LV BET | Vanarama National League Matchday 27 Preview

By Sam Elliott

We’re edging towards the season’s crucial point – the business end of the campaign is fast approaching.

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This weekend should offer plenty of clues to the title race as the chasers pick up form.

BT Sport will be in attendance to see if the leaders’ recent wobble is actually anything for Gary Johnson to be concerned about.

One win in six has left many wondering if Torquay United can be deposed at the top of the National League and we’ll find out more when FC Halifax Town visit.

One of the clubs looking on is Notts County - after four straight wins, they host rivals Chesterfield knowing the power of three points.

They sit just below second-place Sutton United and, if they beat Wealdstone, things could become very interesting at the top.

Wrexham fans know one team always comes from nowhere and should they get a third win in a row at Aldershot, then this Hollywood season could turn box office.

Here’s your match-by-match guide to Saturday’s games.

Torquay United v FC Halifax Town

Torquay United
Form: D-L-W-D
Last time out: Wealdstone (H) 1-1
Did you know? The Gulls have taken five points from as many games at home.

FC Halifax Town
Form: L-L-D-W
Last time out: Barnet (A) 1-2
Did you know? Town have won just once in their last six away trips.

Aldershot Town v Wrexham

Aldershot Town
Form: L-D-W-L
Last time out: Solihull Moors (H) 1-3
Did you know? Shots have scored only three goals in five matches.

Wrexham
Form: W-W-D-D
Last time out: Woking (H) 1-0
Did you know? Wrexham are looking to win three in a row for the first time this season.

Altrincham v Boreham Wood

Altrincham
Form: L-L-W-W
Last time out: Yeovil Town (A) 0-2
Did you know? Alty have won double the amount of matches away than they have at home.

Boreham Wood
Form: L-L-W-W
Last time out: Yeovil Town (H) 2-3
Did you know? Wood are strong on their travels - winning five times so far.

Barnet v Woking

Barnet
Form: W-L-L-L
Last time out: FC Halifax Town (H) 2-1
Did you know? Barnet ended a run of seven straight defeats on Tuesday night.

Woking
Form: L-L-D-D
Last time out: Wrexham (A) 0-2
Did you know? The Cards have collected just three points from a possible 21.


Bromley v Maidenhead United

Bromley
Form: L-W-L-W
Last time out: Dagenham & Redbridge (A) 0-1
Did you know? Bromley are looking for three Hayes Lane wins in a row.

Maidenhead United
Form: D-L-W-W
Last time out: Stockport County (H) 0-0
Did you know? Maidenhead are going for their sixth away win already this season.

Eastleigh v Stockport County

Eastleigh
Form: W-W-D-D
Last time out: Hartlepool United (H) 2-1
Did you know? The Spitfires are six without defeat and haven’t conceded more than one goal in their last ten home games.

Stockport County
Form: D-D-W-L
Last time out: Maidenhead United (A) 0-0
Did you know? County have won six from ten away - losing only twice in that run.

Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town

Hartlepool United
Form: L-W-W-L
Last time out: Eastleigh (A) 1-2
Did you know? Pools are going for their seventh Victoria Park win in a row.

Yeovil Town
Form: W-W-L-L
Last time out: Boreham Wood (A) 3-2
Did you know? Glovers have lost three from four away but won at Boreham Wood in midweek.

Notts County v Chesterfield

Notts County
Form: W-W-W-W
Last time out: King’s Lynn Town (A) 1-0
Did you know? Notts have let in three goals in their last eight home matches.

Chesterfield
Form: D-D-W-L
Last time out: Dagenham & Redbridge (A) 2-2
Did you know? Chesterfield have lost only one of their last nine National League fixtures.

Sutton United v Wealdstone

Sutton United
Form: W-W-L-D
Last time out: Boreham Wood (H) 2-0
Did you know? Matt Gray’s team have lost just one in eight at home.

Wealdstone
Form: D-L-L-L
Last time out: Torquay United (A) 1-1
Did you know? Stones have collected only two points from a possible 21 on the road but did draw at Torquay last time out.

Weymouth v Solihull Moors

Weymouth
Form: W-L-L-W
Last time out: Bromley (H) 2-1
Did you know? No side have lost more than Weymouth’s nine at home.

Solihull Moors
Form: W-L-D-L
Last time out: Aldershot Town (A) 3-1
Did you know? Moors have lost six on the road - more than any other top half side.

Where next?

Two Teams Looking For A Response On The English Riviera It’s probably a measure of their unexpected success this season that now ‘only’ being seven points clear at the top of the National League can constitute a mini crisis.
National League Statement | Outcome of Written Resolutions Earlier this month, The National League distributed four resolutions for Member Clubs to consider the outcome of the 2020/21 season.