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Southend v FC Halifax Town

Southend
2–2Full time
FC Halifax Town

National League · SAT 24 OCT · Roots Hall

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Southend 2–2 FC Halifax Town SOUTHEND WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Southend win53%
The market said56%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.907
The market’s Brier score0.959

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay20 notes · 28 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Southend win at 53%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Southend was 53% before kick-off and our model makes it 52% now. 0–0 · 52–24–23
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Southend v FC Halifax Town
  4. 22′We published Southend at 53%. Our model now makes it 77%. 1–0 · 77–16–7
  5. 22′⚽ GOAL · 22' Southend 1–0 FC Halifax Town
  6. 22′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 22' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 77% now
  7. 23′Southend score on 23′ to make it 1–0. 1–0 · 77–16–7
  8. 30′Goals are coming at about the 2.8 we expected. 1–0 · 77–16–6
  9. 31′⚽ GOAL · 31' Southend 1–1 FC Halifax Town
  10. 31′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 31' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 46% now
  11. 32′FC Halifax Town find the net on 32′. 1–1. 1–1 · 45–32–22
  12. 39′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 39' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 43% now
  13. 44′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 41%. 1–1 · 41–37–21
  14. 45′HALF-TIME Southend 1–1 FC Halifax Town
  15. 45′SECOND HALF Southend 1–1 FC Halifax Town
  16. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 46' FC Halifax Town · On: D. Hill · Off: R. Conte
  17. 48′🟨 YELLOW · 47' Southend
  18. 49′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 39%. 1–1 · 39–40–21
  19. 53′THE CALL SWINGS · 53' Draw is now our likeliest result at 43% (was Southend win 40%)
  20. 59′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 1–1 · 34–47–19
  21. 61′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 61' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 33% now
  22. 66′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–54–16
  23. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 63' FC Halifax Town · On: C. Douglas · Off: C. Allen
  24. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Southend · On: S. Kamara · Off: Z. Massiah-Edwards
  25. 72′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–62–14
  26. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 23% now
  27. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 72' FC Halifax Town · On: M. Maltby · Off: M. Bardell
  28. 77′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–70–11
  29. 81′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–77–9
  30. 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 82' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 13% now
  31. 85′A goal for Southend on 84′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 94–5–0
  32. 85′⚽ GOAL · 84' Southend 2–1 FC Halifax Town
  33. 85′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 85' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 94% now
  34. 85′THE CALL SWINGS · 85' Southend win is now our likeliest result at 94% (was Draw 84%)
  35. 86′We published Southend at 53%. Our model now makes it 95%. 2–1 · 95–5–0
  36. 86′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 95–5–0
  37. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 82' FC Halifax Town · On: Z. Gilsenan · Off: W. Hugill
  38. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 82' FC Halifax Town · On: B. Tollitt · Off: A. Morgan-Smith
  39. 89′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 6%. 2–2 · 6–90–4
  40. 89′4 goals already, more than the 2.8 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 6–90–4
  41. 89′⚽ GOAL · 89' Southend 2–2 FC Halifax Town
  42. 89′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 89' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 6% now
  43. 89′THE CALL SWINGS · 89' Draw is now our likeliest result at 90% (was Southend win 96%)
  44. 90′FC Halifax Town score on 90′ to make it 2–2. 2–2 · 5–91–3
  45. 92′We said Southend at 53%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 2–2 · 4–94–2
  46. 93′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90+3' Southend win: 53% at kick-off, 3% now
  47. 94′Full time, 2–2. We called Southend at 53% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 2–2 · 0–100–0
  48. 94′SUBSTITUTION · 88' Southend · On: B. Goodliffe · Off: P. Omochere
  49. FTFULL TIME Southend 2–2 FC Halifax Town
  50. FTSouthend 2–2 FC Halifax Town · Southend win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Southend are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Southend 53%, draw 24%, FC Halifax Town 23%. Over 2.5 goals 52%, both teams to score 53%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Southend win53%
Draw24%
FC Halifax Town win23%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 14

VenueRoots Hall

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Southend

FC Halifax Town

7Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · the English FA Cup

Last match: 17 Oct · the English FA Cup

2Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
3Southend13+1227
10FC Halifax Town13+720

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · southend winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
53% The market56%
Us53%
Market56%

We make Southend a 53% chance to win. The market has them at 56%. We are 3 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Southend v FC Halifax Town1.72 – 1.06
Form · last six in National League this season · since 15 SeptW4 D1 L1 · W3 D2 L1
Table places · points 27 v 203 v 10
The market · Southend win56% · ours 53%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
50%55%60% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:15
Our probability · Southend win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 56% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Southend win53%56%−3
Draw24%23%+1
FC Halifax Town win23%22%+1
Over 2.5 goals52%64%−12
Both teams to score53%63%−10
Over 1.5 goals76%83%−7
Over 3.5 goals30%44%−14
Southend or draw77%78%−1
Southend clean sheet35%––
FC Halifax Town clean sheet18%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.3%
0123450 6.6 6.5 3.5 1 10.6 11.3 5.9 2.1 2 9.1 9.5 5.0 3 5.3 5.4 2.9 4 2.3 2.4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Southend down, FC Halifax Town across0–5 goals a side shown (98.9% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.56 of 10
Both scored5 of 10
Last meetingsFCH 2–6 SOU · SOU 3–0 FCH · SOU 3–1 FCH · FCH 0–2 SOU

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in National League this season · since 15 Sept

SOUTHEND

WWLDWW3–1 · 6–1 · 2–4 · 1–1 · 3–1 · 2–1

FC HALIFAX TOWN

WDLDWW1–0 · 1–1 · 1–2 · 1–1 · 2–0 · 4–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Boreham Wood13+2135
2Harrogate Town13+1228
3Southend13+1227
4Yeovil Town13+1725
5Worthing13+924
6Altrincham13+124
7AFC Fylde13+623
8Barrow13+621
9AFC Hornchurch13−421
10FC Halifax Town13+720
11Kidderminster Harriers13+320
12Aldershot Town13+218
13Sutton Utd13−418
14Carlisle13+317
15Woking13015
16Forest Green12−315
17Eastleigh13−615
18Tamworth13−914
19Wealdstone13−712
20Hartlepool13−712
21Boston United13−812
22Scunthorpe12−610
23Solihull Moors13−227
24Gateshead13−234

The competition's standings before kick-off.