Aldershot v FC Halifax Town preview

Venue: The EBB Stadium

Date: Tuesday, December 8

Kick-off: 7.45pm

Referee: Aaron Jackson. Has shown 61 yellow cards in the 15 National League games he has taken charge of since the start of last season.

Odds: Aldershot win 5/4, draw 23/10, Halifax win 11/5


Last five games

Aldershot: Altrincham (a) W 2-1, Maidenhead (h) D 0-0, Wrexham (a) L 1-0, Chesterfield (a), D 0-0, Dagenham and Redbridge (h) W 2-1

Halifax: Notts County (h) D 1-1, Torquay (h) L 2-1, Sutton (a) L 1-0, Barnet (h) W 5-2, Weymouth (a) W 5-1


Manager: Danny Searle. Appointed in May 2019 and guided The Shots to an 18th-placed finish last season.

Position: 13th

One to watch: Mohamed Bettamer. Scored his fourth goal of the season in Aldershot’s 2-1 home win over Dagenham and Redbridge last time out, having scored five in 12 appearances last season before lockdown.


Match facts: Former Halifax loanee Mike Fondop-Talom is among the ranks at Aldershot

No team in the National League has conceded fewer away goals than Halifax (4)

The Shaymen have scored more goals (10) in their last two games than they did in their first ten matches of the season (6).


Last time they met: Jerome Binnom-Williams’ header earned Town a point as they drew 1-1 at Aldershot in August last season.

Tuesday’s National League fixtures: 


Eastleigh v Wrexham

Hartlepool v King’s Lynn

Sutton Utd v Chesterfield

Torquay v Maidenhead

Bromley v Yeovil

Notts Co v Boreham W

Barnet v Stockport

Aldershot v Halifax

Altrincham v Woking

Follow Town writer Tom Scargill’s live blog from the Aldershot v Halifax game on Tuesday night at www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/football/halifax-town where there will also be a match report and post-match reaction from Town boss Pete Wild.