FC Halifax Town v Hartlepool United preview

Venue: The Shay

Date: Tuesday, February 2

Kick-off: 7pm

Referee: Andrew Miller. Has shown nine yellow cards and one red card in three National League games this season.

Odds: Halifax win 7/4, draw 21/10, Hartlepool win 13/8


Last five games

Halifax: King’s Lynn (a) D 1-1, Southport (FAT h) L 2-1, Bromley (a) W 2-1, Wrexham (a) D 0-0, Maidenhead (h) L 3-2

Hartlepool: Halifax (h) W 3-1, Notts County (a) W 1-0, Wealdstone (h) W 3-1, Weymouth (a) L 1-0, Sutton (h) W 1-0

 
Manager: Dave Challinor

Position: 2nd

One to watch: On loan Salford striker Luke Armstrong has scored six goals in eight league appearances for Hartlepool.


Match facts: Only Sutton have scored more home goals in the National League than Halifax (18).

Only Notts County and Bromley have conceded fewer away goals in the National League than Hartlepool (8).

Hartlepool have won five of their last six matches.

Only leaders Torquay have won more games in the National League than Hartlepool this season (10).

Halifax have only kept one clean sheet in their last 18 matches.

The Shaymen have only failed to score in one of their last 13 matches.

Only Torquay have scored more goals in the division than Halifax (32).


Last time they met: Billy Chadwick’s goal wasn’t enough to prevent Town from losing at Hartlepool on Boxing Day, with Ryan Johnson, Rhys Oates and Mason Bloomfield scoring for the hosts in their 3-1 win.

Follow all the action from The Shay on Tuesday night with Town writer Tom Scargill’s live blog at https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/football/halifax-town.


Tuesday’s National League fixtures:

Torquay v Altrincham

Aldershot v Barnet

Chesterfield v King’s Lynn

Eastleigh v Wrexham

Halifax v Hartlepool

Stockport v Sutton Utd

Notts Co v Bromley

Boreham W v Weymouth

Wealdstone v Maidenhead