Yeovil v FC Halifax Town preview
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Both teams are on 38 points, having both won 11, drawn five and lost seven games so far in the division.
Only three teams have scored more goals in the National League than Yeovil, who are also the division’s fourth highest scorers at home.
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Hide AdThey have only failed to find the net once in 13 games at Huish Park this season.
Both clubs have drawn their last three matches. Halifax have won once in their last nine games, while Yeovil are winless in six.
Town boss Pete Wild said striker Jack Redshaw came through training on Tuesday and would be back with the rest of the squad on Thursday.
Defender Nathan Clarke serves the last of his three-game suspension this weekend.
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Hide AdStriker Rhys Murphy has netted 14 league goals this season for Darren Sarll’s Yeovil, making him the National League’s joint-top scorer.
The former Arsenal youngster has netted five goals in his last three games, including a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw at Wrexham.
Without his goals, which account for more than a third of their overall league tally, Yeovil would have nine fewer points this season.
Saturday’s clash at Huish Park comes exactly three months after the two clubs met at The Shay, with Yeovil beating Halifax, who were top of the table, 2-0.
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Hide AdHalifax have only played at Yeovil twice before, but won there in February 1998 thanks to a Jamie Paterson penalty.
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Saturday’s National League fixtures:
Barrow v Aldershot Town
Chesterfield v Bromley
Dagenham & Redbridge v Maidenhead United
Dover Athletic v Boreham Wood
Eastleigh v Ebbsfleet United
Harrogate Town v Torquay United
Notts County v Sutton United
Stockport County v Chorley
Woking v Hartlepool United
Wrexham v Solihull Moors
Yeovil Town v FC Halifax Town
Barnet v AFC Fylde