Halifax Town vs Boston United

15 February 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee W Davis

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jamie Cooke 61’

Match summary

Halifax Town won 1-0 at home to Boston United. It was goalless at half-time.

Jamie Cooke put Halifax Town ahead in the 61st minute.

The chances backed that up: Halifax Town created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Boston United's 1.05 from 16.

Match stats

Halifax Town Boston United
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.55 xG 1.06
1.55 Non-penalty xG 1.06

Key events

Halifax Town Boston United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jamie Cooke1-0 (Halifax Town)
61’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Halifax Town
  • Festus Arthur
Boston United
  • Jordan Richards

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.05 61’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), 1-0 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.05 61’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), 1-0 Cooke 61’
Halifax Town 1.54 xGBoston United 1.05 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Boston United attacking Halifax Town attacking 
85’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 25’ Dylan Hill (Boston United), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 23’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.23 xG, blocked 61’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 48’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 49’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 24’ Festus Arthur (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.16 xG, saved 50’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 72’ Connor Teale (Boston United), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Bradley Nicholson (Boston United), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ William Smith (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Zak Mills (Boston United), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Scott High (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 76’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 21’ Dylan Hill (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 45’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 85’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 25’ Dylan Hill (Boston United), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 23’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.23 xG, blocked 61’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 48’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 49’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 24’ Festus Arthur (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.16 xG, saved 50’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 72’ Connor Teale (Boston United), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Bradley Nicholson (Boston United), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ William Smith (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Zak Mills (Boston United), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Keaton Ward (Boston United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Scott High (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 76’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 45’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 21’ Dylan Hill (Boston United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
William Smith
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Festus Arthur
90′ – – 1 0.16 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Luca Thomas Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Jamie Cooke
90′ 1 – 3 0.71 – – –
Angelo Capello Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Zak Emmerson
90′ – – 4 0.47 – – –
Max Wright Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Jack Jenkins Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Halifax Town win 45% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.08
Boston United win 25% Avg odds 3.62

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.