FC Halifax Town v Yeovil Town preview

Venue: The Shay

Date: Tuesday, October 13

Kick-off: 7.45pm

Referee: Garreth Rhodes

Odds: Halifax win 7/4, draw 12/5, Yeovil win 29/20


Season so far: 

Halifax: Dagenham and Redbridge (h) W 2-0, Stockport (a) L 2-1, Boreham Wood (a) D 0-0

Yeovil: King’s Lynn (a) D 2-2, Wealdstone (h) D 2-2, Wrexham (h) L 1-0

Manager: Darren Sarll

Last season: 4th in the National League

One to watch: Forward Courtney Duffus will hope to improve on his 13 goals for the club last season.


Match facts: Halifax have kept two clean sheets from their opening three games of the season

Halifax’s last win against Yeovil came at Huish Park back in February 1998, when Jamie Paterson scored the only goal of the match.

Tom Bradbury, Gold Omotayo and Josh Staunton are all set to line-up against their former club in the game.


Last time they met: Yeovil recovered from Gold Omatayo’s ninth minute red card to win 2-0 thanks to a brace from Courtney Duffus.

Tuesday’s National League fixtures:

Torquay v Chesterfield

Woking v Dag & Red

Dover v Aldershot

Barnet v Weymouth

Altrincham v Solihull

Halifax v Yeovil

Hartlepool v Bromley

King’s Lynn v Boreham Wood

Sutton Utd v Notts County

Wealdstone v Stockport

Follow all the action from the game on our live blog with Town reporter Tom Scargill at www.halifaxcourier.co.uk, where there will also be an on-the-whistle match report and post-match reaction from Pete Wild.