Halifax Town vs Forest Green Rovers

4 March 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee R Aspinall

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Zak Emmerson 11’
  • Florent Hoti 69’
  • Kyle McAllister 62’

Match summary

Halifax Town beat Forest Green Rovers 2-1. Halifax Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Zak Emmerson put Halifax Town ahead in the 11th minute, Kyle McAllister equalised in the 62nd minute, and Florent Hoti won it in the 69th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Halifax Town created 0.79 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Forest Green Rovers 0.83 from 15.

Match stats

Halifax Town Forest Green Rovers
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 0.82
0.79 Non-penalty xG 0.82

Key events

Halifax Town Forest Green Rovers
Kick-off
Zak Emmerson1-0 (Halifax Town)
11’
Half-time1-0
62’
Kyle McAllister1-1 (Forest Green Rovers)
Florent Hoti2-1 (Halifax Town)
69’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Forest Green Rovers
  • Harvey Bunker
  • Jamie Robson
  • Jordon Garrick
  • Brandon Fleming

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 0.83 11’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), 1-0 11’ 62’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), 1-1 62’ 69’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), 2-1 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 0.83 11’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), 1-0 Emmerson 11’ 62’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), 1-1 McAllister 62’ 69’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), 2-1 Hoti 69’
Halifax Town 0.79 xGForest Green Rovers 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Forest Green Rovers attacking Halifax Town attacking 
90+4’ Tom Pugh (Halifax Town), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 52’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 50’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 57’ Joe Quigley (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 69’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 41’ Joe Quigley (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Cian Harries (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 63’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Max Wright (Halifax Town), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 11’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Liam Sercombe (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Angelo Capello (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 61’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 71’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 3’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 67’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 90+4’ Tom Pugh (Halifax Town), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 52’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 50’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 57’ Joe Quigley (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 69’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 41’ Joe Quigley (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Cian Harries (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 63’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Max Wright (Halifax Town), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 11’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Liam Sercombe (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Angelo Capello (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 71’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 3’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 61’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 67’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Festus Arthur
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Max Wright Taken off
68′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Jack Jenkins
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Evans Taken off
86′ – – – – – – –
Angelo Capello Taken off
65′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Florent Hoti Taken off
80′ 1 – 4 0.31 – – –
Zak Emmerson
90′ 1 – 3 0.19 – – –
Luca Thomas Taken off
65′ – – 2 0.02 – – –
Adam Alimi-Adetoro Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Cooke Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Harvey Sutcliffe Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Owen Bray Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Tom Pugh Came on as a substitute
4′ – – 1 0.17 – – –
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 29% Avg odds 3.13
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.08
Forest Green Rovers win 41% Avg odds 2.27

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

Form going into the game

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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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.