Halifax Town
- The two sides in Tuesday’s National League 2025/2026 clash, Halifax Town and Gateshead, have had very different seasons to date, with Halifax Town sitting 7th, with 48 points from 31 games, and Gateshead propping up the table, with just 19 points from 28 matches.
- Halifax have split their last 2 home games, winning 1 and losing 1.
- Adam Lakeland was appointed as Halifax Town manager in June 2025, and he’s implemented a pragmatic, and at times a compact, deep-block system that Halifax have played to great effect in the opening stages of the season.
- They are solid at the back, they absorb pressure well, and they use the wings to overload their opponents and exploit the space behind their high pressing lines.
Gateshead
- Gateshead are winless in their last 5 games, losing 3.
- Gateshead are almost the inverse of Halifax in terms of their playing style, with Rob Elliot’s side playing a progressive possession-based system with a back 3, whilst being equally aggressive in their pressing game, looking to create overloads in the attacking third.
- They are a side who like to play with the ball, but they have struggled in the National League 2025/2026, particularly on the road, where they’ve won just 4 of their 15 away games and lost 9.
Head-to-Head
Halifax Town are unbeaten in the last 5 head-to-head meetings, winning 3 and drawing 2.
Key Players
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In terms of key players, Halifax’s talisman is Will Harris, who has scored 15 goals in 28 National League appearances this season, whilst Kain Adom leads the line for Gateshead, with 10 goals from 23 league matches.
- Will Harris - 15 goals in 28 appearances
- Kain Adom - 10 goals in 23 appearances
- 6 of Halifax’s last 8 goals have come from Harris and it’s fair to say that Gateshead will look to put a man on him, but the visitors can also be dangerous, particularly when they’re at the top of their game.
Betting Insights
- Halifax Town are 1.63 favourites for Tuesday’s game, with Gateshead coming in at 4.51 and the draw at 3.75.
- Halifax have won 8 of their 14 home games in the National League 2025/2026, drawing 4 and losing just 2, scoring 28 times at an average of 2.00 goals per match.
- The Over 2.5 goals bet is priced at 1.59, which is just under the 2-goal line, and given that Gateshead’s high-pressing and possession-based approach meets Halifax’s compact, deep-block and counter-attacking system, we’re likely to see a classic ‘soak and strike’ match.
Prediction
Gateshead have scored 20 goals away from home, so I think we could see both teams score, but I’m taking Halifax to edge it.
