Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United

1 September 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Andrew Miller

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Will Hugill 53’

Match summary

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

Will Hugill put Halifax Town ahead in the 53rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Halifax Town created 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Hartlepool United's 0.96 from 13.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

13 Shots 13

5 Shots on target 5

8 Corners 7

89 Attacks 75

42 Dangerous attacks 42

339 Passes 293

71.7% Pass accuracy 69.6%

0 Tackles 0

13 Fouls 13

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Halifax Town Hartlepool United

Kick-off

6’

Will HarrisShot on target

Cody Johnson

19’

Conor CartyShot on target

28’

Conor CartyShot on target

33’

38’

Jamie Miley

Tayt-Lemar Trusty

39’

Zak GilsenanShot on target

39’

45’

Jack NolanShot on target

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Zak GilsenanShot on target

47’

50’

Jack HunterCameron John

Will HugillRight foot shot

1-0

53’

55’

Jamie MileyShot on target

60’

Terry BondoJordan Hugill

69’

Charlie ThorntonLiam Gibson

David KawaAmari Morgan-Smith

69’

77’

Jay BennShot on target

80’

Terry Bondo

81’

Jack NolanShot on target

Dylan CroweZak Gilsenan

87’

Ben TollittConor Carty

89’

90+3’

Reiss McNally

Will Hugill

90+6’

Full-time1-0

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.

Halifax Town 1.87 xGHartlepool United 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Hartlepool United attacking Halifax Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players


True Grant	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Bardell	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Will Flint	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Shaun Hobson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Raheem Conte	90′	–	–	2	0.14	–	–	–
Cody Johnson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Will Hugill	90′	1	–	5	0.63	–	–
Tayt-Lemar Trusty	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zak Gilsenan Taken off	87′	–	–	3	0.04	–	–	–
Conor Carty Taken off	89′	–	–	2	0.57	–	–	–
Amari Morgan-Smith Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
David Kawa Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dylan Crowe Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ben Tollitt Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	1	0.49	–	–	–


Max Merrick	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jay Benn	90′	–	–	2	0.35	–	–	–
Reiss McNally	90′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–
Liam Gibson Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cameron John Taken off	50′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jamie Miley	90′	–	–	2	0.03	–	–
Nathan Sheron	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Hugill Taken off	60′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Jack Nolan	90′	–	–	4	0.24	–	–	–
Brooklyn Ilunga	90′	–	–	2	0.14	–	–	–
Will Harris	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Jack Hunter Came on as a substitute	40′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Terry Bondo Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Charlie Thornton Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 37% Avg odds 2.46

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.39

Hartlepool United win 36% Avg odds 2.50

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

Form going into the game

Halifax Town W L L W L

Hartlepool United L W W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Hartlepool United 0-1 Halifax Town, 07 Mar 26 Next meeting: Hartlepool United vs Halifax Town, 10 Mar 27 (upcoming) All Halifax Town vs Hartlepool United meetings

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