FC Halifax Town v Dorking Wanderers preview
Venue: The Shay
Date: Tuesday, November 22
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Referee: Scott Jackson has shown 23 yellow cards and one red card in seven National League games this season, and took charge of Town's 2-0 home win over Gateshead earlier this season.
Odds: Halifax win 9/5, draw 11/5, Boreham Wood win 7/5
In the league this season:
Halifax: PL19 W7 D4 L8 F17 A25 GD-8 Pts25
Dorking: PL19 W6 D4 L9 F35 A45 GD-10 Pts22
Last five games
Halifax: Oldham (h) W 2-1, Ebbsfleet (FAC a) L 2-1, Solihull Moors (a) W 1-0, Bromley (a) D 1-1, Boreham Wood (h) W 1-0
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Hide AdDorking: Woking (a) D 3-3, Aldershot (h) L 3-0, Torquay (a) D 3-3, Southend (a) L 2-0, Bromley (h) L 3-2
Scorers
Halifax: Mani Dierseruvwe (8), Jamie Cooke (4), Rob Harker (3), Jordan Slew (2), Kian Spence, Harvey Gilmour, Angelo Capello, Jesse Debrah
Boreham Wood: James McShane (12), Ryan Seager (8), Alfie Rutherford (2), Dan Gallagher (2), Harry Ottaway (2), Jimmy Muitt (2), Seb Bowerman, Niall McManus, Adam Mekki, Luke Moore, Bobby-Joe Taylor, Josh Taylor
Manager: Manager and chairman Marc White formed Dorking in 1999 with a group of friends, playing in a park, and has guided the club to 12 promotions in a run of success similar to his boyhood club Wimbledon. White led Dorking to four promotions in five seasons in one spell, with Dorking reaching the National League South in 2018.
Last season: 2nd in National League South
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Hide AdOne to watch: Only Paul Mullin and Macauley Langstaff have scored more goals in the fifth tier this season than Dorking's James McShane. Impressively, McShane, who is one of Dorking's longest-serving players, netted a hat-trick at home to Notts County in September
Match facts: Only Yeovil have scored fewer goals in the National League season than Halifax (17), while only Wealdstone have scored fewer home goals (9).
Dorking have the worst defensive record in the National League so far this season, conceding 45 goals
Dorking are without a win in their last five league games, and have won only once in their last eight league outings.
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Hide AdDorking have kept only one clean sheet in their 19 league games so far this season.
Halifax have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four home games.
Halifax have scored in each of their last ten matches in all competitions.
Dorking have only failed to score in two of their nine away matches so far this season.
Jack Hunter will miss the game for Halifax due to suspension.
Dorking have scored three goals or more six times this season, and have conceded three times or more ten times in the league this season