Halifax Town vs Braintree Town

6 December 2025 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Matthew McQuillan

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • William Smith 36’
  • Josh Hmami 73’ (pen)
  • Will Harris 78’
  • Jevon Mills 88’

Match summary

Halifax Town won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Braintree Town. Halifax Town led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, William Smith put Halifax Town ahead from a corner in the 36th minute. In the second half, Josh Hmami made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute, Will Harris made it 3-0 in the 78th minute, and Jevon Mills made it 4-0 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Halifax Town created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Braintree Town's 0.45 from 5.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
17 Shots 5
9 Shots on target 1
11 Corners 4
321 Passes 403
78.2% Pass accuracy 82.9%
4 Tackles 2
9 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Halifax Town Braintree Town
Kick-off
William SmithShot on target
33’
William SmithRight foot shot1-0 (Halifax Town)
36’
Will HarrisShot on target
38’
Half-time1-0
Owen BrayShot on target
48’
Second half underway
56’
Tom BlackwellShot on target
Josh HmamiShot on target
62’
65’
Jay Emmanuel-ThomasGoran Babić
Will HugillShot on target
65’
68’
John AkindeTerrell Works
Angelo CapelloJay Turner-Cooke
69’
71’
Jack ThompsonFoul
Josh HmamiPenalty2-0 (Halifax Town)
73’
77’
Lewis WalkerTom Blackwell
77’
Sahid KamaraManny Omrore
Will HarrisLeft foot shot3-0 (Halifax Town)
78’
Jevon MillsOwen Bray
85’
Owen DevonportWill Harris
85’
Jevon MillsLeft foot shot4-0 (Halifax Town)
88’
Jack JenkinsJosh Hmami
90+1’
Sean TarimaWill Hugill
90+1’
Full-time4-0

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.34 0.45 36’ William Smith (Halifax Town), 1-0 36’ 73’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), 2-0 73’ 78’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), 3-0 78’ 88’ Jevon Mills (Halifax Town), 4-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.34 0.45 36’ William Smith (Halifax Town), 1-0 Smith 36’ 73’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), 2-0 Hmami 73’ 78’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), 3-0 Harris 78’ 88’ Jevon Mills (Halifax Town), 4-0 Mills 88’
Halifax Town 2.34 xGBraintree Town 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Braintree Town attacking Halifax Town attacking 
73’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ William Smith (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 78’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 80’ Lewis Walker (Braintree Town), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 41’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 33’ William Smith (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 62’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, saved 38’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 24’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Owen Bray (Halifax Town), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 88’ Jevon Mills (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 82’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Angelo Capello (Halifax Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Thierry Latty-Fairweather (Halifax Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Jacob Pinnington (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Tom Blackwell (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Tom Blackwell (Braintree Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Cody Johnson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Will Hugill (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 86’ Cody Johnson (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 73’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ William Smith (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 78’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 80’ Lewis Walker (Braintree Town), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 41’ Terrell Works (Braintree Town), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 33’ William Smith (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 62’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, saved 38’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 24’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Owen Bray (Halifax Town), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 88’ Jevon Mills (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 82’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Will Harris (Halifax Town), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Angelo Capello (Halifax Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Thierry Latty-Fairweather (Halifax Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Jacob Pinnington (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Tom Blackwell (Braintree Town), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Tom Blackwell (Braintree Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Cody Johnson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Will Hugill (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Josh Hmami (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 86’ Cody Johnson (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Halifax Town 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Johnson
Latty-Fairweather
Smith
Alimi-Adetoro
Warburton
Johnson
Turner-Cooke 69’
Hugill 90’
Hmami 90’
Bray 85’
Harris 85’
Braintree Town 5-3-2 Starting XI
Thompson
Pinnington
Langston
Omrore 77’
Terry
Logan
Vennings
Cooper
Babić 65’
Blackwell 77’
Works 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sam Johnson
90′ 1 0 35 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
AJ Warburton
90′ – – – 4 – 27 – – – –
William Smith
90′ 1 1 1 15 9 34 – 1 – –
Adam Alimi-Adetoro
90′ – – – 5 4 29 1 – 1 –
Thierry Latty-Fairweather
90′ – 1 1 5 – 36 – – – –
Jevon Mills Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 1 – 1 – –
Midfielders6 players
Cody Johnson
90′ – – 40 – – 2 2 13 1 2 –
Jay Turner-Cooke Taken off
71′ – – 32 1 0.01 1 1 6 2 1 –
Owen Bray Taken off
87′ – – 16 2 0.14 – – 7 – – –
Will Hugill Taken off
90′ – – 23 1 0.12 – – 10 – 2 –
Josh Hmami Taken off
90′ 1 1 25 3 0.11 – 1 11 4 2 –
Angelo Capello Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 3 – – – 1 4 1 1 –
Forwards2 players
Will Harris Taken off
87′ 1 1 4 2 0.52 0.40 1 3 1 17 –
Owen Devonport Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – 1 1 1 –
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 49% Avg odds 1.85
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.44
Braintree Town win 25% Avg odds 3.71

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

Form going into the game

Halifax Town LLLWL
Braintree Town LLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.