Forest Green vs FC Halifax Town

Forest Green

3 - 2

FC Halifax Town

🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Bolt New Lawn 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Sandoe 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Forest Green 9 · FC Halifax Town 10

Referee Stats

Lewis Sandoe

3 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	67%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

Forest Green (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

8 / 7

Avg: 2.00 / 1.75

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Halifax Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-3

Goals For / Against

4 / 6

Avg: 1.00 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 0.75

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

1.50

PPG

0.75

2.00

1.00

1.75

1.50

100%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

50%

25%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Forest Green rank9th

FC Halifax Town rank10th

Forest Green points13

FC Halifax Town points12

Forest Green: #9 · 13 pts · GD +1

4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Halifax Town: #10 · 12 pts · GD +3

5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Forest Green last 5 home

W L L W

Points6/12

Weighted index50

Goals8-7

Record2-0-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Halifax Town last 5 away

W L L L

Points3/12

Weighted index40

Goals4-6

Record1-0-3

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Halifax Town trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Forest Green score at home75%

Forest Green clean sheet at home25%

FC Halifax Town score away75%

FC Halifax Town clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Forest Green score first25%

Forest Green win after scoring first100%

FC Halifax Town score first50%

FC Halifax Town win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Forest Green 33% · FC Halifax Town 0%

Avg first goal minute: Forest Green 43.0' · FC Halifax Town 33.5'

Vs league average

Forest Green score at home2.00 vs 1.65

Forest Green concede at home1.75 vs 1.38

FC Halifax Town score away1.00 vs 1.38

FC Halifax Town concede away1.50 vs 1.65

Forest Green score 21% above league average, while FC Halifax Town score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Forest Green are 27% above league average at home, and FC Halifax Town are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Forest Green goal timing (home)

1H scored: 13% 2H scored: 88% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

FC Halifax Town goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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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

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

W. Flint

Normal Goal

12'

12' Sydney Agina

37' ↑↓

↑↓

37' ⇄ E. Obi

1st substitution · For: T. Campbell

45+2'

45+2' M. Bardell

45+5'

45+5' B. Tollitt

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Filozofe Mabete

Normal Goal · Assist: K. McAllister

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ J. Berry-McNally

2nd substitution · For: N. Kengni

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ O. Patrick

3rd substitution · For: J. Osude

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ D. Bughail-Mellor

4th substitution · For: R. Rees

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Sean Etaluku

Normal Goal · Assist: K. McAllister

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ C. Carty

1st substitution · For: A. Morgan-Smith

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Tollitt

2nd substitution · For: A. Allen

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ O. Ewing

5th substitution · For: K. Kelly

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Hobson

3rd substitution · For: D. Crowe

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

K. McAllister

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Kelly

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Johnson

4th substitution · For: T. Trusty

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Zak Gilsenan

Normal Goal

Forest Green vs FC Halifax Town 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Forest Green beat FC Halifax Town 3-2 on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in National League. The match was refereed by Lewis Sandoe. It was played at The Bolt New Lawn.

First half: FC Halifax Town took an early lead at 9' when W. Flint scored, making the score 0-1. Sydney Agina received a yellow card for Forest Green at 12'. Forest Green made their 1st substitution at 37', with E. Obi replacing T. Campbell. M. Bardell received a yellow card for FC Halifax Town at 45+2'. B. Tollitt received a yellow card for FC Halifax Town at 45+5'.

Second half: Forest Green leveled the score at 48' when Filozofe Mabete scored, with the assist credited to K. McAllister, making the score 1-1. Forest Green made their 2nd substitution at 56', with J. Berry-McNally replacing N. Kengni. Forest Green made their 3rd substitution at 56', with O. Patrick replacing J. Osude. Forest Green made their 4th substitution at 56', with D. Bughail-Mellor replacing R. Rees. Forest Green took the lead at 59' when Sean Etaluku scored, with the assist credited to K. McAllister, making the score 2-1. FC Halifax Town made their 1st substitution at 64', with C. Carty replacing A. Morgan-Smith. FC Halifax Town made their 2nd substitution at 64', with B. Tollitt replacing A. Allen. Forest Green made their 5th substitution at 78', with O. Ewing replacing K. Kelly. FC Halifax Town made their 3rd substitution at 78', with S. Hobson replacing D. Crowe. Forest Green extended the lead at 79' when K. McAllister scored, with the assist credited to K. Kelly, making the score 3-1. FC Halifax Town made their 4th substitution at 83', with C. Johnson replacing T. Trusty. FC Halifax Town scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when Zak Gilsenan scored, making the score 3-2.

Forest Green used 5 substitutions while FC Halifax Town used 4 substitutions. Forest Green got 1 yellow card, while FC Halifax Town got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	7
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (57.1%)
BTTS	5 (71.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

08 Aug 2026 Forest Green vs FC Halifax Town 3 - 2

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