Thursday , 2 July 2026

Morecambe FC vs FC Halifax Town, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2018-19
Morecambe FC
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Halifax Town
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Joe Skarz
Y 56' Sanmi Odelusi
Y 73' Niall Maher

Overview

Match Preview

Morecambe FC vs FC Halifax Town — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee David Plowright
  • Referee Graeme Fyvie
  • Referee
  • Referee Joe Clark

Head-to-Head

1
1
Morecambe FC 2 games · Avg 0.5 goals FC Halifax Town
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Morecambe FC 0–0 FC Halifax Town

Recent Form

Morecambe FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov FC Halifax Town H 0–0 D
FC Halifax Town
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Morecambe FC A 0–0 D
23 Oct Warrington Town FC H 2–0 W
20 Oct Warrington Town FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Halifax Town this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Morecambe FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' FC Halifax Town started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' FC Halifax Town seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Skarz.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan Clarke made 12 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' FC Halifax Town is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' It looks surprising Morecambe FC does not make any changes. Joe Skarz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' The travelling FC Halifax Town supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Niall Maher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Kevin Ellison is replacing Rhys Oates for the Morecambe FC side.
  • 56' Sanmi Odelusi was booked on 56.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Morecambe FC that had 98 games and scored 108 goals.
  • 68' Time for substitution for FC Halifax Town. Sanmi Odelusi is replaced by Jordan Preston.
  • 73' Niall Maher is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 78' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aaron Wildig suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Morecambe FC. Jordan Cranston is replaced by Jason Oswell.
  • 83' The whistle greets Dayle Southwell as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Edwards.
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Halifax Town needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Morecambe FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Bentley

FC Halifax Town Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jamie Fullarton

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.78 Morecambe FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 FC Halifax Town xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Morecambe FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Morecambe FC36% Draw37% FC Halifax Town27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Morecambe FC or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Halifax Town
64%
Morecambe FC or FC Halifax Town
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Morecambe FC20% Draw64% FC Halifax Town16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.8%
0 – 1
13.9%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
1.3%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Morecambe FC

Handicap Morecambe FC covers Push FC Halifax Town covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 22% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Morecambe FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
FC Halifax Town keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.