Updated 5 November 2026.
Cheltenham Town welcome Halifax Town to The EV Charger Points Stadium on Saturday 7 November, kick-off 3pm UK, in the 1st Round of the FA Cup, with a place in the 2nd Round at stake. Cheltenham are in League Two and Halifax are in the National League, and the bookmakers have Cheltenham as favourites at 1.80 with Ladbrokes. Halifax have scored in each of their last five games, 13 goals in all.
Halifax are already through a cup round, having beaten South Shields 3-2 on 17 October. Cheltenham come in after a 3-1 defeat at Tranmere and have lost three of their last five.
Cheltenham's form has been up and down. They lost 3-1 at Tranmere on 31 October, beat Newport 1-0 at home a week earlier and beat Fleetwood 4-2 at home on 20 October. Before that came a 4-1 defeat at Oldham and a 2-0 home loss to Salford on 10 October. They have scored in four of their last five games and conceded in four, 7 goals for and 11 against, and over their last ten games they have won four, drawn two and lost four.
Halifax beat Yeovil 2-0 on 31 October, lost 3-2 at home to Barrow on 27 October and drew 2-2 at Southend on 24 October. Before that came the 3-2 FA Cup win over South Shields on 17 October and a 4-1 win over Gateshead on 10 October. That is 13 goals scored and 8 conceded in five games, and over their last ten they have won five, drawn three and lost two.
The South Shields game is Halifax's only FA Cup match this season. In it they had 7 shots on target, the 5th most of the 642 teams we rank, and 7 corners, the 12th most, and both teams scored.
Cheltenham Town possible starting lineup:
Stanway; Tomkinson, Wilson, Sweeney, Shipley; Stevenson, McWilliams, McCann; Evans, Broom, Weimann
Halifax Town possible starting lineup:
Grant; Houghton, Conte, Hobson, Johnson; Trusty, Flint, Hugill; Douglas, Tollitt, Carty
Andreas Weimann leads the Cheltenham line in the possible starting lineup, and Ryan Broom is also named, for a side that has scored 7 goals in its last 5 games.
For Halifax, Conor Carty leads the line in the possible starting lineup, with Ben Tollitt and Tayt-Lemar Trusty also named, for a team that has scored 13 goals in its last 5 games.
The bookmakers have Cheltenham as favourites at 1.80 with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 3.90 at bet365 and a Halifax win also 3.90 at midnite. Both teams to score is 1.57 at bet365, as is over 2.5 goals, and over 1.5 goals is 1.20 at midnite. Prices are the best available from the five bookmakers we compare.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Cheltenham Town to win | 1.80 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 3.90 (bet365) |
| Halifax Town to win | 3.90 (midnite) |
| Both teams to score | 1.57 (bet365) |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.20 (midnite) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.57 (bet365) |
Four of Halifax's last five games had four or more goals in total, and Cheltenham's last five have produced 18 goals between them. Both teams scored in three of Cheltenham's last five games and in four of Halifax's.
Cheltenham Town vs Halifax Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round kicks off at 3pm UK on Saturday 7 November 2026 at The EV Charger Points Stadium. Cheltenham are the 1.80 favourites with Ladbrokes.
Cheltenham Town are favourites at 1.80 with Ladbrokes to beat Halifax Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round on 7 November. The draw is 3.90 at bet365 and a Halifax win is 3.90 at midnite.
Both teams to score is 1.57 at bet365 for the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie between Cheltenham Town and Halifax Town. Halifax have scored in each of their last 5 games, and their 3-2 win over South Shields in the previous round had goals at both ends.
Halifax Town have won 3 of their last 5 matches before the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie at Cheltenham Town, scoring 13 goals. They beat South Shields 3-2 in the previous round on 17 October, with 7 shots on target in that game.
Predicted lineups for Cheltenham vs Halifax Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup on Saturday 7 November 2026: Cheltenham Town may start Stanway; Tomkinson, Wilson, Sweeney, Shipley; Stevenson, McWilliams, McCann; Evans, Broom, Weimann. Halifax Town may start Grant; Houghton, Conte, Hobson, Johnson; Trusty, Flint, Hugill; Douglas, Tollitt, Carty.