Halifax Town vs Scunthorpe United

28 March 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Declan Bourne

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Will Harris 23’

Patrick Jones 11’
Declan Howe 82’

Match summary

Scunthorpe United beat Halifax Town 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Patrick Jones put Scunthorpe United ahead in the 11th minute, Will Harris equalised with a header in the 23rd minute, and Declan Howe won it with a header in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Scunthorpe United created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Halifax Town's 0.89 from 8.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%

8 Shots 10

3 Shots on target 7

2 Corners 8

435 Passes 337

84.8% Pass accuracy 79.5%

2 Tackles 1

8 Fouls 8

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

7 Offsides 4

Key events

Halifax Town Scunthorpe United

Kick-off

6’

Callum RobertsShot on target

Will HarrisShot on target

8’

11’

Patrick JonesRight foot shot

0-1

Will HarrisHeader

1-1

23’

28’

Oliver EwingShot on target

36’

Danny WhitehallShot on target

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

48’

Jean BelehouanFoul

William SmithShot on target

50’

Florent HotiWill Hugill

66’

Angelo CapelloThierry Latty-Fairweather

66’

Declan HoweOliver Ewing

75’

Callum RobertsShot on target

Dylan CroweAJ Warburton

77’

Dylan CroweFoul

80’

82’

Declan HoweHeader

1-2

Jay Turner-Cooke

83’

86’

Will EvansDanny Whitehall

86’

Alfie BeestinPatrick Jones

David KawaWilliam Smith

89’

Owen BrayJay Turner-Cooke

89’

90+2’

Aidan DauschCallum Roberts

90+2’

Declan HoweShot on target

Angelo CapelloFoul

90+7’

Full-time1-2

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 0.89 xGScunthorpe United 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Scunthorpe United attacking Halifax Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Lineups

Halifax Town 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Scunthorpe United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Sam Johnson	90′	5	2	28	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


AJ Warburton Taken off	78′	–	–	–	2	–	29	–	–	–	–
William Smith Taken off	89′	–	1	–	4	1	48	1	–	–	–
Ashley Palmer	90′	–	2	–	9	8	33	–	–	–	–
Shaun Hobson	90′	–	2	–	7	4	57	–	–	1	–
Thierry Latty-Fairweather Taken off	66′	1	–	–	5	2	38	–	–	–	–
Angelo Capello Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	–	6	2	10	1	–	–
Dylan Crowe Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Cody Johnson	90′	–	–	54	–	–	1	2	7	1	2	–
Jay Turner-Cooke Taken off	89′	–	–	51	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
Will Hugill Taken off	66′	–	–	25	–	–	–	1	1	–	1	–
Josh Hmami	90′	–	–	29	–	–	–	–	8	1	1	–
Florent Hoti Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–
Owen Bray Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Will Harris	90′	1	–	4	2	0.22	0.15	1	2	–	12	–
David Kawa Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Louis Jones	90′	2	1	20	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jean Belehouan	90′	–	1	–	3	1	22	1	–	–
Andrew Boyce	90′	–	1	1	6	5	40	–	–	–	–
Branden Horton	90′	1	1	1	4	2	47	–	–	–	–
Tyler Denton	90′	–	2	–	2	2	28	–	–	–	–
Will Evans Came on as a substitute	13′	–	1	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Zain Westbrooke	90′	–	–	59	1	0.02	–	–	4	1	1	–
Joe Rowley	90′	–	–	41	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–
Callum Roberts Taken off	90′	–	1	10	2	0.61	–	–	4	–	1	–
Oliver Ewing Taken off	66′	–	–	20	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–
Patrick Jones Taken off	86′	1	–	18	1	0.09	–	–	4	1	–	–
Alfie Beestin Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Danny Whitehall Taken off	86′	–	–	1	1	0.09	0.10	1	8	2	21	–
Declan Howe Came on as a substitute	33′	1	–	3	2	0.62	–	–	4	1	5	–

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 39% Avg odds 2.31

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.45

Scunthorpe United win 35% Avg odds 2.63

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

Form going into the game

Halifax Town D W W W L

Scunthorpe United L W W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Scunthorpe United 1-1 Halifax Town, 25 Aug 25 All Halifax Town vs Scunthorpe United meetings, next on 28 Dec 26

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