HALIFAX. Halifax Town beats Grimsby Town 1-0 after M. Warburton scored a penalty (69′).
The match was played at the The Shay Stadium stadium in Halifax on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Scott Tallis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -14.7 degrees Celsius or 5.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 4 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 140 Attack 124
- 50 Dangerous attack 47
- 101 Ball safe 123
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Halifax Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Grimsby Town that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Halifax Town was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Halifax Town won the match.
Halifax Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Halifax Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (H. Clifton and R. Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Halifax Town will have 47 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will stay with 33 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Halifax Town will play away against Maidenhead United on the 22nd of January with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Halifax Town (1 draw).
Grimsby Town will host Bromley on the 22nd of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).
Halifax Town – Formation
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: S. Johnson, N. Maher, T. Warren, T. Bradbury, J. Benn, J. Slew, J. Allen, K. Green, K. Spence, B. Waters and M. Warburton.
The home team had on the bench: L. Summerfield, J. Senior, J. Debrah, J. Swaby-Neavin and M. Woods.
Substitutions
Halifax Town made 2 changes: J. Allen for L. Summerfield (71′) and J. Benn for J. Senior (81′).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Paul Hurst played with: M. Crocombe, L. Waterfall, S. Pearson, M. Efete, A. Crookes, Érico Sousa, H. Clifton, J. Maguire-Drew, B. Fox, R. Taylor and J. McAtee.
The following players were sitting on the bench: D. Longe-King, M. Wright, Joel Grant, G. Coke and S. Revan.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 3 changes: M. Efete for D. Longe-King (33′), J. Maguire-Drew for M. Wright (72′) and E. Sousa for J. Grant (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Southend United – Yeovil Town – 2-1
- Halifax Town – Grimsby Town – 1-0
- King’s Lynn Town – Notts County – 2-4
- Boreham Wood – Wealdstone – 1-0
- Altrincham – Stockport County – 1-4