+0.07 points a game is the venue form gap, in Wealdstone's favour: Wealdstone takes 1.42 a game at home over the last two seasons, Halifax Town 1.35 away.
Wealdstone: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season. Halifax Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Wealdstone -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 1, lost 2 of 3, scoring 3 and conceding 8. Last season at home: won 9, drew 6, lost 6 of 21, scoring 38 and conceding 30 -- 1.57 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Boston United 3-1 away; lost to Kidderminster Harriers 1-4 at home; beat Sutton United 2-0 away; drew with Carlisle United 1-1 at home; lost to Worthing 0-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 4 different managers took its 24 matches with one recorded (13, 7, 2, 2 apiece), most recently Gary Waddock with 13. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Halifax Town -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 3 of 3, scoring 3 and conceding 6. Last season away: won 9, drew 4, lost 7 of 20, scoring 25 and conceding 26 -- 1.55 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat AFC Hornchurch 3-0 at home; lost to Aldershot Town 0-1 away; beat Hartlepool United 1-0 at home; lost to Altrincham 1-2 away; beat Tamworth 4-1 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 21 matches with one recorded (14, 7 apiece), most recently John Matthew McGrath with 7. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:02 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.