It's a new beginning in National League - the first game of the season. Read this full guide and see how Barnet and Halifax Town did in their pre-season friendly games!
Barnet form and stats
Last season, Barnet's league results were 13 wins, 11 draws and 20 losses, results that produced 18th position in the National League. In these 44 matches they scored 59 goals and gave away 89. Performing as the host team in the previous season Barnet generated 6-6-10 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 42 conceded.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Barnet, who have participated in six training matches. Barnet have won 3 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 3 games.
Halifax Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Halifax Town performed last season in the National League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 25 victories, 9 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 62 and conceded 35 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 7 and lost 7 with 25/24 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Halifax Town as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Halifax Town have played four with the results W1-D0-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Halifax has scored 5 goals and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Barnet two wins, four draws and Halifax Town four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Barnet missing players
Halifax Town missing players
| Barnet | Halifax Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnet | Last season | Halifax Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 44 | 22 | Played | P | 22 | 45 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 59 | 28 | Scored | S | 25 | 63 | ||
| 89 | 42 | Conceded | C | 24 | 37 | ||
| 93% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 93% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 67% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 36% | ||
| 41% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 25% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 7% | ||
| 61% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | ||
| 14% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 42% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 22% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 11.3 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Altrincham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Barnet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dorking Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Maidenhead United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Maidstone United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Notts County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Solihull Moors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Southend United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wealdstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Woking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | York City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stockport County | 44 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 87 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 49 | 94 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 91 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 45 | 88 |
| 3 | Solihull Moors | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 83 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 38 | 87 |
| 4 | Halifax Town | 44 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 84 |
| 5 | Notts County | 44 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 52 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 82 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 77 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 74 |
| 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 44 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 80 | 53 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 73 |
| 9 | Boreham Wood | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 67 |
| 10 | Bromley | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 53 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 67 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 66 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 21 | -3 | 59 |
| 13 | Southend United | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 61 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -16 | 58 |
| 14 | Altrincham | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 69 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 42 | -7 | 55 |
| 15 | Woking | 44 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 61 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 25 | -2 | 53 |
| 16 | Wealdstone | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 53 |
| 17 | Maidenhead United | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -19 | 51 |
| 18 | Barnet | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 89 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 47 | -30 | 50 |
| 19 | Eastleigh | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 46 |
| 20 | Aldershot Town | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 73 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | -27 | 43 |
| 21 | King's Lynn Town | 44 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 79 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -32 | 34 |
| 22 | Weymouth | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 50 | -48 | 28 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 44 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 37 | 101 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 60 | -64 | 1 |