FC Halifax Town vs Forest Green

FC Halifax Town

1 - 2

Forest Green

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Gareth Rhodes 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

FC Halifax Town 8 · Forest Green 6

Referee Stats

Gareth Rhodes

2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Halifax Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

42 / 34

Avg: 1.83 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Forest Green (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 30

Avg: 1.38 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this National League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

1.33

1.83

1.38

1.48

1.25

70%

O2.5

48%

70%

BTTS

65%

52%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

FC Halifax Town rank8th

Forest Green rank6th

FC Halifax Town points70

Forest Green points81

FC Halifax Town: #8 · 70 pts · GD +3

36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Forest Green: #6 · 81 pts · GD +30

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Halifax Town last 5 home

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals8-13

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Forest Green last 5 away

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals6-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Halifax Town trend breakdown

Over 2.570%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 26%

Forest Green trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

FC Halifax Town score at home91%

FC Halifax Town clean sheet at home22%

Forest Green score away78%

Forest Green clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

FC Halifax Town score first52%

FC Halifax Town win after scoring first75%

Forest Green score first43%

Forest Green win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Halifax Town 44% · Forest Green 36%

Avg first goal minute: FC Halifax Town 35.9' · Forest Green 23.0'

Vs league average

FC Halifax Town score at home1.83 vs 1.59

FC Halifax Town concede at home1.48 vs 1.34

Forest Green score away1.38 vs 1.34

Forest Green concede away1.25 vs 1.59

FC Halifax Town score 15% above league average, while Forest Green score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: FC Halifax Town are 11% above league average at home, and Forest Green are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

FC Halifax Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Forest Green goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 7

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Y. Bamba

Normal Goal

33' ↑↓

↑↓

33' ⇄ S. Hobson

1st substitution · For: J. Turner-Cooke

40'

40' Y. Bamba

40' ↑↓

↑↓

40' ⇄ C. Doidge

1st substitution · For: K. Mitchell

44'

44' Abraham Kanu

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Turner-Cooke

Normal Goal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ N. Haughton

2nd substitution · For: J. Clarke

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ Harry Whitwell

3rd substitution · For: Isaac Moore

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ K. McAllister

4th substitution · For: R. Inniss

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Y. Bamba

5th substitution · For: H. Cardwell

76'

76' T. Latty-Fairweather

77' ⚽

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77' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Mitchell

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Knowles

81'

81' Owen Bray

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Owen Bray

2nd substitution · For: A. Capello

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Sean Tarima

3rd substitution · For: T. Pugh

89'

89' K. Mitchell

FC Halifax Town vs Forest Green 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Forest Green beat FC Halifax Town 2-1 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in National League. The match was refereed by Gareth Rhodes.

First half: Forest Green took the lead at 23' when Y. Bamba scored, making the score 0-1. FC Halifax Town made their 1st substitution at 33', with S. Hobson replacing J. Turner-Cooke. Y. Bamba received a yellow card for Forest Green at 40'. Forest Green made their 1st substitution at 40', with C. Doidge replacing K. Mitchell. Abraham Kanu received a yellow card for Forest Green at 44'. FC Halifax Town leveled the score at 45' when J. Turner-Cooke scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Forest Green made their 2nd substitution at 56', with N. Haughton replacing J. Clarke. Forest Green made their 3rd substitution at 56', with Harry Whitwell replacing Isaac Moore. Forest Green made their 4th substitution at 71', with K. McAllister replacing R. Inniss. Forest Green made their 5th substitution at 71', with Y. Bamba replacing H. Cardwell. T. Latty-Fairweather received a yellow card for FC Halifax Town at 76'. Forest Green took the lead at 77' when K. Mitchell scored, with the assist credited to T. Knowles, making the score 1-2. Owen Bray received a yellow card for FC Halifax Town at 81'. FC Halifax Town made their 2nd substitution at 82', with Owen Bray replacing A. Capello. FC Halifax Town made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Sean Tarima replacing T. Pugh. K. Mitchell received a yellow card for Forest Green at 89'.

FC Halifax Town used 3 substitutions while Forest Green used 5 substitutions. FC Halifax Town got 2 yellow cards, while Forest Green got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

FC Halifax Town vs Forest Green Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

03 Jan 2026 Forest Green vs FC Halifax Town 2 - 1 23 Aug 2025 FC Halifax Town vs Forest Green 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

04 Mar 2025 FC Halifax Town vs Forest Green 2 - 1 27 Nov 2024 Forest Green vs FC Halifax Town 1 - 1

2015-2016 Season

23 Apr 2016 Forest Green vs FC Halifax Town 0 - 1 13 Feb 2016 FC Halifax Town vs Forest Green 0 - 2