MAIDENHEAD. Maidenhead United defeats Halifax Town 1-0 after J. Kelly scored just 1 goal (29′). Halifax Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the York Road Stadium stadium in Maidenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Whitton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 21 Total 7
- 5 On Target 1
- 16 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 85 Attack 104
- 58 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Halifax Town was in firm control of the ball 56% while Maidenhead United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Maidenhead United had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maidenhead United won the match.
Maidenhead United shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Halifax Town shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Maidenhead United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Halifax Town received 1 yellow card (T. Warren).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Maidenhead United will have 25 points like Southend United to sit in the 19th place. On the other side, Halifax Town will stay with 47 points like Chesterfield to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Maidenhead United will play away against Stockport County on the 25th of January with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).
Halifax Town will host Boreham Wood on the 25th of January with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Boreham Wood (4 draws).
Maidenhead United – Formation
The manager Alan Ernest Devonshire decided to play with the following team: D. Gyollai, A. Massey, R. Clerima, W. De Havilland, R. Sheckleford, G. Wells, C. Adams, R. Upward, S. Beckwith, J. Kelly and E. Acquah.
The home team had on the bench: R. Smith, J. Smile, M. Parry, S. Donnellan and H. Palmer.
Substitutions
Maidenhead United made 2 changes: J. Kelly for R. Smith (82′) and G. Wells for J. Smile (88′).
Halifax Town – Formation
Peter Wild played with: T. Scott, N. Maher, T. Warren, J. Senior, T. Bradbury, J. Benn, M. Woods, J. Allen, K. Green, B. Waters and M. Warburton.
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Debrah, H. Gilmour, L. Summerfield, K. Spence and J. Swaby-Neavin.
Substitutions
Halifax Town made 2 changes: T. Warren for H. Gilmour (15′) and K. Green for J. Debrah (25′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Altrincham – Torquay United – 1-2
- Boreham Wood – Weymouth – 1-1
- Chesterfield – Aldershot Town – 0-0
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Stockport County – 0-2
- Grimsby Town – Bromley – 1-2
- Maidenhead United – Halifax Town – 1-0
- Solihull Moors – Dover Athletic – 5-0
- Woking – Wealdstone – 2-0
- Yeovil Town – Wrexham – 1-2