Weymouth v FC Halifax Town preview
and live on Freeview channel 276
Venue: Bob Lucas Stadium
Date: Saturday, March 5
Kick-off: 3pm
Referee: Elliot Swallow has shown 34 yellow cards in eight National League games this season, including five in Halifax’s 3-2 win at Woking in August, a game in which he also awarded the home side a penalty. That is one of three penalties he has awarded in the league this season, another being Matty Warburton’s spot kick in Town’s 1-0 win at Wealdstone in December.
Odds: Weymouth win 3/1, draw 13/5, Halifax win 3/4
Season so far
Weymouth: P34, W6, D7, L20, F33, A57
Halifax: P34, W19, D7, L8, F55, A34
Last five games
Weymouth: King's Lynn (a) L 3-0, Chesterfield (h) D 1-1, Eastleigh (h) W 1-0, Bromley (h) D 2-2, Stockport (a) L 1-0
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Hide AdHalifax: Boreham Wood (h) L 1-0, Dagenham and Redbridge (a) W 3-1, Notts County (FAT h) L 2-1, Notts County (a) D 1-1, Barnet (h) W 1-0
Scorers
Weymouth: Josh McQuoid (7), Brandon Goodship (4), Bradley Ash (3), Josh Leslie-Smith (3), Tyler Cordner (3), Ben Thomson (2), Cameron Murray (2), Sean Shields (2), Tom Bearwish (2), Ahkeem Rose, Taofiq Olomowewe, Omar Mussa
Halifax: Billy Waters (16), Jordan Slew (10), Matty Warburton (8), Kian Spence (4), Jack Vale (3), Tom Bradbury (3), Kieran Green (2), Niall Maher (2), Jesse Debrah, Martin Woods, Tyrell Warren, Elliot Newby, Luke Summerfield, Jamie Allen
Manager: David Oldfield was appointed as Weymouth boss on a two-and-a-half year deal in January, leaving his job as Oxford City boss. Oldfield is a former Leicester, Manchester City and Luton midfielder who has also been in temporary charge of Oxford United and Peterborough. He had guided Oxford City to fourth in the National League South.
Last season: 18th in National League
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Hide AdOne to watch: Striker Brandon Goodship scored the winner against Eastleigh recently, his fourth league goal of the season. Goodship joined last summer from Southend, where he had been a first-team regular for them in League Two. Is a capable finisher and has the potential to be a thorn in Halifax's side.
Match facts: Only Boreham Wood have conceded fewer goals in the National League this season than Halifax (22).
Only bottom two King's Lynn and Dover have won fewer matches and lost more matches in the National League this season than Weymouth.
Only Boreham Wood and Chesterfield have conceded fewer goals away from home in the fifth tier this campaign than Halifax (14).
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Hide AdWeymouth have only won once in their last 12 games and have only kept a clean sheet in one of their last 12 games.
Halifax have lost only once in their last eight away matches.
Last time they met: Goals from Jordan Slew and Kian Spence saw Halifax win 2-0 at The Shay back in October.
Follow all the action from the game on Saturday with our live blog on the Courier website, where there will also be an on-the-whistle match report and post-match reaction from Town boss Pete Wild.
Saturday’s National League fixtures:
Barnet v Dover Athletic
Chesterfield v Southend United
Eastleigh v Wealdstone
Grimsby Town v Woking
Maidenhead United v Altrincham
Notts County v Yeovil Town
Solihull Moors v King's Lynn Town
Torquay United v Bromley
Weymouth v FC Halifax Town
Aldershot Town v Stockport County