HALIFAX. Eastleigh prevailed over Halifax Town. Halifax Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Shay Stadium stadium in Halifax on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.66 degrees Celsius or 76.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Halifax Town

2 - 3

Eastleigh

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 117 Attack 99
  • 80 Dangerous attack 41
  • 120 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 12 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Halifax Town had a superior ball possession 57% while Eastleigh was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Halifax Town was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Eastleigh succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Halifax Town shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Eastleigh shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Halifax Town received 1 yellow card (Florent Hoti). On the other side, Eastleigh received 2 yellow cards (Trent Rendall and Chris Maguire).

Match Timeline

Florent Hoti- Yellow
11'
19'
Chris Maguire(penalty)
45'
Trent Rendall- Yellow
54'
Paul McCallum(goal)
72'
Paul McCallum(goal)
Kane Thompson-Sommers- sub ->Jack Evans
63'
Florent Hoti(goal)
79'
Andrew Oluwabori- sub ->Max Wright
74'
Jordan Keane- sub ->Tom Wilson
74'
82'
Chris Maguire- Yellow
Jordan Keane(goal)
86'
77'
Oscar Rutherford- sub ->Enzio Boldewijn

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chesterfield
98
46
Barnet
86
46
Bromley
81
46
Altrincham
77
46
Solihull Moors
76
46
Gateshead
75
46
Halifax Town
71
46
Aldershot Town
69
46
Southend United
65
46
Oldham Athletic
63
46
Rochdale
62
46
Hartlepool United
60
46
Eastleigh
59
46
Maidenhead United
58
46
Dagenham & Redbridge
56
46
Wealdstone
56
46
Woking
55
46
Fylde
55
46
Ebbsfleet United
54
46
York City
53
46
Boreham Wood
52
46
Kidderminster Harriers
46
46
Dorking Wanderers
45
46
Oxford City
33
46

After this match, Halifax Town will stay with 15 points like Aldershot Town, Wealdstone and Dorking Wanderers to climb in the 16th place. On the other side, Eastleigh will have 17 points to move down in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Halifax Town will play away with Eastleigh on the 20th of April with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Eastleigh (6 draws).

Eastleigh will host Halifax Town on the 20th of April with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Eastleigh (6 draws).

Halifax Town – Formation

Halifax Town
G
Sam Johnson 1.England
D
Jamie Stott 6.England
D
Tylor Golden 2.England
D
Jack Evans 12.England
63'
D
Ryan Galvin 3.England
M
Max Wright 17.England
74'
M
J. Hunter 8.England
M
Florent Hoti 18.Kosovo
11' 79'
F
Millenic Alli 11.Republic of Ireland
F
Angelo Capello 7.Belize
Substitutes
G
T. Scott 31.England
D
Jordan Keane 16.England
74' 86'
M
Kane Thompson-Sommers 14.England
63'
F
Andrew Oluwabori 22.Nigeria
74'

Halifax Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Chris Millington decided to play with the following team: Sam Johnson, Tylor Golden, Jamie Stott, Ryan Galvin, Jack Hunter, Max Wright, Florent Hoti, Millenic Alli, Jack Evans and Angelo Capello.

The home team had on the bench: Justin Iwobi, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Tom Scott, Jordan Keane and Andrew Oluwabori.

Substitutions

Halifax Town made 3 changes: Max Wright for Andrew Oluwabori (74′), Tom Wilson for Jordan Keane (74′) and Jack Evans for Kane Thompson-Sommers (63′).

Eastleigh – Formation

Eastleigh
G
Joe McDonnell 1.England
D
George Langston 12.England
D
Ludwig Francillette 6.Guadeloupe
D
Bailey Clements 18.England
M
Chris Maguire 17.Scotland
82' 19'
M
Nigel Atangana 4.France
M
Enzio Boldewijn 11.Netherlands
77'
M
Solomon Nwabuokei 16.England
F
Scott Quigley 20.England
F
Paul McCallum 9.England
54', 72'
Substitutes
M
Oscar Rutherford 21.England
77'
F
Aidan Barlow 10.England
F
L. Chalwell 26.British Virgin Islands

Eastleigh started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Richard Hill played with: Joe McDonnell, Bailey Clements, George Langston, Ludwig Francillette, Solomon Nwabuokei, Nigel Atangana, Chris Maguire, Enzio Boldewijn, Scott Quigley and Paul McCallum.

These were the players on the bench: Aidan Barlow, Seung-Woo Yang, Oscar Rutherford and Luka Chalwell.

Substitutions

Eastleigh made only 1 change substituting Enzio Boldewijn for Oscar Rutherford (77′)​.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​