Stockport County favourites for feisty fight facing Halifax Town

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sun 15.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edgeley Park (10832 seats)

The two teams are revelling in a nice season so far and occasions like this could be momentous. Get ready for Stockport County - Halifax Town!

Insights:
  • Stockport County have the most clean sheets (22) in National League
  • Halifax Town have the fewest conceded goals (33) in National League

Stockport County are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Halifax are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

Little time to rest for the hosts, as they featured in a National League game only four days earlier. This match was also played here at Edgeley Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Halifax Town have had more rest.

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Stockport County form and stats

Stockport County have performed here at Edgeley Park this season with 14 wins from 21 National League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 4.

Stockport County's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Torquay United (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wrexham (0-3).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Stockport County matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 5 games).

From these home matches, Stockport have conceded only 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Halifax Town form and stats

8-7-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Halifax Town in their National League matches away.

Halifax Town played 1-1 against Aldershot Town in their previous match. The draw against Aldershot Town came from a losing position. The Halifax Town manager Wild brought on Woods as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Eastleigh.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Halifax playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 3 home wins.

Halifax Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 21 games (in the league). 22 goals have been conceded by Halifax Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other before in this season, with the final score Halifax Town - Stockport 3-0 registered in the official records. Head to head data (for the former seven meetings): Stockport County won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Halifax Town have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four

Top Goalscorers

StockportP. Madden
P. Madden
23 goals
Halifax TownB. Waters
B. Waters
18 goals
Halifax TownM. Warburton
M. Warburton
13 goals

Stockport County missing players

Halifax Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stockport County Halifax Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 5 Played P 5 21 43
29 14 3 Won W 0 8 25
4 3 2 Drew D 3 7 9
10 4 0 Lost L 2 6 9
85 42 8 Scored S 4 25 62
38 17 3 Conceded C 7 22 33
95% 95% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 93%
74% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 65%
63% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 35%
26% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 29% 21%
19% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 7%
42% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 52% 42%
51% 57% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 44%
12% 10% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 21%
 
6.9 7.7 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.3 4.8
3.9 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.6 5.7
1.5 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.6 1.5
6 4 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
11 11.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 5.6 8 9.7
5.1 5.3 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.7
39% 38% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 37% 39%
 
5.7 4.2 3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 10.7 9.6
2.4 2 1.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 3.8 3.3
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Halifax Town have the fewest conceded goals (33) in National League
  • Halifax Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in National League
  • Halifax Town have the most matches under the total-line (24) in National League
  • Stockport County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Stockport County have the most clean sheets (22) in National League
  • Stockport County have the most scored goals in the second half (51) 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 43 29 4 10 85 38 21 14 3 4 42 17 22 15 1 6 43 21 47 91
2 Wrexham 43 26 10 7 91 43 22 15 6 1 47 18 21 11 4 6 44 25 48 88
3 Solihull Moors 43 24 12 7 80 45 22 14 5 3 51 24 21 10 7 4 29 21 35 84
4 Halifax Town 43 25 9 9 62 33 22 17 2 3 37 11 21 8 7 6 25 22 29 84
5 Notts County 43 23 10 10 80 52 22 15 5 2 47 22 21 8 5 8 33 30 28 79
6 Grimsby Town 43 23 7 13 64 42 22 15 2 5 38 19 21 8 5 8 26 23 22 76
7 Chesterfield 43 20 13 10 69 51 21 11 6 4 36 26 22 9 7 6 33 25 18 73
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 43 21 7 15 77 53 21 9 6 6 43 29 22 12 1 9 34 24 24 70
9 Boreham Wood 43 18 13 12 49 37 21 11 8 2 28 11 22 7 5 10 21 26 12 67
10 Torquay United 43 18 11 14 65 53 22 11 6 5 39 23 21 7 5 9 26 30 12 65
11 Bromley 43 17 13 13 57 51 22 11 7 4 36 23 21 6 6 9 21 28 6 64
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 43 14 14 15 42 46 22 7 7 8 20 25 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 56
14 Altrincham 43 15 10 18 62 68 21 10 4 7 39 26 22 5 6 11 23 42 -6 55
15 Woking 43 16 4 23 59 61 22 8 0 14 28 36 21 8 4 9 31 25 -2 52
16 Maidenhead United 43 13 12 18 48 66 21 9 5 7 32 34 22 4 7 11 16 32 -18 51
17 Wealdstone 43 13 11 19 48 64 22 8 7 7 24 24 21 5 4 12 24 40 -16 50
18 Barnet 43 13 11 19 57 85 21 6 6 9 26 38 22 7 5 10 31 47 -28 50
19 Eastleigh 43 12 9 22 48 70 21 8 5 8 29 29 22 4 4 14 19 41 -22 45
20 Aldershot Town 43 11 10 22 45 70 21 4 5 12 18 37 22 7 5 10 27 33 -25 43
21 King's Lynn Town 44 8 10 26 47 79 22 4 4 14 22 38 22 4 6 12 25 41 -32 34
22 Weymouth 43 5 10 28 38 87 22 3 7 12 21 38 21 2 3 16 17 49 -49 25
23 Dover Athletic 43 2 7 34 36 99 21 1 3 17 12 39 22 1 4 17 24 60 -63 1

