Weymouth v FC Halifax Town preview
Venue: Bob Lucas Stadium
Date: Saturday, December 5
Kick-off: 5.20pm
Referee: Adrian Quelch. Took charge of Town’s 0-0 draw at Woking earlier this season.
Odds: Weymouth win 17/10, draw 5/2, Halifax win 29/20
Last five games
Weymouth: King’s Lynn (h) W 2-1, Oxford City (FAC h) L 3-2, Bromley (a) L 3-2, Stockport (a) W 2-1, Chesterfield (h) L 2-1
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Hide AdHalifax: Wealdstone (h) L 1-0, Notts County (h) D 1-1, Torquay (h) L 2-1, Sutton (a) L 1-0, Barnet (h) W 5-2
Manager: Brian Stock. The former Bournemouth, Preston and Doncaster midfielder was appointed in September as successor to Mark Molesley, who had led the club to back-to-back promotions.
Position: 21st
One to watch: Attacking midfielder Sean Shields notched his first of the season last time out against Chesterfield, and scored twice against Town for Ebbsfleet in 2017.
Match facts: Only Dover and Dagenham and Redbridge have scored fewer goals in the National League than Weymouth.
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Hide AdBoth sides only have two wins under their belt this season in all competitions.
Town’s last away win was their 1-0 victory at Chorley back in January.
Halifax have only scored once in five away games this season.
Last time they met: Goals from Andy Campbell and Simon Heslop helped Town to a 2-1 win over Weymouth at The Shay in March 2008.
Saturday’s National League fixtures:
Torquay v Wrexham
Bromley v Stockport
Notts Co v Woking
Barnet v Wealdstone
Aldershot v Dag & Red
Altrincham v King’s Lynn
Eastleigh v Maidenhead
Hartlepool v Boreham W
Sutton Utd v Solihull M
Weymouth v Halifax
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Hide AdThere will be no coverage of the game on the Courier website or from Town writer Tom Scargill across social media on Saturday.
This is because, upon requesting media accreditation for the game from Weymouth, the Courier was told “due to very limited availability of space due to the televised game we are unable to provide a media pass”.
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