Halifax Town
- Halifax Town have lost two games in a row but are expected to get back on track when they take on the last team to beat them - struggling Truro City FC - on Saturday.
- Adam Lakeland’s men are seventh in the National League with 47 points from 30 games and still have playoff aspirations, although they’ve now lost consecutive games.
- Their recent form has been mixed with three wins and two losses in their last five in all competitions, but they’ve won two of their last three at The Shay, where they have been solid this term with eight wins, four draws and only two losses.
Truro City FC
- Truro City FC have won just one of their last five games, with three draws and one defeat.
- Truro City are languishing in 22nd place in the National League with only 24 points from their 29 games.
- Their away record makes for especially grim reading with just one win, three draws and 11 losses from their 15 away league trips so far.
Head-to-Head
The Shaymen lost 2-1 to Truro City in a National League game three months ago and have the hunger for revenge this weekend.
Key Players
- Lakeland has brought a 4-2-3-1 system to Halifax that is tough to break down when they’re in form, with two screening midfielders that build from the back and a No.10 role that allows the team to be creative and dangerous going forward.
- Will Harris has been their main man up front this term with 14 goals in 27 National League games, while seven of the Shaymen’s last 11 goals have been scored by him.
- Askey has brought energy and ambition to Truro and his players look as though they’re enjoying playing football in a 4-3-3 system that sees them make the ball move fast and press the opposition high up the pitch.
- Dominic Johnson-Fisher is the White Tigers’ leading scorer with four goals in 27 appearances this year, but there’s no doubt that they are vulnerable at the back.
Betting Insights
- The bookmakers are certainly taking the view that Halifax are much more likely to win this game than not with the hosts available at around 1.73 and the visitors 4.38.
- So we’ll take the Over 2.5 goals option at 1.92 as Halifax will come out fast, Truro will come out running and the midfield battles between the screening pair and the high-tempo central trio could be key.
- But Halifax have conceded only 15 goals in 14 home games, which is a sign of a team that is well organised defensively in the National League, so the main value could be in the second ball and creativity of that No.10 role.
Prediction
Truro have averaged just 0.60 goals per away game and conceded 2.33 , so it’s not hard to see why Halifax should get three points here.
