Match Report
Southend United (6th, 81 pts) visited Halifax Town (8th, 70 pts) with 11 points between them. Per game in the league, Halifax Town were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.43, Southend United 1.8 and 1.02, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Southend United in 6 games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Halifax Town against 13/15 for Southend United.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Halifax Town wins, 4 for Southend United, 1 draw, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
The Shay Stadium, capacity 10,061, hosted the game. Southend United led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-6 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Halifax Town: W. Harris (19'), Kieron Morris (85') · Southend United: Oliver Coker (6'), Andrew Dallas (31'), Harry Cardwell (42'), Oliver Coker (52'), Gus Scott-Morriss (59'), Leon Chambers-Parillon (90')
Key stats
Possession: Halifax Town 47% · Southend United 53% · Total shots: 14-12 · On target: 8-11 · Corners: 4-2