Match summary
Southend United won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Halifax Town. Southend United led 1-0 at half-time.
A goal put Southend United ahead in the 3rd minute, Gus Scott-Morriss made it 2-0 in the 79th minute, and Scott-Morriss made it 3-0 with a header in the 85th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Southend United created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Halifax Town 1.46 from 12.
Before kick-off
Southend United win
46%
Avg odds 2.02
Draw
29%
Avg odds 3.17
Halifax Town win
25%
Avg odds 3.69
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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.