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 43 29 4 10 85 38 21 14 3 4 42 17 22 15 1 6 43 21 47 91
2 Wrexham 43 26 10 7 91 43 22 15 6 1 47 18 21 11 4 6 44 25 48 88
3 Solihull Moors 43 24 12 7 80 45 22 14 5 3 51 24 21 10 7 4 29 21 35 84
4 Halifax Town 43 25 9 9 62 33 22 17 2 3 37 11 21 8 7 6 25 22 29 84
5 Notts County 43 23 10 10 80 52 22 15 5 2 47 22 21 8 5 8 33 30 28 79
6 Grimsby Town 43 23 7 13 64 42 22 15 2 5 38 19 21 8 5 8 26 23 22 76
7 Chesterfield 43 20 13 10 69 51 21 11 6 4 36 26 22 9 7 6 33 25 18 73
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 43 21 7 15 77 53 21 9 6 6 43 29 22 12 1 9 34 24 24 70
9 Boreham Wood 43 18 13 12 49 37 21 11 8 2 28 11 22 7 5 10 21 26 12 67
10 Torquay United 43 18 11 14 65 53 22 11 6 5 39 23 21 7 5 9 26 30 12 65
11 Bromley 43 17 13 13 57 51 22 11 7 4 36 23 21 6 6 9 21 28 6 64
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 43 14 14 15 42 46 22 7 7 8 20 25 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 56
14 Altrincham 43 15 10 18 62 68 21 10 4 7 39 26 22 5 6 11 23 42 -6 55
15 Woking 43 16 4 23 59 61 22 8 0 14 28 36 21 8 4 9 31 25 -2 52
16 Maidenhead United 43 13 12 18 48 66 21 9 5 7 32 34 22 4 7 11 16 32 -18 51
17 Wealdstone 43 13 11 19 48 64 22 8 7 7 24 24 21 5 4 12 24 40 -16 50
18 Barnet 43 13 11 19 57 85 21 6 6 9 26 38 22 7 5 10 31 47 -28 50
19 Eastleigh 43 12 9 22 48 70 21 8 5 8 29 29 22 4 4 14 19 41 -22 45
20 Aldershot Town 43 11 10 22 45 70 21 4 5 12 18 37 22 7 5 10 27 33 -25 43
21 King's Lynn Town 44 8 10 26 47 79 22 4 4 14 22 38 22 4 6 12 25 41 -32 34
22 Weymouth 43 5 10 28 38 87 22 3 7 12 21 38 21 2 3 16 17 49 -49 25
23 Dover Athletic 43 2 7 34 36 99 21 1 3 17 12 39 22 1 4 17 24 60 -63 1

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