FC Halifax Town v Solihull Moors preview

Here is our preview of FC Halifax Town's National League game against Solihull Moors.
By Tom Scargill
Published 1st Dec 2023, 12:00 BST
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Venue: The Shay

Date: Saturday, December 2

Kick-off: 3pm

Action from the draw between the teams earlier this season at Solihull.Action from the draw between the teams earlier this season at Solihull.
Action from the draw between the teams earlier this season at Solihull.

Referee: Matthew Russell has shown 28 yellow cards but no red cards in ten games this season. Took charge of Solihull's 1-1 home draw with Bromley on September 23. He last officiated a Town match when Halifax drew 0-0 at Bromley in October 2021.

Odds: Halifax evens, draw 23/10, Solihull 23/10

In the league this season

Halifax: PL22 W8 D8 L6 F24 A21 GD3 Pts32

Solihull: PL22 W10 D7 L5 F32 A30 GD2 Pts37

Last five games

Halifax: York (a) D 1-1, Maidenhead (a) L 1-0, Wealdstone (h) W 1-0, Fylde (h) D 2-2, Aldershot (a) L 1-0

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Solihull: Bolton (FAC a) L 4-0, Dag & Red (a) W 2-1, Maidenhead (h) L 2-1, Gateshead (h) L 2-1, Altrincham (a) L 6-1

Scorers

Halifax: Alli (5) Harker (4), Senior (3), Hoti (2), Evans, Cummings, Summerfield, Keane, Cappello, Golden, Wright, Hunter

Solihull: Kelly (10), Stevens (4), Craig (4), Beck (4), Warburton (3), Newton (3), Maycock (2), Morrison (2), Benn, Osborne, Mafuta, Brogan

Manager: Andy Whing led Banbury United to the National League North for the first time in the club’s history in what was a record-breaking season last term. Whing guided his side to the Southern League Central title, winning the league by 23 points with four games to go. The former Coventry, Brighton and Chesterfield defender has previously been a coach at Kidderminster and Hereford.

Last season: 15th in National League

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