FC Halifax Town vs Southend

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🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 The Shay Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 45
Regular Season Table
FC Halifax Town 8 · Southend 5

Team Overview

FC Halifax Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

42 / 34
Avg: 1.83 / 1.48

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Southend (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-5-9

Goals For / Against

42 / 29
Avg: 1.75 / 1.21

Points

35
Avg: 1.46

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3

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
1.46
1.83
GF
1.75
1.48
GA
1.21
70%
O2.5
61%
70%
BTTS
57%
52%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

FC Halifax Town rank8th
Southend rank5th
FC Halifax Town points70
Southend 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.
Southend: #5 · 81 pts · GD +36
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.

Southend last 5 away

L W W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals14-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Southend trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

FC Halifax Town score at home91%
FC Halifax Town clean sheet at home22%
Southend score away91%
Southend clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

FC Halifax Town score first52%
FC Halifax Town win after scoring first75%
Southend score first57%
Southend win after scoring first69%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Halifax Town 44% · Southend 38%
Avg first goal minute: FC Halifax Town 35.9' · Southend 40.1'

Vs league average

FC Halifax Town score at home1.83 vs 1.59
FC Halifax Town concede at home1.48 vs 1.34
Southend score away1.75 vs 1.34
Southend concede away1.21 vs 1.59
FC Halifax Town score 15% above league average, while Southend score 31% above league average.
Defensive side: FC Halifax Town are 11% above league average at home, and Southend are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Southend goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 7
61-75 7
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 4
0-15 2
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6'
6' Goal · 0-1
O. Coker
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bridge
19'
19' Goal · 1-1
W. Harris
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Johnson
31'
31' Goal · 1-2
A. Dallas
Penalty
42'
42' Goal · 1-3
H. Cardwell
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bridge
52'
52' Goal · 1-4
O. Coker
Normal Goal
57'
57' A. Palmer
59'
59' Goal · 1-5
G. Scott-Morriss
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Coker
60'
60' W. Smith
1st substitution · For: A. Warburton
60'
60' W. Hugill
2nd substitution · For: Owen Bray
61'
61' J. Morton
1st substitution · For: S. Spasov
61'
61' H. Cardwell
2nd substitution · For: L. Chambers-Parillon
61'
61' G. Scott-Morriss
3rd substitution · For: C. Miley
67'
67' J. Turner-Cooke
67'
67' J. Golding
81'
81' S. Hobson
3rd substitution · For: A. Alimi-Adetoro
81'
81' D. Crowe
4th substitution · For: B. Waters
81'
81' D. Kawa
5th substitution · For: K. Morris
84'
84' J. Golding
4th substitution · For: B. Goodliffe
85'
85' Goal · 2-5
K. Morris
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Harris
88'
88' A. Dallas
5th substitution · For: C. Kendall
90+7'
90+7' Goal · 2-6
L. Chambers-Parillon
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bridge

FC Halifax Town vs Southend 2-6: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Southend beat FC Halifax Town 6-2 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in National League. It was played at The Shay Stadium.

First half: Southend took an early lead at 6' when O. Coker scored, with the assist credited to J. Bridge, making the score 0-1. FC Halifax Town leveled the score at 19' when W. Harris scored, with the assist credited to C. Johnson, making the score 1-1. Southend took the lead at 31' when A. Dallas scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. Southend extended the lead at 42' when H. Cardwell scored, with the assist credited to J. Bridge, making the score 1-3.

Second half: Southend extended the lead at 52' when O. Coker scored, making the score 1-4. A. Palmer received a yellow card for FC Halifax Town at 57'. Southend extended the lead at 59' when G. Scott-Morriss scored, with the assist credited to O. Coker, making the score 1-5. FC Halifax Town made their 1st substitution at 60', with W. Smith replacing A. Warburton. FC Halifax Town made their 2nd substitution at 60', with W. Hugill replacing Owen Bray. Southend made their 1st substitution at 61', with J. Morton replacing S. Spasov. Southend made their 2nd substitution at 61', with H. Cardwell replacing L. Chambers-Parillon. Southend made their 3rd substitution at 61', with G. Scott-Morriss replacing C. Miley. J. Turner-Cooke received a yellow card for FC Halifax Town at 67'. J. Golding received a yellow card for Southend at 67'. FC Halifax Town made their 3rd substitution at 81', with S. Hobson replacing A. Alimi-Adetoro. FC Halifax Town made their 4th substitution at 81', with D. Crowe replacing B. Waters. FC Halifax Town made their 5th substitution at 81', with D. Kawa replacing K. Morris. Southend made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Golding replacing B. Goodliffe. FC Halifax Town reduced the deficit at 85' when K. Morris scored, with the assist credited to W. Harris, making the score 2-5. Southend made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Dallas replacing C. Kendall. Southend added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+7' when L. Chambers-Parillon scored, with the assist credited to J. Bridge, making the score 2-6.

FC Halifax Town used 5 substitutions while Southend used 5 substitutions. FC Halifax Town got 2 yellow cards, while Southend got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

FC Halifax Town vs Southend Head-to-Head History by Season