Home › League stats › National League Cup › FC Halifax Town vs Stoke City U21
National League Cup · England
FC Halifax Town vs Stoke City U21 prediction and preview
13 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
FC Halifax Town host Stoke City U21 in the National League Cup (England) on 13 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 2.5 Goals — more than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.44, which the bookmaker market rated at about 66% once the bookmaker margin is removed.
Final score: FC Halifax Town 4–2 Stoke City U21.
Going into the match, FC Halifax Town had won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 17 and conceding 6. Stoke City U21 had won 1, drawn 3 and lost 6 of their last 10, with 9 scored and 23 conceded.
Both teams scored in 4 of FC Halifax Town's last 10 and 3 of Stoke City U21's last 10; 4 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home FC Halifax Town averaged 2.38 goals scored and 2.00 conceded across 13 matches; away from home Stoke City U21 averaged 0.43 scored and 2.71 conceded across 7.
Our team-strength model expects about 3.28 goals from FC Halifax Town and 0.95 from Stoke City U21. From that it rates a home win at 81%, a draw at 12% and an away win at 7%, against 76%, 13% and 11% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 79%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between FC Halifax Town (green) and Stoke City U21 (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Halifax Town | WWDLD | 1.70 | 0.60 | 40% | 40% |
| Stoke City U21 | DLLWL | 0.90 | 2.30 | 30% | 70% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
Other markets we priced
| Market | Our probability | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| FC Halifax Town Win | 77% | 1.20 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 66% | 1.44 |
| FC Halifax Town 1st Half Win | 59% | 1.53 |
| FC Halifax Town HT & FT | 58% | 1.62 |
| 1st Half Under 1.5 Goals | 54% | 1.75 |
| BTTS Yes | 49% | 1.83 |
| 3-0 | 12% | 7.50 |
Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.