It's the first game of the new season for Ebbsfleet United and Halifax Town. The canvas is blank, the possibilities endless.
Ebbsfleet United form and stats
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 Ebbsfleet United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 6 Drawn 3 Lost 3.
There will be little rest for Ebbsfleet United after this match as they are travelling to Bromley for a Vanarama National League game in only three days.
Ebbsfleet United have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Ebbsfleet United have scored 3 goals and conceded 2 times.
Halifax Town form and stats
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Halifax Town playing away and similar expectations, we found one relevant match. Results were 1 Halifax Town win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
It's a day of discovery for Halifax Town as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Halifax Town have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Halifax Town has scored 1 goal and conceded 0 times.
Let's have a look at how Halifax Town performed last season in the Vanarama National League: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 20 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 43 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 9 and lost 9 with 21/30 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Ebbsfleet United won 6, Halifax Town won 2 and 2 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
Ebbsfleet United missing players
Halifax Town missing players
| Ebbsfleet United | Halifax Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebbsfleet United | Last season | Halifax Town | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | 23 | 46 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | 5 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Drew | 9 | 20 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Lost | 9 | 13 | ||
| 64 | 32 | Scored | 21 | 44 | ||
| 50 | 23 | Conceded | 30 | 43 | ||
| 91% | 96% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 65% | 57% | Over 1.5 | 74% | 63% | ||
| 39% | 39% | Over 2.5 | 48% | 37% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Over 3.5 | 13% | 9% | ||
| 15% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 43% | 35% | BTTS | 52% | 43% | ||
| 35% | 30% | Clean Sheets | 30% | 41% | ||
| 30% | 39% | Failed To Score | 30% | 35% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners For (avg) | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red Cards | 1 | 4 | ||
- Halifax Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 19-04-19 | |