Forest Green Rovers vs. Halifax Town: How to watch on DAZN, date, kick-off time, team news, H2H, odds

The headline clash of the weekend comes from the New Lawn as promotion hopefuls Forest Green Rovers and Halifax Town collide on the opening day.

Robbie Savage's men secured the final play-off spot last season but were defeated by Boreham Wood in a play-off eliminator, while the Shaymen finished one place and 11 points behind their upcoming opponent.

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Forest Green fall to play-off eliminator defeat against Boreham Wood

Watch Boreham Wood vs. Forest Green highlights

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Both will have promotion aspirations once again, but with the division stacked with big clubs and just one automatic promotion spot available, it promises to be a challenging campaign.

Will Forest Green or Halifax make an early statement? Here, DAZN News brings you all you need to know ahead of the encounter.

Forest Green Rovers vs. Halifax Town kick-off, date, venue

Forest Green vs. Halifax will take place at 3pm BST on Saturday, August 8, in the National League.

• Date: Saturday, August 8
• Kick-off: 3pm BST
• Venue: The New Lawn Stadium

Also known as The Bolt New Lawn, the 5,147-seater stadium has been the home of The Rovers since 2006.

Head-to-head record

• Forest Green wins: 5
• Draws: 1
• Halifax wins: 4

Form guide (pre-season)

• Forest Green: WDLWL
• Halifax: LWWWW

Betting odds

• Forest Green: 4/7
• Draw: 14/5
• Halifax: 18/5

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Previous line-ups

• Forest Green: Ross, Agina, Obi, Ajayi, Kengni, Ewing, Campbell, Etaluku, McAllister, Berry, Mellor  (vs. Swindon Town, August 1)
• Halifax: Grant, Crowe, Bardell, Hobson, Trialist A, Trialist B, Trusty, Warburton, Carty, Trialist C, Morgan-Smith   (vs. Curzon Ashton, August 1)

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