Blinksportsnews247Referee: In 15 games this season, Aaron Jackson has issued 47 yellow cards and seven red cards. He managed Woking’s 2-0 away victory at Fylde in September and Town’s 1-0 loss at Maidenhead this season, which saw Kane Ferdinand sent off for the home team.
Halifax 13/10, draw 21/10, Woking 2/1 are the odds.
This season in the league
PL33 W12 D11 L10 F39 A38 GD1 Pts47 Halifax: 9th
21st-PL32 W9 D7 L16 F32 A40 GD-8 Pts34 Woking
the previous five contests
Halifax: Dorking (a) W 3-1, Maidenhead (h) W 2-1, Aldershot (h) L 2-1, Wealdstone (a) L 2-0
Woking: Boreham Wood (h) L 1-0, Oxford City (h) W 2-0, Hartlepool (h) D 1-1, Chesterfield (a) L 1-0, Oldham (a) W 1-0
Scorers
Halifax: Cooke (2), Thomson-Sommers, Evans, Cummings, Summerfield, Oluwabori, Keane, Cappello, Golden, Hunter, Stott, George, Hoti (3), Cosgrave (3), Alli (7), Wright (4), Harker (4), Senior (4),
Woking: Anderson, Bradshaw, Luker, Osew, Lewis; Grego-Cox (7), Amond (6), Browne (4), Korboa (4), Walker (3), Cuthbert (2), Akinola (2), Kellerman (2)
Manager: Since Michael Doyle took over as Woking’s manager on December 17, the team has won two, drawn three, and lost four games. Throughout his playing career, Doyle made 866 appearances for professional first teams, which is the fourth-highest total in English football history. He also held the position of captain for multiple clubs. In addition to playing for Leeds, Coventry, Sheffield United, Portsmouth, and Notts County, he represented Ireland. This is his first managerial position.
Season prior: fourth in the National League
One to watch: After initially joining the Cards on loan in September of last year and scoring on his debut, striker Lewis Walker returned to the team on a permanent basis from Gillingham in January. Walker signed Italian Serie C team Como in June 2020 after spending time as a young player at Derby County and Queens Park Rangers, where he made four appearances during the 2018–19 Championship season. Walker joined Serie D team Athletic Carpi in September 2021 and remained there until July 2022, when he joined Gillingham, following 20 appearances and two goals. In his past two games, he has scored two goals.
Comparatively speaking, Halifax wins 11, draws 11, and Woking wins 9.
When they last played, in October, Town came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Woking 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Tylor Golden. Earlier in the game, Olatunji Akinola’s opening goal had been cancelled out by Angelo Cappello.
Match facts: Only three teams have given up fewer goals at home than Town (19), and only Bromley and Southend have given up fewer goals in the National League than Halifax (38).
Halifax had not won at home in almost three months until their most recent success over Maidenhead.
Halifax achieved back-to-back victories for the first time since October with their victory over Dorking.
Halifax has scored 37 goals this season, lower than any three other team in the division.
In the fifth division this season, only Woking and Maidenhead have scored fewer goals at home than Halifax (17).
In the fifth tier this season, only Kidderminster has scored fewer goals than Woking (32).
The National League games on Saturday:
Barnet v. AFC Fylde
Chesterfield v. Bromley
Eastleigh against Ebbsfleet United
Woking vs. FC Halifax Town
Boreham Wood vs. Hartlepool United
Dorking Wanderers vs. Kidderminster Harriers
Maidenhead United against. Athletic Oldham
Southend United vs. Oxford City
Sheffield vs. Solihull Moors
Gateshead v. Wealdstone
York City v. Redbridge & Dagenham
Altrincham against Aldershot Town
