Iron look forward
to taking on promotion chasing FC Halifax Town on Tuesday night, after having
again succumbed to a waterlogged pitch on Saturday following heavy downpours at
the back end of last week.
Halifax sit just
two points off of the playoffs going into this fixture in a scrambled league
table displaying sides that have played anywhere between 25 and 34 games. The
two extremes meet in this fixture, where Braintree’s lack of action has seen
them fall to 18th place, ten points and nine games behind Halifax
who have propelled themselves to eighth. With plenty of chance to make up the
ground in the second half of the season, Iron look to get back into action this
week and begin what will now be a busy few remaining months of fixtures.
The Shaymen will
be glad to play this game at home, seeing a vast difference in terms of results
at home and away so far this season. Halifax have won 12 from 17 at home this
term, losing just once which has saved them when looking at their away form.
The side have almost completely undone this good work whilst on the road, where
they have lost 11 from 17, winning just once. The Jekyll and Hyde nature of the
team this year has led to very varied form throughout, true also this month
which has produced three points so far for Neil Aspin’s side. A 5-1 victory at
the Shay over Salisbury has produced the only points of their three games which
have also resulted in losses against Chester and Lincoln City.
Since the clubs
formation in 2008 which followed the liquidation of their predecessors, Halifax
have met Braintree just once, resulting in a 1-0 win at the Amlin stadium this
year for the Iron. Kenny Davis scored from the spot to earn all three points in
November for his side.
New loan signing
Josh Clarke will be hoping to make his debut for Braintree on Tuesday evening,
having joined the side on a one month’s loan from Brentford last week. The
winger has featured for the first team of his parent club in the Capital One
cup against Derby County, and again against Peterborough United in the Johnston’s
paint trophy since signing a full time contract this season. However, he will
be looking to add some first team experience after seeing a lack of opportunity
for Brentford, and comes in to bolster the squad ahead of a busy fixture list
going forward.
Admission prices
for the game are as follows: Adults £17, Concessions £13, 16 and Under £8,
Under 12’s £6 Under 7’s £3.
Directions to the ground: Take the M62 exiting at junction 24, follow signs
for A629 Halifax into Skircoat Road, then onto Shaw hill where you will find
the ground. There are a number of car-parking spaces available for hire during
the week. With the Shay being just a short walk from the Town Centre and
car-parking in the centre of Halifax at a premium, the Shay can offer an ideal
solution.
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