Match Report
The table gap was wide: 50 points between Wrexham (1st, 111 pts) and Halifax Town (11th, 61 pts). On the form table Halifax Town stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Halifax Town ran at 1.07 scored and 1.04 conceded, Wrexham at 2.52 and 0.93.
Halifax Town were winless in 5. Wrexham arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Halifax Town against 15/15 for Wrexham.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Halifax Town, 3 by Wrexham, 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
The Shay Stadium in Halifax, capacity 14,061, hosted the game. Wrexham led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.