Barnet v FC Halifax Town preview

Venue: The Hive
Date: Tuesday, February 16
Kick-off: 7pm
Referee: Sukhvir Gill. Has shown three red cards and 24 yellow cards in eight National League games this season.
Odds: Barnet win 2/1, draw 12/5, Halifax win 23/20

Last five games
Barnet: Boreham Wood (h) L 0-3, Altrincham (h) L 2-1, Dover (a) L 3-1, Torquay (h) L 2-0, Aldershot (a) L 2-1
Halifax: King’s Lynn (a) D 1-1, Southport (FAT h) L 2-1, Bromley (a) W 2-1, Wrexham (a) D 0-0, Maidenhead (h) L 3-2

Manager: Tim Flowers. Was appointed in December but is yet to win a game in charge. Was not in attendance for the defeat to Aldershot, after the club revealed he had a non-Covid related illness, with assistant manager Gary Whild taking charge in his place.
Position: 23rd
One to watch: Canadian international winger Michael Petrasso is on loan from Canadian Premier League side York United and has four goals in nine league appearances this season.

Match facts: Barnet have lost their last eight games in a row and have not won in their last 15 matches
The Bees have the worst defensive record in the National League, having conceded 44 goals in their 18 matches this season
Barnet have won the fewest matches in the division (2), while no side has lost more than them (13)
Only leaders Torquay have scored more goals in the division than Halifax (32)
Barnet have only netted five goals in ten home matches this season in the National League
Barnet’s last home win was on November 8 against Burton Albion in the FA Cup
Halifax have only kept one clean sheet in their last 18 matches, but have only failed to score once in their last 13 outings
Former Town defender Jerome Binnom-Williams is among the ranks at Barnet, and has made 15 league appearances so far this season.

Last time they met: Jeff King, Nyal Bell, Jake Hyde, Jack Earing and Martin Woods scored as Town beat Barnet 5-2 at The Shay in December.

Tuesday’s National League fixtures:

Eastleigh v Hartlepool

Wrexham v Woking

Barnet v Halifax

Aldershot v Solihull M

Dag & Red v Bromley

Boreham W v Yeovil

Maidenhead v Stockport

King’s Lynn v Notts Co