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England National League 2025-2026 League Statistics & Trends

The 2025-2026 National League season is broken down here through first-half and second-half output, goal timing, comeback patterns, late-goal pressure and team-level split performance.

Season:

⚽ Avg goals

2.92

Per completed match

🔥 Top scoring team

York

114 goals

🛡️ Best defence

Rochdale

41 conceded

🤝 Most draws

Woking

15 draws

🧤 Clean sheets

Rochdale

20 clean sheets

🏆 Longest winning streak

York

9 straight wins

Key Insights

A wider-angle read on how the National League season is unfolding through halves and match-state swings.

Half activity Second half trend

43.6% of all goals have arrived before the break and 56.4% after it, with an intensity ratio of 1.29.

Late-game pressure 52.2% of matches with a 75+ goal

Late goals are landing at 0.71 per match, with York leading the league for 75+ minute scoring.

Match-state transitions 1/1

The most common HT/FT path has occurred 151 times, while 13.0% of valid half-time states still saw the trailing side recover points.

League Tables

Classic season leaders, half-time performance tables, and split-performance leaderboards built from the same National League fixture set.

Season Leaders

Attack, defence and consistency across the full season.

Attack Leaders

Most productive National League sides this season.

Team	GF	Avg
York	114	2.48
Boreham Wood	95	2.07
Rochdale	88	1.91
Carlisle	87	1.89
Southend	83	1.80
Forest Green	82	1.78
Scunthorpe	77	1.67
Solihull Moors	71	1.54

Best Defences

Fewest goals conceded and most shutouts.

Team	GA	CS
Rochdale	41	20
York	41	19
Southend	47	17
Carlisle	51	18
Forest Green	52	12
Woking	54	12
Boreham Wood	58	17
Hartlepool	59	17

Draws & Streaks

Draw specialists and the sides stringing wins together.

Team	D	Win streak
York	9	9
Rochdale	7	7
Boreham Wood	9	6
FC Halifax Town	10	5
Boston United	14	4
Scunthorpe	14	4
Forest Green	12	4
Carlisle	8	4

Half Performance Tables

Standings recalculated from the score at half-time and the scoreline of the second half only.

First Half Table

Points and goal difference at the interval only.

Team	Pts	GF	GA
Rochdale	86	44	17
Boreham Wood	85	46	23
York	76	48	21
Southend	76	35	18
Carlisle	72	41	24
Woking	71	29	23
Scunthorpe	68	34	32
Solihull Moors	66	37	24

Second Half Table

Which teams are strongest after the restart.

Team	Pts	GF	GA
York	100	66	21
Rochdale	90	44	24
Forest Green	88	48	20
Carlisle	82	46	27
Southend	73	48	29
Scunthorpe	71	45	31
Boreham Wood	70	49	35
Wealdstone	68	41	35

Split & Comeback Leaders

Fast starters, late-goal teams and the sides that recover or throw away match states.

Late Goal Leaders

Most 75+ minute goals scored and conceded.

Team	75+ GF	75+ GA
York	34	13
Southend	25	11
Boreham Wood	23	12
Woking	22	11
Forest Green	20	9
Carlisle	20	10
FC Halifax Town	20	14
Aldershot Town	20	15

Comeback Teams

Points won from losing positions against points dropped from winning positions.

Team	Won back	Dropped
Forest Green	13	4
York	12	5
Wealdstone	7	0
Carlisle	7	2
Scunthorpe	7	6
Altrincham	7	10
Boston United	7	10
Eastleigh	7	10

First Half vs Second Half Strength

Per-team attack and defence splits for both halves, plus late-goal and comeback indicators.

Team	1H GF	1H GA	2H GF	2H GA	1H CS	2H CS	75+ GF	Won back	Dropped
York	48	21	66	21	28	30	34	12	5
Rochdale	44	17	44	24	33	28	15	0	4
Carlisle	41	24	46	27	28	26	20	7	2
Boreham Wood	46	23	49	35	28	21	23	6	11
Forest Green	34	32	48	20	23	29	20	13	4
Southend	35	18	48	29	30	25	25	3	4
Scunthorpe	34	32	45	31	22	20	18	7	6
FC Halifax Town	27	28	42	38	25	17	20	6	10
Hartlepool	21	21	33	38	31	21	14	2	4
Woking	29	23	40	31	27	20	22	2	15
Tamworth	26	32	37	39	24	17	13	0	4
Boston United	26	23	37	44	27	18	15	7	10
Wealdstone	27	41	41	35	18	21	12	7	0
Altrincham	29	30	26	35	25	20	10	7	10
Solihull Moors	37	24	34	48	28	18	17	0	13
Yeovil Town	22	32	26	36	25	20	14	0	5
Eastleigh	23	30	34	50	22	17	13	7	10
Gateshead	27	47	27	43	16	16	6	6	2
Sutton Utd	25	32	34	47	23	19	13	6	14
Aldershot Town	26	43	43	44	17	15	20	3	8
Brackley Town	17	26	24	49	24	13	14	5	5
Morecambe	31	43	35	60	18	13	11	2	11
Braintree	13	31	25	45	25	16	14	1	3
Truro City	16	31	26	41	24	17	11	3	4

League Charts

Interactive breakdowns of both classic season leaders and the new half-by-half, timing and comeback patterns.

