LV BET | Vanarama National League Matchday 18 Preview

By Sam Elliott

There may have been no fireworks and little sign of champagne corks popping, but the New Year is sure to start with a bang and some fizz on Saturday.

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After saying goodbye to a very challenging 2020, who is going to welcome in 2021 in the best way possible?

We have a menu packed full of crunch derby games and Boxing Day revenge missions - it should be quite an afternoon!

Can anyone catch Torquay United? They head into the New Year eleven points clear and looking so powerful under their promotion-specialist manager Gary Johnson.

A win at his old club Yeovil Town will get the Gulls fans seriously believing - especially if FC Halifax Town can do them a favour at home to second-place Hartlepool United.

At the other end, Dover Athletic know they need to get wins on the board and fast and with no away points recorded yet they couldn’t time victory at Dagenham & Redbridge any better.

There’s a live BT Sport offering - and two teams in very different form cross swords as Barnet look to start their recovery against free-flowing Boreham Wood.

Here’s out game-by-game guide to the action!

Barnet v Boreham Wood (Live on BT Sport, KO: 5.20)

Barnet
Form: L-L-D-L
Last time out: Chesterfield (A) 0-6
Did you know? The Bees are without a win in nine, losing six of those matches.

Boreham Wood
Form: W-W-W-L
Last time out: Aldershot Town (H) 3-2
Did you know? Wood are going for win number four on the bounce after beating Aldershot Town, Notts County and Hartlepool United.

Chesterfield v Solihull Moors

Chesterfield
Form: W-W-D-W
Last time out: Barnet (H) 6-0
Did you know? Chesterfield have only taken four points from a possible 15 at home, but won 6-0 in their last outing.

Solihull Moors
Form: W-L-L-W
Last time out: FC Halifax Town(H) 2-1
Did you know? Moors have just four points on their travels, scoring only five times away from home.

Dagenham & Redbridge v Dover Athletic

Dagenham & Redbridge
Form: W-W-L-W
Last time out: Dover Athletic (A) 1-0
Did you know? Daggers’ last home win came back in early October against Wealdstone.

Dover Athletic
Form: L-L-L-L
Last time out: Dagenham & Redbridge (H) 0-1
Did you know? Dover have not yet collected an away point - and have scored only once on the road.

FC Halifax Town v Hartlepool United

FC Halifax Town
Form: W-L-W-L
Last time out: Altrincham (H) 3-2
Did you know? The Shaymen have struck 27 goals so far - making them the division’s second highest scorers.

Hartlepool United
Form: W-W-W-L
Last time out: Notts County (A) 1-0
Did you know? Pools’ recent win at Notts was their first on the road in four. They have scored just once in that run.

Stockport County v Altrincham

Stockport County:
Form: W-D-L-L
Last time out: Wrexham (H) 2-0
Did you know? Stingy County have only let in three goals at home so far this season.

Altrincham:
Form: L-D-W-W
Last time out: FC Halifax (A) 2-3
Did you know? Well-drilled Alty have won four from six away from home - winning all of them 1-0.

Weymouth v Eastleigh

Weymouth
Form: L-D-L-L
Last time out: Torquay United (H) 3-4
Did you know? The Terras have already lost seven at home so far this season, conceding 15 goals in their last four at the Bob Lucas Stadium.

Eastleigh
Form: D-D-L-L
Last time out: Woking (A) 0-0
Did you know? The Spitfires have recorded back-to-back clean sheets for the first time this season.

Woking v Aldershot Town

Woking
Form: D-L-W-L
Last time out: Eastleigh (H) 0-0
Did you know? The Cards have conceded only three goals in their past six home games.

Aldershot Town
Form: L-W-L-L
Last time out: Yeovil Town (A) 0-3
Did you know? Aldershot have let in three goals in three of their last four games - but did beat Woking on Boxing Day.

Yeovil Town v Torquay United

Yeovil Town
Form: W-L-W-L
Last time out: Aldershot Town (H) 3-0
Did you know? Yeovil’s six points from a possible nine represents their best run of the season.

Torquay United:
Form: W-W-L-D
Last time out: Weymouth (A) 4-3
Did you know? The table-topping Gulls have already scored 37 times - ten more than any other side.

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