Expert analysis

Halifax Town Look Steady at Home in Cup Tie

FC Halifax Town enter this FA Cup tie with a slight edge after three wins in their last five outings. South Shields have mixed results lately, including two losses in the same stretch. Halifax concede fewer goals per game on average than their visitors and will aim to control the midfield at home. The single previous meeting went Shields’ way, yet that game stayed under 2.5 goals. Halifax’s low-scoring league pattern so far suggests they rarely concede much on their own patch. Shields score freely overall but must travel and break down a compact home side. Expect a tight contest where Halifax staying solid could decide the outcome.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

3–2 WON

Our pick “Halifax Town or Draw” at odds 1.33 won — final score 3–2.

Match timeline

First half
13'
20'
23'
Second half
69'
70'

This season

	FC Halifax Town	South Shields
Over 2.5 goals	—	—
Clean sheet	—	100%
Failed to score	—	0%
Scored per game	0.0	4.5
Conceded per game	0.0	0.0
Scored home / away	0.0 / 0.0	7.0 / 2.0

Across 0 and 2 matches played this season.

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

FC Halifax Town LDWWW

L @ Worthing 1–2 Sep 26

D vs Boston United 1–1 Sep 29

W @ Solihull Moors 2–0 Oct 3

W vs Gateshead 4–1 Oct 10

W vs Stoke City U21 4–2 Oct 13

South Shields WWLWL

W vs Witton Albion 7–0 Sep 19

W vs Buxton 4–0 Sep 26

L @ Brackley Town 2–3 Sep 29

W @ Buxton 2–0 Oct 3

L @ Macclesfield 3–4 Oct 10

Goals trend · last 5 matches

FC Halifax Town

Scored 2.4 avg

1 1 2 4 4

Conceded 1.2 avg

2 1 0 1 2

South Shields

Scored 3.6 avg

7 4 2 2 3

Conceded 1.4 avg

0 0 3 0 4

Head-to-head · last meetings

0 FC Halifax Town

0 Draws

1 South Shields

Oct 2020 South Shields 2–0 FC Halifax Town South Shields

Over 2.5 goals in 0 of the last 1 meetings.