Formation of a high-field-side high-density (HFSHD) regime and the role of the high-field-side (HFS) poloidal electric field in the scrape-off layer of the spherical tokamak Globus-M2 are analyzed using SOLPS-ITER edge plasma simulations. The dependence of the HFS poloidal electric field sign and, consequently, radial drift fluxes on the discharge density is discussed. It is demonstrated that the HFS poloidal electric field is the key element in the formation of a HFSHD regime in the Globus-M2 tokamak as in ASDEX Upgrade. It is demonstrated that the physics of HFSHD formation in a small spherical tokamak is similar to that suggested by Kaveeva et al (2009 36th EPS Conf. on Plasma Physics) and is in line with experimental observations and modeling, performed later on ASDEX Upgrade.