Season Leader Charts

Classic visual reads on attack, defence, clean sheets and result balance.

Top Scoring Teams

Goals for among the leading attacks.

Best Defences

Lower is better for goals conceded.

Clean Sheet Leaders

Teams protecting their goal most often.

Result Distribution

Full-time outcomes across completed fixtures.

Half & Timing Charts

How the league behaves before the break, after the restart and in the closing stages.

1st Half vs 2nd Half Goals

Share of all goals by half.

Goal Timing Curve

Six timing buckets from opening 15 minutes to late-game action.

HT/FT Patterns

How first-half states translate into full-time outcomes.

Late Goal Scorers

Teams producing the most 75+ minute goals.

Late Goal Concessions

Teams most vulnerable in the closing stages.

League Stats

Core half-time metrics, premium match-state indicators and a full team comparison matrix for National League 2025-2026.

First Half Metrics

Foundation metrics for early-game behaviour.

Avg goals1.28

Over 0.5 goals71.2%

Over 1.5 goals37.7%

BTTS 1H21.7%

1H home win34.2%

1H draw41.1%

1H away win24.6%

Second Half Metrics

How often matches open up after the break.

Avg goals1.65

Over 0.5 goals80.3%

Over 1.5 goals50.0%

BTTS 2H33.3%

2H home win35.0%

2H draw34.6%

2H away win30.4%

Goal Timing Split

League-wide production split across the two halves.

Goals in 1H43.6%

Goals in 2H56.4%

Avg 1H goals1.28

Avg 2H goals1.65

More active halfSecond half

2H intensity1.29

Comeback Stats

Premium match-state transitions pulled from half-time versus full-time outcomes.

HT leader lost at FT3.6%

HT draw to winner27.2%

Trailing side took points13.0%

Top comeback teamForest Green

Won back13

Most common HT/FT1/1

Late Goals

Closing-stage production and pressure indicators.

Matches with 75+ goal52.2%

Late goals per match0.71

Most late goals scoredYork

Late goals scored34

Fast startersYork

Late scorersYork

Special Angles

Rare but highly useful patterns for half-based analysis.

BTTS both halves7.6%

0-0 HT to Over 2.5 FT23.3%

1H clean sheets591

2H clean sheets477

Most common HT/FT1/1

Matches sampled552

Team Stats Matrix

One matrix for full-season totals, half splits, late-goal behaviour and comeback efficiency.

Team	Pts	GF	GA	1H Pts	2H Pts	1H GF	2H GF	1H GA	2H GA	75+ GF	75+ GA	Won back	Dropped
York	108	114	41	76	100	48	66	21	21	34	13	12	5
Rochdale	106	88	41	86	90	44	44	17	24	15	11	0	4
Carlisle	95	87	51	72	82	41	46	24	27	20	10	7	2
Boreham Wood	90	95	58	85	70	46	49	23	35	23	12	6	11
Forest Green	81	82	52	65	88	34	48	32	20	20	9	13	4
Southend	81	83	47	76	73	35	48	18	29	25	11	3	4
Scunthorpe	80	77	62	68	71	34	45	32	31	18	14	7	6
FC Halifax Town	70	69	66	64	64	27	42	28	38	20	14	6	10
Hartlepool	68	54	59	58	63	21	33	21	38	14	23	2	4
Woking	63	69	54	71	61	29	40	23	31	22	11	2	15
Tamworth	62	63	71	53	57	26	37	32	39	13	13	0	4
Boston United	59	63	67	57	57	26	37	23	44	15	18	7	10
Wealdstone	57	67	74	42	68	27	41	41	35	12	17	7	0
Altrincham	57	55	65	66	49	29	26	30	35	10	19	7	10
Solihull Moors	56	71	72	66	49	37	34	24	48	17	18	0	13
Yeovil Town	51	48	68	50	53	22	26	32	36	14	15	0	5
Eastleigh	50	57	80	49	51	23	34	30	50	13	19	7	10
Gateshead	50	54	90	44	48	27	27	47	43	6	23	6	2
Sutton Utd	47	59	79	53	53	25	34	32	47	13	16	6	14
Aldershot Town	46	69	87	44	56	26	43	43	44	20	15	3	8
Brackley Town	42	40	75	47	35	17	24	26	49	14	23	5	5
Morecambe	38	66	103	51	43	31	35	43	60	11	29	2	11
Braintree	36	38	76	40	42	13	25	31	45	14	19	1	3
Truro City	34	42	72	46	42	16	26	31	41	11	22	3	4

England National League 2025-2026 League Statistics & Trends

Key Insights

League Tables

Season Leaders

Attack Leaders

Best Defences

Draws & Streaks

Half Performance Tables

First Half Table

Second Half Table

Split & Comeback Leaders

Late Goal Leaders

Comeback Teams

First Half vs Second Half Strength

League Charts

Season Leader Charts

Top Scoring Teams

Best Defences

Clean Sheet Leaders

Result Distribution

Half & Timing Charts

1st Half vs 2nd Half Goals

Goal Timing Curve

HT/FT Patterns

Late Goal Scorers

Late Goal Concessions

League Stats

First Half Metrics

Second Half Metrics

Goal Timing Split

Comeback Stats

Late Goals

Special Angles

Team Stats Matrix

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