Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Halifax Town 8th with 70 points, Eastleigh 17th with 50, 20 apart. On the form table Eastleigh stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Per game in the league, Eastleigh were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.74, Halifax Town 1.5 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Eastleigh entered with three losses in a row. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Halifax Town, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Eastleigh, 12/15 for Halifax Town.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Eastleigh, 4 draws and 4 for Halifax Town, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 70% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.
Silverlake Stadium, capacity 5,250, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Halifax Town led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Eastleigh: Sam Pearson (27'), Lloyd Humphries (80') · Halifax Town: W. Harris (40'), Florent Hoti (60'), W. Harris (9')
Key stats
Possession: Eastleigh 64% · Halifax Town 36% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 10-1