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

Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United: match statistics

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

Key match information

Halifax Town play Hartlepool United in National League (England). The match date is 1 September 2026. Venue: The Shay Stadium.

Current form

Halifax Town: 1-0-3, 0.75 points/match. Hartlepool United: 2-0-2, 1.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

Halifax Town scores 2.00 and concedes 2.25 goals per match. Hartlepool United scores 1.00 and concedes 0.75. League average: 3.04 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Halifax Town 100%, Hartlepool United 25%. Over 2.5: Halifax Town 100%, Hartlepool United 25%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Halifax Town has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.23. Halifax Town: 9.5 shots per match, Hartlepool United: 8.5.

Match halves

Halifax Town: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.00. Hartlepool United: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Halifax Town: 31-45+ (2 goals). Hartlepool United: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 3.04 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.46)
(3.35)
(2.55)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Halifax TownHartlepool United
2Goals scored / match1
Halifax TownHartlepool United
2.25Goals conceded / match0.75
Halifax TownHartlepool United
51%Average possession52%
Halifax TownHartlepool United
4.5Shots on target / match3.25
Halifax TownHartlepool United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.5Shots per match8.5
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Halifax Town
LLWL
Season result split
25% W0% R75% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Hartlepool United is 200% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Halifax Town scoring profile: very strong

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

Hartlepool United scoring profile: very strong

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

8Goals scored (season)4
Halifax TownHartlepool United
9Goals conceded (season)3
Halifax TownHartlepool United
4.25Average goals in match1.75
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Halifax Town · 1.25 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 50% of matches and wins 25%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 25% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Halifax Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.501.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.5
Average goals in match1.82.5
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.251.75
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match0.50.3
Average goals in match1.00.8
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.73
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
161%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.65
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Halifax Town 1 - 0 - 1 Hartlepool United. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 1 September 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.