England - National LeagueThe Shay StadiumData current as of August 31, 2026

Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United: match statistics

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Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Halifax Town plays Hartlepool United in National League (England). The game is scheduled for September 1, 2026. Venue: The Shay Stadium.

Recent form

Halifax Town has 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.75 points per game. Hartlepool United has 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.50 points per game.

Scoring records

Halifax Town scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 2.25. Hartlepool United scores 1.00 and allows 0.75. Games in this league average 3.04 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Halifax Town's games and 25% of Hartlepool United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 25%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Halifax Town has the higher season xG average, 1.31 to 1.23 per game. Halifax Town takes 9.5 shots per game, while Hartlepool United takes 8.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Halifax Town leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Hartlepool United leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Halifax Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). For Hartlepool United, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 3.04 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.46)
(3.35)
(2.55)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Halifax TownHartlepool United
2Goals scored / game1
Halifax TownHartlepool United
2.25Goals allowed / game0.75
Halifax TownHartlepool United
51%Average possession52%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
4.5Shots on target / game3.25
Halifax TownHartlepool United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.5Shots per game8.5
Halifax TownHartlepool United
4.5Shots on target3.25
Halifax TownHartlepool United
21.1%Shot conversion11.8%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
51%Possession52%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
1.31xG for1.23
Halifax TownHartlepool United
1.52xG against1.42
Halifax TownHartlepool United

Shooting quality

Halifax Town: Efficient finishingHartlepool United: Balanced
Halifax TownHartlepool United
Accuracy (shots on target)47%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.440.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Hartlepool United is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.75 pts / game - Halifax Town · 1.5 pts / game - Hartlepool United

Halifax Town
LLWL
Season result split
25% W0% R75% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.3xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Hartlepool United
WWLL
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Halifax Town is 100% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Halifax Town · 1 goals / game - Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United is 200% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.25 goals / game - Halifax Town · 0.75 goals / game - Hartlepool United

Halifax Town scoring profile: very strong

Halifax Town scores in 100% of games (4 of 4 meczów), while Hartlepool United keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 meczów).

Hartlepool United scoring profile: very strong

Hartlepool United scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 meczów), while Halifax Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 meczów).

8Goals scored (season)4
Halifax TownHartlepool United
9Goals conceded (season)3
Halifax TownHartlepool United
4.25Average goals per game1.75
Halifax TownHartlepool United
8Goals scored (last 5)4
Halifax TownHartlepool United
9Goals conceded (last 5)3
Halifax TownHartlepool United

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal75%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
50%2 goals25%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
25%3 goals0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
25%4 goals0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
75%2 goals25%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
50%3 goals0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
0%4 goals0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
50%Scored in both halves25%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
100%BTTS - last 525%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Halifax Town is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Halifax Town · 1.25 pts / game - Hartlepool United

Halifax Town - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing
Hartlepool United - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.25
Halifax TownHartlepool United
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Halifax TownHartlepool United
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Halifax TownHartlepool United
1.75Average goals (1st half)1
Halifax TownHartlepool United
50%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
50%No goal before half-time50%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.75
Halifax TownHartlepool United
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Halifax TownHartlepool United
1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
Halifax TownHartlepool United
2.5Average goals (2nd half)0.75
Halifax TownHartlepool United
25%Clean sheet after half-time75%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
0%No goal after half-time50%
Halifax TownHartlepool United

Halifax Town - second-half results

25% W25% R50% P
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 25%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Hartlepool United - second-half results

50% W25% R25% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Halifax Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.81.5
Average goals per game1.82.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%75%
3 goals25%50%
Clean sheet50%25%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 25% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Hartlepool United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.251.75
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.50.3
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal50%75%
2 goals25%0%
3 goals25%0%
Clean sheet75%75%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Halifax Town
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Hartlepool United
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-67%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Halifax Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.69
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.73
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
161%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Hartlepool United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Halifax TownLigaHartlepool United
Average goals per game 4.253.04 1.75
Both teams scored 100%63% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%63% 25%
Clean sheets 0%19% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%73% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%88% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.04
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.65
Home goals / game
1.40
Away goals / game
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
19%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Halifax Town's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Hartlepool United. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Hartlepool United FC
0 : 1
FC Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town
0 : 1
Hartlepool United FC

FAQ

When do Halifax Town and Hartlepool United play?

Halifax Town face Hartlepool United on September 1, 2026 in National League at The Shay Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Halifax Town and Hartlepool United?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Halifax Town won 1, Hartlepool United won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United?

Halifax Town score 2.00 goals per game on average and Hartlepool United 1.00. The National League average is 3.04 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Halifax Town's matches and 25% of Hartlepool United's.

What form are Halifax Town and Hartlepool United in?

Over the last 5 games Halifax Town have a 1-0-3 record (0.75 points per game) and Hartlepool United 2-0-2 (1.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United?

The statistical background for Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.