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Southend vs FC Halifax Town prediction and preview

24 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance 1XOdds 1.22Market probability 78%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Southend host FC Halifax Town in the National League (England) on 24 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Southend to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.22, which the bookmaker market rated at about 78% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Southend had won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 24 and conceding 16. FC Halifax Town had won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 23 scored and 9 conceded.

Both teams scored in 10 of Southend's last 10 and 6 of FC Halifax Town's last 10; 8 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Southend averaged 1.60 goals scored and 1.40 conceded across 15 matches; away from home FC Halifax Town averaged 1.62 scored and 1.31 conceded across 13.

Our team-strength model expects about 2.18 goals from Southend and 1.62 from FC Halifax Town. From that it rates a home win at 50%, a draw at 22% and an away win at 28%, against 55%, 22% and 23% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Southend (green) and FC Halifax Town (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form56% – 44%
Attack61% – 39%
Defence38% – 62%
Head-to-head100% – 0%
Goals85% – 15%
Overall strength58% – 41%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
SouthendLWWDL2.401.60100%80%
FC Halifax TownWWWWD2.300.9060%60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

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