gateshead form and stats
Still no away game victory in the National League for Gateshead with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. Gateshead seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The followers enjoyed Gateshead's previous game versus Maidstone United (placed 12th), a 4-1 win played at home. Hooray; their first three points in the league after six matches not winning.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Wrexham wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Gateshead in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Gateshead, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Gateshead are hosting Boreham Wood in the National League only four days away.
Gateshead have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. The Gateshead manager Williamson has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Halifax have won at least one point in the last 12 fixtures (2-10-0) against Gateshead.Top Goalscorers
  P. Blackett 4 goals |  A. Campbell 4 goals |   J. Slew 2 goals |
Halifax Town missing players
Gateshead missing players
| Halifax Town | Gateshead | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 6.4 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 5.1 | 2.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 12.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8 | 12.7 |
| 3.1 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 6.7 |
| 18% | 8% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 8.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 7 | 6.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 3.6 |
- All of Gateshead's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Gateshead have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Gateshead have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Gateshead have scored more than double the goals of Halifax Town.
- Gateshead have yet to win a game away.
- Gateshead haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Halifax Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Halifax Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in National League
- Halifax Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Halifax Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Halifax Town have yet to win a 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 | Chesterfield | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | Notts County | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 4 | Solihull Moors | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Wealdstone | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Barnet | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Bromley | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | York City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Woking | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Eastleigh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Maidstone United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Southend United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Maidenhead United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Dorking Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 19 | Gateshead | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 21 | Aldershot Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 23 | Altrincham | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 3 |
