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Accrington S. play host to Halifax Town at Inetrlink Express on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Reds are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 6 of the 32 games.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1960, where Halifax Town annihilated the Reds 0-5 in a Third Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 07 Oct | Halifax Town | 1 - 1 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 09 Apr | Accrington S. | 0-5 | Halifax Town | DIV3 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 21 Nov | Halifax Town | 0 - 2 | Accrington S. | DIV3 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 27 Dec | Halifax Town | 0 - 2 | Accrington S. | DIV3 |
| 1958/1959 | Fri 26 Dec | Accrington S. | 4 - 2 | Halifax Town | DIV3 |
| 1957/1958 | Mon 14 Apr | Accrington S. | 2 - 1 | Halifax Town | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 05 Apr | Halifax Town | 0 - 2 | Accrington S. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 5 conceded.
Halifax Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Shaymen have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Accrington S.'s 48 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Halifax Town find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Reds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Halifax Town. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Halifax Town | 10 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |