FC Halifax Town v Notts County preview
Venue: The Shay
Date: Tuesday, November 17
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Referee: Steven Copeland
Odds: Halifax win 15/8, draw 5/2, Notts County win 13/10
Last five games
Halifax: Boreham Wood (a) D 0-0, Yeovil (h) D 1-1, Woking (a) D 0-0, South Shields (FAC a) L 2-0, Wealdstone (h) L 1-0
Notts County: Altrincham (h) W 3-1, Barnet (h) W 4-2, Sutton (a) W 1-0, Maidenhead (h) L 3-2, Aldershot (a) L 1-0
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Hide AdManager: Neal Ardley. The former AFC Wimbledon boss was appointed at County in November 2018 but was unable to prevent relegation from League Two during the 2018-19 season. Guided the club to third in the National League last season before losing to Harrogate in the play-off final.
Position: 12th
One to watch: Kyle Wootton. The former Halifax loanee already has four goals from his first six matches this season after netting 13 league goals last term, including three in the two games against The Shaymen.
Match facts: This will only be County’s second game in the space of a month due to Covid-related postponements.
Halifax have also only played one game in just under a month due to coronavirus outbreaks disrupting their fixture schedule.
Town have only scored once in their last five matches.
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Hide AdOnly Dagenham and Redbridge have scored as few goals as Halifax in the National League (4)
But only Sutton have conceded as few as The Shaymen (4)
Last time they met: Goals from Shawn McCoulsky and Jamie Allen weren’t enough to prevent Town falling to defeat, 4-2, at The Shay last December.
Tuesday’s National League fixtures:
Hartlepool v Wrexham
Sutton Utd v Dag & Red
Dover v Woking
Bromley v Boreham W
Barnet v King’s Lynn
Aldershot v Maidenhead
Altrincham v Chesterfield
Eastleigh v Wealdstone
Halifax v Notts Co
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