FC Halifax Town v Ebbsfleet United preview
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Venue: The Shay
Date: Saturday, March 23
Kick-off: 3pm


Referee: Elliot Bell
Odds: Halifax win evens, draw 13/5, Ebbsfleet win 21/10
In the league this season
Halifax: 6th - PL39 W17 D11 L11 F50 A44 GD6 Pts62
Ebbsfleet: 15th - PL39 W13 D8 L18 F55 A66 GD-11 Pts47
Last five games
Halifax: Dag & Red (a) W 1-0, Bromley (a) L 2-0, Boreham Wood (h) W 2-1, Oxford City (a) W 2-0, Chesterfield (h) W 4-2
Ebbsfleet: Woking (h) W 1-0, Dorking (a) W 4-1, Rochdale (h) W 2-1, Aldershot (a) L 4-1, Gateshead (h) W 4-2
Scorers
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Hide AdHalifax: Alli (7), Harker (6), Hoti (5), Summerfield (4), Wright (4), Senior (4), Oluwabori (4), Cosgrave (4), Cooke (2), Thomson-Sommers, Evans, Cummings, Keane, Cappello, Golden, Hunter, Stott, George
Ebbsfleet: Poleon (15), Bingham (7), Samuel (6), O'Neill (6), McQueen (4), Cundle (3), Cisse (2), Domi (2), Odokonyero (2), Bilongo, Chapman, Clifford, Cousins, Edser, Sterling-James, Tanner, Wright
Manager: Danny Searle has only lost once in his eight matches in charge of Ebbsfleet. Searle was in temporary charge of the club following the sacking of Dennis Kutrieb and led them to draws against Oldham and Chesterfield before getting the job permanently, guiding them from second from bottom in the National League to mid-table. He has previously managed Aldershot in the fifth tier and has worked in the League of Ireland and at Premier League academy level.
Last season: 1st in National League South
One to watch: Former Mansfield, Hartlepool and Hamilton forward Rakish Bingham is a man in form, having netted seven goals in his last seven appearances. He reached double figures in his other three seasons with the club, scoring 17 times as they got promoted last term.
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Hide AdHead-to-head: Played 20, Halifax wins 8, draws 2, Ebbsfleet wins 10
Last time they met: Adam Senior and Aaron Cosgrave scored as Town won 2-0 at Ebbsfleet in October.
Match facts: Halifax are on their best run of form this season having won seven of their last eight matches
Ebbsfleet are top of the National League form guide over the last six games but are only ahead of Halifax on goal difference, with the two teams the only two sides to have collected 15 points from their last half-a-dozen matches.
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Hide AdOnly bottom club Oxford have won fewer away games in the National League this season than Ebbsfleet (4)
Only Bromley and Southend have conceded fewer goals in the fifth tier this season than Halifax (44)
Ebbsfleet have only kept two clean sheets in their 19 away matches this season.
Halifax have only failed to score in one of their last eight home outings. and have only failed to score once in their last ten matches.
Saturday's National League fixtures:
Bromley v York
Barnet v Dorking W
Southend v Woking
Aldershot v Solihull M
Altrincham v Gateshead
Rochdale v Maidenhead
Chesterfield v Boreham W
Eastleigh v Hartlepool
Halifax v Ebbsfleet
Fylde v Oxford C
Wealdstone v Kidderminster
Dag & Red v Oldham