Can Halifax Town beat Oldham Athletic in The Shay Stadium clash?

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 29.October
Match begins: 16:20 (UTC)
Venue: The Shay Stadium (14061 seats)

This duo has had their share of problems so far, but three lovely points in this very important match would definitely help. Let's hear it for Halifax Town - Oldham Athletic!

Insights:
  • Halifax Town have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in National League
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals (2) away in National League

It's no vacation for neither Halifax Town nor Oldham Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Halifax Town form and stats

Halifax Town have played 7 National League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Halifax Town hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Maidenhead United, Gateshead, Scunthorpe United, Yeovil Town, Halifax Town, Torquay United and Maidstone United), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Hopes of three in a row are alive for Halifax after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Halifax Town lost their last game at Wrexham (placed 2nd) after a 1-3 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated in three league matches. Dieseruvwe has scored in four matches in a row. Outstanding!

Ahead of that match, Halifax Town won a home game hosting Dagenham & Redbridge (2-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Halifax handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Halifax Town as they have a new game in only three days, a National League match thankfully also at home. Dorking Wanderers are visiting.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Halifax here at The Shay Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). 9 goals have been conceded. Halifax Town has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

Oldham Athletic have only collected 3 points from their away games in the National League, after 0-3-4 (7 played).

Oldham Athletic lost away at Altrincham (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Yeovil Town.

We have checked recent matches where Oldham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were 3 victories, 6 draws and 10 defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Oldham Athletic's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 7 travels. Oldham have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Halifax TownE. Dieseruvwe
E. Dieseruvwe
6 goals
Oldham AthleticB. Tollitt
B. Tollitt
4 goals
Oldham AthleticH. Hope
H. Hope
3 goals

Halifax Town missing players

Oldham Athletic missing players

Halifax Town Oldham Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
4 3 1 Won W 0 0 4
3 1 0 Drew D 2 3 4
8 3 1 Lost L 0 4 7
12 6 2 Scored S 1 2 16
23 9 1 Conceded C 1 10 23
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 86% 93%
67% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 80%
27% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 53%
27% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
13% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
33% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 53%
33% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 13%
40% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 71% 40%
 
4.9 5.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.9 4.1
4.9 2.6 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.6 4.3
1.7 1.7 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.8 11.7 17 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.1 8.8
3.5 4.6 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.9 3.5
23% 19% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 10% 30%
 
8.7 6.3 6 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 12.3 11.3
3.9 2.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.7 4.1
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Halifax Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Halifax Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Oldham Athletic have scored away.
  • Halifax Town have the fewest scored goals (6) at home 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.
  • Oldham Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals (2) away in National League
  • Oldham Athletic have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Notts County 15 11 3 1 40 14 7 6 1 0 15 3 8 5 2 1 25 11 26 36
2 Wrexham 15 10 3 2 42 17 7 7 0 0 30 9 8 3 3 2 12 8 25 33
3 Solihull Moors 15 8 4 3 32 16 8 4 4 0 18 7 7 4 0 3 14 9 16 28
4 Chesterfield 15 8 4 3 29 21 7 5 0 2 15 10 8 3 4 1 14 11 8 28
5 Boreham Wood 15 7 6 2 22 14 7 2 3 2 9 9 8 5 3 0 13 5 8 27
6 Woking 15 7 3 5 28 18 7 4 1 2 16 9 8 3 2 3 12 9 10 24
7 Bromley 15 7 3 5 23 19 8 5 2 1 12 5 7 2 1 4 11 14 4 24
8 Southend United 15 6 5 4 18 11 8 4 2 2 9 4 7 2 3 2 9 7 7 23
9 York City 16 6 5 5 20 15 8 3 3 2 9 8 8 3 2 3 11 7 5 23
10 Barnet 15 7 2 6 32 34 7 5 0 2 13 11 8 2 2 4 19 23 -2 23
11 Eastleigh 15 6 4 5 16 18 7 5 2 0 9 4 8 1 2 5 7 14 -2 22
12 Dorking Wanderers 15 6 3 6 30 34 8 4 2 2 17 16 7 2 1 4 13 18 -4 21
13 Dagenham & Redbridge 16 5 5 6 25 33 8 4 3 1 18 15 8 1 2 5 7 18 -8 20
14 Wealdstone 15 5 4 6 16 22 8 2 3 3 8 13 7 3 1 3 8 9 -6 19
15 Altrincham 15 4 6 5 23 28 7 3 3 1 12 8 8 1 3 4 11 20 -5 18
16 Aldershot Town 15 5 2 8 21 23 8 3 1 4 13 13 7 2 1 4 8 10 -2 17
17 Maidenhead United 15 5 2 8 14 20 8 3 2 3 8 8 7 2 0 5 6 12 -6 17
18 Oldham Athletic 15 4 4 7 16 23 8 4 1 3 14 13 7 0 3 4 2 10 -7 16
19 Halifax Town 15 4 3 8 12 23 7 3 1 3 6 9 8 1 2 5 6 14 -11 15
20 Scunthorpe United 15 3 5 7 22 30 8 3 2 3 15 16 7 0 3 4 7 14 -8 14
21 Yeovil Town 15 2 7 6 12 18 8 2 3 3 7 9 7 0 4 3 5 9 -6 13
22 Gateshead 15 2 6 7 18 26 8 1 4 3 11 13 7 1 2 4 7 13 -8 12
23 Maidstone United 15 3 3 9 17 36 7 2 2 3 8 12 8 1 1 6 9 24 -19 12
24 Torquay United 15 2 4 9 13 28 7 0 3 4 9 16 8 2 1 5 4 12 -15 10

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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.