It's advantage Halifax Town so far with their 4th position in the Vanarama National League table, welcoming Eastleigh who are placed 16th.
Eastleigh could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a FA Cup game only four sleeps ago.
Halifax Town form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Halifax Town have to build on here at The Shay in the Vanarama National League. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Halifax Town, their manager P. Wild and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Halifax Town manager P. Wild and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Woking (placed 8th) in the Vanarama National League. Ahead of that match, Halifax Town lost 2-4 at home to Torquay 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 seven matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 0 Lost 4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Halifax Town as they are travelling to their away game against Harrogate Town in the Vanarama National League. That match is three days after this one.
The Halifax Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Halifax Town have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Eastleigh form and stats
Playing away, Eastleigh have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Vanarama National League this season.
Eastleigh are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the FA Cup against Stourbridge. A 2-2 draw at Stourbridge's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Eastleigh in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Eastleigh, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Eastleigh, the Vanarama National League home match versus Torquay United. Busy days.
Eastleigh find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Eastleigh have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Halifax Town victory, 4 draws and 5 Eastleigh wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. McAlinden 8 goals |   D. Hollands 7 goals |  C. King 5 goals |
Halifax Town missing players
Eastleigh missing players
| Halifax Town | Eastleigh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 29 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 26 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 62% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 90% | 85% |
| 38% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 40% |
| 29% | 30% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 30% | 20% |
| 29% | 30% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| 38% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 70% | 70% |
| 33% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 38% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | 20% |
| 4.7 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 254 | 146 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 96 | 225 |
| 92 | 52 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 37 | 86 |
| 32% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | 29% |
- Eastleigh have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Eastleigh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Eastleigh haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Halifax Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Halifax Town have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Barrow | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Bromley | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Solihull Moors | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Halifax Town | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Woking | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Notts County | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 31 |
| 10 | Dover Athletic | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 31 |
| 12 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 13 | Boreham Wood | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Barnet | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Eastleigh | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 17 | Maidenhead United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Aldershot Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Fylde | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -12 | 21 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 19 |
| 23 | Ebbsfleet United | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -10 | 18 |
| 24 | Chorley | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 16 |