Halifax Town vs Stockport County match preview: Even contest expected at The Shay

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Wed 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Shay (14061 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Halifax Town have their presumed home advantage while Stockport County are ahead 3 points in the Vanarama National League table.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Halifax Town form and stats

6 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Halifax Town have to build on here at The Shay in the Vanarama National League.

Halifax Town's previous game was a Vanarama National League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Chesterfield (placed 22nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Stockport County (1-5).

This is expected to be a close game, with Halifax Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Halifax Town as a small favourite), we find ten games. Halifax Town has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 5.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Halifax Town as they are travelling to their away game against Barnet in the Vanarama National League. That match is three days after this one.

Halifax Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. Halifax Town have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Stockport County form and stats

Playing away, Stockport County have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Vanarama National League this season.

Stockport County play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Fylde (placed 20th). That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Halifax Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Stockport County in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Stockport County, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

After this away game Stockport County return home for a Vanarama National League game against Boreham Wood. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Stockport County have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Stockport County have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Stockport County - Halifax Town 5-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 0 - 2 - 2 (Halifax Town wins - draws - Stockport County wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Halifax TownL. McAlinden
L. McAlinden
9 goals
Stockport CountyE. Osborne
E. Osborne
9 goals
Stockport CountyN. Bell
N. Bell
6 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 mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 14 28
12 6 1 Won W 3 5 13
5 2 0 Drew D 1 4 5
10 5 4 Lost L 0 5 10
36 19 4 Scored S 8 18 43
39 18 10 Conceded C 2 21 43
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 96%
67% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 86%
41% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 64% 64%
33% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 32%
30% 31% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 18%
44% 46% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 64%
30% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 18%
33% 31% 60% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 21%
 
4.7 5.5 4.6 Corners For (avg) C F 5.2 5.7 5.5
5.3 4.6 5.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 6 5.1
1.4 1.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 0.9 0.9
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
325 185 64 Total Shots T S 38 135 263
123 73 21 Shots on Target S O 22 60 116
29% 26% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 30% 36%

  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 26 15 4 7 49 30 13 8 2 3 19 11 13 7 2 4 30 19 19 49
2 Yeovil Town 28 14 6 8 52 36 14 8 3 3 28 16 14 6 3 5 24 20 16 48
3 Bromley 28 13 8 7 48 37 14 7 5 2 31 19 14 6 3 5 17 18 11 47
4 Harrogate Town 28 13 7 8 45 37 14 9 3 2 24 13 14 4 4 6 21 24 8 46
5 Stockport County 28 13 5 10 43 43 14 8 1 5 25 22 14 5 4 5 18 21 0 44
6 Notts County 27 11 9 7 44 30 14 6 6 2 23 13 13 5 3 5 21 17 14 42
7 Solihull Moors 26 12 5 9 39 28 12 9 0 3 22 10 14 3 5 6 17 18 11 41
8 Boreham Wood 27 11 8 8 40 31 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 15 9 41
9 Woking 27 11 8 8 38 37 14 5 5 4 16 18 13 6 3 4 22 19 1 41
10 Halifax Town 27 12 5 10 36 39 13 6 2 5 19 18 14 6 3 5 17 21 -3 41
11 Dover Athletic 26 11 6 9 34 33 14 3 4 7 19 22 12 8 2 2 15 11 1 39
12 Barnet 26 10 8 8 40 34 13 6 4 3 21 15 13 4 4 5 19 19 6 38
13 Eastleigh 26 9 10 7 35 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 13 4 4 5 17 22 -1 37
14 Torquay United 28 11 4 13 49 53 14 7 1 6 24 24 14 4 3 7 25 29 -4 37
15 Hartlepool United 27 9 9 9 41 40 13 4 5 4 20 20 14 5 4 5 21 20 1 36
16 Sutton United 28 9 9 10 34 34 14 4 4 6 20 21 14 5 5 4 14 13 0 36
17 Maidenhead United 28 10 4 14 35 42 14 3 3 8 15 22 14 7 1 6 20 20 -7 34
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 28 8 7 13 31 38 14 5 4 5 23 21 14 3 3 8 8 17 -7 31
19 Aldershot Town 27 8 7 12 28 37 14 5 4 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 10 20 -9 31
20 Fylde 27 7 9 11 33 43 13 4 5 4 15 18 14 3 4 7 18 25 -10 30
21 Wrexham 28 7 8 13 34 41 14 6 5 3 19 14 14 1 3 10 15 27 -7 29
22 Chesterfield 28 6 9 13 38 50 14 3 3 8 19 27 14 3 6 5 19 23 -12 27
23 Ebbsfleet United 27 5 9 13 37 50 13 2 4 7 18 27 14 3 5 6 19 23 -13 24
24 Chorley 28 4 12 12 25 49 14 3 5 6 11 22 14 1 7 6 14 27 -24 24

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 Barrow 26 15 4 7 49 30 13 8 2 3 19 11 13 7 2 4 30 19 19 49
2 Yeovil Town 28 14 6 8 52 36 14 8 3 3 28 16 14 6 3 5 24 20 16 48
3 Bromley 28 13 8 7 48 37 14 7 5 2 31 19 14 6 3 5 17 18 11 47
4 Harrogate Town 28 13 7 8 45 37 14 9 3 2 24 13 14 4 4 6 21 24 8 46
5 Stockport County 28 13 5 10 43 43 14 8 1 5 25 22 14 5 4 5 18 21 0 44
6 Notts County 27 11 9 7 44 30 14 6 6 2 23 13 13 5 3 5 21 17 14 42
7 Solihull Moors 26 12 5 9 39 28 12 9 0 3 22 10 14 3 5 6 17 18 11 41
8 Boreham Wood 27 11 8 8 40 31 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 15 9 41
9 Woking 27 11 8 8 38 37 14 5 5 4 16 18 13 6 3 4 22 19 1 41
10 Halifax Town 27 12 5 10 36 39 13 6 2 5 19 18 14 6 3 5 17 21 -3 41
11 Dover Athletic 26 11 6 9 34 33 14 3 4 7 19 22 12 8 2 2 15 11 1 39
12 Barnet 26 10 8 8 40 34 13 6 4 3 21 15 13 4 4 5 19 19 6 38
13 Eastleigh 26 9 10 7 35 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 13 4 4 5 17 22 -1 37
14 Torquay United 28 11 4 13 49 53 14 7 1 6 24 24 14 4 3 7 25 29 -4 37
15 Hartlepool United 27 9 9 9 41 40 13 4 5 4 20 20 14 5 4 5 21 20 1 36
16 Sutton United 28 9 9 10 34 34 14 4 4 6 20 21 14 5 5 4 14 13 0 36
17 Maidenhead United 28 10 4 14 35 42 14 3 3 8 15 22 14 7 1 6 20 20 -7 34
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 28 8 7 13 31 38 14 5 4 5 23 21 14 3 3 8 8 17 -7 31
19 Aldershot Town 27 8 7 12 28 37 14 5 4 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 10 20 -9 31
20 Fylde 27 7 9 11 33 43 13 4 5 4 15 18 14 3 4 7 18 25 -10 30
21 Wrexham 28 7 8 13 34 41 14 6 5 3 19 14 14 1 3 10 15 27 -7 29
22 Chesterfield 28 6 9 13 38 50 14 3 3 8 19 27 14 3 6 5 19 23 -12 27
23 Ebbsfleet United 27 5 9 13 37 50 13 2 4 7 18 27 14 3 5 6 19 23 -13 24
24 Chorley 28 4 12 12 25 49 14 3 5 6 11 22 14 1 7 6 14 27 -24 24

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