HALIFAX. Halifax Town was capable to reverse the scoreline against Dover Athletic to win 2-1. It was Dover Athletic to strike first with a goal of A. Pavey at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Warburton gave the win to Halifax Town in the 69′ minute. Halifax Town was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Shay Stadium stadium in Halifax on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Herczeg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 159 Attack 101
- 73 Dangerous attack 42
- 128 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Halifax Town had a superior ball possession 65% while Dover Athletic was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Halifax Town was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Halifax Town won the match.
Halifax Town shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dover Athletic shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Halifax Town received 1 yellow card (T. Warren). On the opposite side, Dover Athletic received 3 yellow cards (M. Judd, G. Wilkinson and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Halifax Town will have 60 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Dover Athletic will stay with -4 points to remain in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Halifax Town will host Solihull Moors on the 5th of April with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Halifax Town (2 draws).
Dover Athletic will play away agasint Wrexham on the 26th of March with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Dover Athletic (4 draws).
Halifax Town – Formation
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: S. Johnson, N. Maher, T. Warren, T. Bradbury, L. Summerfield, M. Woods, J. Slew, J. Allen, K. Spence, B. Waters and J. Debrah.
The home team had on the bench: J. Senior, M. Warburton, Z. Dearnley, G. McDonagh and J. Thomas.
Substitutions
Halifax Town made 3 changes: J. Debrah for J. Senior (46′), M. Woods for M. Warburton (60′) and J. Slew for Z. Dearnley (80′).
Dover Athletic – Formation
Andy Hessenthaler played with: A. Parkes, J. Goodman, D. Collinge, M. Judd, W. Moses, A. Krasniqi, G. Wilkinson, A. Pavey, D. Parfitt-Williams, M. Gyasi and H. Ransom.
They had on the bench: H. Woods, L. Baptiste, H. Byford, K. Arthur and A. André.
Substitutions
Dover Athletic made 3 changes: A. Krasniqi for H. Woods (71′), G. Wilkinson for L. Baptiste (71′) and M. Judd for H. Byford (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Halifax Town – Dover Athletic – 2-1
- Yeovil Town – Grimsby Town – 0-2
- Woking – Maidenhead United – 1-0
- Wealdstone – Weymouth – 3-2
- King’s Lynn Town – Torquay United – 2-3
- Boreham Wood – Chesterfield – 1-1
- Altrincham – Eastleigh – 4-0