England - National LeagueRoots Hall StadiumData current as of 21 October 2026

Southend United vs Halifax Town: match statistics

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

Key match information

Southend United play Halifax Town in National League (England). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Roots Hall Stadium.

Current form

Southend United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Halifax Town: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Southend United scores 2.38 and concedes 1.46 goals per match. Halifax Town scores 1.69 and concedes 1.15. League average: 3.10 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Southend United 92%, Halifax Town 62%. Over 2.5: Southend United 77%, Halifax Town 54%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

Southend United has higher xG: 1.75 vs 1.52. Southend United: 12.0 shots per match, Halifax Town: 11.1.

Match halves

Southend United: half-time lead 54%, second-half goals 1.15. Halifax Town: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 1.23.

Goals by minute

Southend United: 76-90+ (9 goals). Halifax Town: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 3.10 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 5.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.54)
(4.10)
(4.73)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

Southend UnitedHalifax Town
2.38Goals scored / match1.69
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
1.46Goals conceded / match1.15
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
62%Average possession51%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
6.31Shots on target / match5.54
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

12Shots per match11.08
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
6.31Shots on target5.54
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
19.9%Shot conversion15.3%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
62%Possession51%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
1.75xG for1.52
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
1.28xG against1.3
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

Shooting quality

Southend United: Efficient finishingHalifax Town: Efficient finishing
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
Accuracy (shots on target)53%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.31

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Southend United is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Southend United · 1.6 pts / match - Halifax Town

Southend United
WLDWW
Season result split
62% W23% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-3-2
2.08 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Halifax Town
DLDWW
Season result split
46% W15% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-5
1.54 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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.

Southend United is 41% better for: goals scored per match.

2.38 goals / match - Southend United · 1.69 goals / match - Halifax Town

Halifax Town is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.46 goals / match - Southend United · 1.15 goals / match - Halifax Town

Southend United scoring profile: very strong

Southend United scores in 100% of matches (13 of 13 matches), while Halifax Town keeps a clean sheet in 31% (4 of 13 matches).

Halifax Town scoring profile: very strong

Halifax Town scores in 92% of matches (12 of 13 matches), while Southend United keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 13 matches).

31Goals scored (season)22
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
19Goals conceded (season)15
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
3.85Average goals in match2.85
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
14Goals scored (last 5)9
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal92%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
69%2 goals38%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
46%3 goals23%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
8%4 goals15%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal69%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
31%2 goals31%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
15%3 goals15%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
8%4 goals0%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

* 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

31%BTTS at half-time8%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
31%Scored in both halves23%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

BTTS and goal count

77%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
100%BTTS - last 580%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Southend United is 78% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.92 pts / match - Southend United · 1.08 pts / match - Halifax Town

Southend United - half-time state
54% leading31% draw15% trailing
Halifax Town - half-time state
23% leading38% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.92Points per match (1st half)1.08
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
1.23Goals scored (1st half)0.46
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
0.46Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
1.69Average goals (1st half)1
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
54%Clean sheet before half-time62%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
31%No goal before half-time69%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.69Points per match (2nd half)1.85
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
1.15Goals scored (2nd half)1.23
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
2.15Average goals (2nd half)1.85
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
38%Clean sheet after half-time62%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town
38%No goal after half-time15%
Southend UnitedHalifax Town

Southend United - second-half results

54% W8% D38% L
25
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding115%

Leads at half-time in 54% of matches and wins 62%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Halifax Town - second-half results

54% W23% D23% L
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Southend United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.20
Goals scored / match2.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match2.42.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+8-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 10
Halifax Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.402.20
Goals scored / match0.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-3+7
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Southend United
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
6
1
16-30
6
0
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
9
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Halifax Town
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
3
31-45
8
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.34
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
77%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+64%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
92%
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

Southend United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.63
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
142%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Halifax Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Southend UnitedLigaHalifax Town
Average goals in match▲ 3.853.10▼ 2.85
Both teams scored▲ 92%63%• 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 77%61%▼ 54%
Clean sheets▼ 8%19%▲ 31%
Goal before half-time▲ 85%74%▼ 62%
Goal after half-time▲ 92%87%▲ 92%

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

3.10
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.68
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Southend United 2 - 0 - 0 Halifax Town. Average goals 5.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FC Halifax Town
2 : 6
Southend United FC
Southend United FC
3 : 0
FC Halifax Town

FAQ

When do Southend United and Halifax Town play?

Southend United face Halifax Town on 24 October 2026 in National League at Roots Hall 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 Southend United and Halifax Town?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Southend United won 2, Halifax Town won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Southend United score 2.38 goals per game on average and Halifax Town 1.69. The National League average is 3.10 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 92% of Southend United's matches and 62% of Halifax Town's.

What form are Southend United and Halifax Town in?

Over the last 5 games Southend United have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Halifax Town 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Southend United vs Halifax Town — 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.