Football tips: Halifax Town vs Stockport County - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Shay Stadium (14061 seats)

Halifax Town and Stockport County are both riding high in the National League with their 5th and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Halifax Town have the most points from losing position (18) in National League
  • Stockport County have the most scored goals (32) away in National League

Halifax Town and Stockport County 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.

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Halifax Town form and stats

Halifax Town have played 17 National League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Halifax crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Bromley here at The Shay Stadium in a National League match. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Chesterfield.

The defeat against Bromley was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by J. Alabi).

The Halifax fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 17 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Halifax defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Stockport County form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (32) away in National League, are W10-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the National League. Things are running smoothly for Stockport who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Weymouth. Stockport County have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Stockport play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Boreham Wood (placed 13th). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Maidenhead United.

Stockport County are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 32 times in 18 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Stockport County - Halifax 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - three - two (Halifax wins - draws - Stockport County wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stockport CountyA. Reid
A. Reid
14 goals
Stockport CountyJ. Rooney
J. Rooney
13 goals
Halifax TownJ. Hyde
J. Hyde
9 goals

Halifax Town missing players

Stockport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Halifax Town Stockport County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 18 35
16 8 0 Won W 2 10 17
8 4 2 Drew D 1 3 11
11 5 3 Lost L 2 5 7
56 31 5 Scored S 6 32 55
46 26 11 Conceded C 6 16 28
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 86%
74% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 71%
60% 59% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 46%
34% 47% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 22% 20%
20% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 9%
69% 71% 80% BTTS BTTS 20% 39% 40%
20% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 43%
20% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 1.2 1.1
4 3 1 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
10.3 10.6 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.3 10
3.9 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.8 4.6
41% 40% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 37% 34%
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.
  • Stockport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stockport County have the most scored goals (32) away in National League
  • Stockport County have the the best goal difference (+16) away 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 Torquay United 35 20 7 8 57 33 17 9 4 4 27 16 18 11 3 4 30 17 24 67
2 Hartlepool United 36 19 10 7 54 33 18 12 3 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 27 19 21 67
3 Sutton United 34 19 9 6 55 28 16 9 4 3 31 13 18 10 5 3 24 15 27 66
4 Stockport County 35 17 11 7 55 28 17 7 8 2 23 12 18 10 3 5 32 16 27 62
5 Halifax Town 35 16 8 11 56 46 17 8 4 5 31 26 18 8 4 6 25 20 10 56
6 Bromley 35 15 10 10 54 47 18 6 6 6 27 26 17 9 4 4 27 21 7 55
7 Wrexham 35 15 9 11 48 33 17 7 6 4 22 12 18 8 3 7 26 21 15 54
8 Chesterfield 34 16 5 13 45 33 17 8 2 7 26 15 17 8 3 6 19 18 12 53
9 Notts County 33 15 8 10 44 32 18 9 2 7 25 16 15 6 6 3 19 16 12 53
10 Eastleigh 35 14 11 10 38 33 18 8 6 4 19 12 17 6 5 6 19 21 5 53
11 Aldershot Town 35 14 6 15 47 48 17 7 3 7 24 24 18 7 3 8 23 24 -1 48
12 Maidenhead United 32 13 8 11 51 43 16 7 3 6 27 22 16 6 5 5 24 21 8 47
13 Boreham Wood 36 10 16 10 40 38 18 4 9 5 18 20 18 6 7 5 22 18 2 46
14 Dagenham & Redbridge 35 13 7 15 37 43 18 7 5 6 20 20 17 6 2 9 17 23 -6 46
15 Solihull Moors 33 13 6 14 41 39 16 10 2 4 26 14 17 3 4 10 15 25 2 45
16 Yeovil Town 33 12 6 15 47 54 16 8 2 6 25 20 17 4 4 9 22 34 -7 42
17 Altrincham 36 11 8 17 39 49 17 5 3 9 19 23 19 6 5 8 20 26 -10 41
18 Wealdstone 35 9 6 20 44 81 17 7 2 8 31 39 18 2 4 12 13 42 -37 33
19 Woking 34 8 8 18 32 47 18 5 6 7 22 24 16 3 2 11 10 23 -15 32
20 Weymouth 33 8 6 19 36 52 18 6 2 10 22 30 15 2 4 9 14 22 -16 30
21 King's Lynn Town 34 7 7 20 39 72 17 4 5 8 23 30 17 3 2 12 16 42 -33 28
22 Barnet 33 5 6 22 28 75 17 3 2 12 11 33 16 2 4 10 17 42 -47 21

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 Torquay United 35 20 7 8 57 33 17 9 4 4 27 16 18 11 3 4 30 17 24 67
2 Hartlepool United 36 19 10 7 54 33 18 12 3 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 27 19 21 67
3 Sutton United 34 19 9 6 55 28 16 9 4 3 31 13 18 10 5 3 24 15 27 66
4 Stockport County 35 17 11 7 55 28 17 7 8 2 23 12 18 10 3 5 32 16 27 62
5 Halifax Town 35 16 8 11 56 46 17 8 4 5 31 26 18 8 4 6 25 20 10 56
6 Bromley 35 15 10 10 54 47 18 6 6 6 27 26 17 9 4 4 27 21 7 55
7 Wrexham 35 15 9 11 48 33 17 7 6 4 22 12 18 8 3 7 26 21 15 54
8 Chesterfield 34 16 5 13 45 33 17 8 2 7 26 15 17 8 3 6 19 18 12 53
9 Notts County 33 15 8 10 44 32 18 9 2 7 25 16 15 6 6 3 19 16 12 53
10 Eastleigh 35 14 11 10 38 33 18 8 6 4 19 12 17 6 5 6 19 21 5 53
11 Aldershot Town 35 14 6 15 47 48 17 7 3 7 24 24 18 7 3 8 23 24 -1 48
12 Maidenhead United 32 13 8 11 51 43 16 7 3 6 27 22 16 6 5 5 24 21 8 47
13 Boreham Wood 36 10 16 10 40 38 18 4 9 5 18 20 18 6 7 5 22 18 2 46
14 Dagenham & Redbridge 35 13 7 15 37 43 18 7 5 6 20 20 17 6 2 9 17 23 -6 46
15 Solihull Moors 33 13 6 14 41 39 16 10 2 4 26 14 17 3 4 10 15 25 2 45
16 Yeovil Town 33 12 6 15 47 54 16 8 2 6 25 20 17 4 4 9 22 34 -7 42
17 Altrincham 36 11 8 17 39 49 17 5 3 9 19 23 19 6 5 8 20 26 -10 41
18 Wealdstone 35 9 6 20 44 81 17 7 2 8 31 39 18 2 4 12 13 42 -37 33
19 Woking 34 8 8 18 32 47 18 5 6 7 22 24 16 3 2 11 10 23 -15 32
20 Weymouth 33 8 6 19 36 52 18 6 2 10 22 30 15 2 4 9 14 22 -16 30
21 King's Lynn Town 34 7 7 20 39 72 17 4 5 8 23 30 17 3 2 12 16 42 -33 28
22 Barnet 33 5 6 22 28 75 17 3 2 12 11 33 16 2 4 10 17 42 -47 21

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