Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Halifax Town (8th, 70 pts) and Braintree Town (23rd, 36 pts). Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Halifax Town ran at 1.5 scored and 1.43 conceded, Braintree Town at 0.83 and 1.65.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Halifax Town, 1 draw and 2 for Braintree Town, at 1.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The Shay Stadium in Halifax staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,061. On the scoreboard, Halifax Town led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Halifax Town: Jevon Mills (88'), William Smith (36'), Josh Hmami (73'), W. Harris (78')