Boston United v FC Halifax Town preview
Here is our preview of FC Halifax Town's National League game against Boston United
Venue: Jakemans Community Stadium
Date: Saturday, October 19
Kick-off: 3pm
Referee: This is Paul Cooper's second season at National League level, having shown 37 yellow cards and six red cards in seven matches. He was in charge of Town's 3-2 home defeat to Eastleigh last season, a game in which he awarded a contentious penalty to the visitors.
In the league this season
Boston: 22nd - PL13 W2 D3 L8 F13 A25 GD-12 Pts 9
Halifax: 8th - PL13 W5 D5 L3 F15 A12 GD3 Pts 20
Last five games
Boston: Gateshead (a) L 2-0, Maidenhead (h) L 2-1, Barnet (a) L 3-1, Gainsborough (FAC a) D 2-2, Gainsborough (FAC h) L 4-0
Halifax: Braintree (a) L 1-0, Wealdstone (h) D 2-2, Newcastle u21s (h) L 2-1, Tamworth (h), Oldham (FAC a) L 4-2
Manager: Ian Culverhouse was a defender who played for Tottenham, Norwich and Swindon and worked as a coach under Paul Lambert at Norwich and Aston Villa before becoming manager of King's Lynn, where in his second spell, he guided them to back-to-back promotions into the National League. He was appointed Boston manager in September 2022 and led them to success in the National League North play-offs last season.
Last season: 6th in National League North
One to watch: Winger Dan Mooney is looking to kick start his career at Boston. His superb form for Altrincham, where he was named the club's Players' Player of the Season and the National League Young Player of the Year, scoring 13 goals amd providing eight assists. earned him a move to Southend United, but the switch didn't work out and he ended up back at Alty before leaving in the summer.
Head-to-head: Played 6, Boston wins 1, draws 2, Halifax wins 3
Last time they met: The teams drew 0-0 at The Shay in March 2017.
Match facts: No team has conceded as few away goals in the National League this season than Halifax (2) but no team has scored fewer on the road than Town either (3).
Boston are the only team in the fifth tier yet to win at home this season.
Boston have the worst home defensive record in the National League this season, having conceded 16 goals on their own patch.
Only bottom side Ebbsfleet have conceded more goals in the National League this season than Boston (25)
Boston have only kept two clean sheets in their 13 league games this season, and both of them came away from home.
Saturday's National League fixtures
Forest Green v Braintree Aldershot v Eastleigh York v Ebbsfleet Altrincham v Gateshead Boston Utd v Halifax Maidenhead v Hartlepool Sutton Utd v Oldham Wealdstone v Yeovil Solihull M v Barnet Tamworth v Woking Dag & Red v Fylde Rochdale v Southend
Boston 1-4 Halifax
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Drench, Moyo (Burrow 89), Garner, Hotte, Wilde, Macdonald (Hibbs 82), King, Lynch, Sinnott (Peniket 73), Simmons, Denton. Subs not used: Nicholson, Brown. Scorers: Denton (18, 87), Simmons (46, 79)