Unibet's Vanarama National League Matchday 17 Preview

Saturday sees the headlines gobbled up by the first round - and hopefully there will be lots of National League clubs creating them.

But before that there’s another full programme, Unibet once again examine what we’ve got to look forward to tonight.

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Torquay United vs Aldershot Town

This looked like an early relegation six pointer just ten days ago.

Nobody bothered telling Aldershot - they then went on to beat York City, Yeovil Town and Dorking Wanderers.

From being seemingly rooted in the drop zone, they are now the same distance to the play-offs as they are the bottom four!

Gary Johnson will take comfort from their ability to turn things around within the blink of an eye. His Gulls are now five points from safety, have already lost ten games, and really need victory to bring them back to life.

One to watch: Tommy Willard (Aldershot Town)
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Barnet vs Southend United

This isn’t over-selling it, but on the pitch at least Southend United appear to be in the best shape they’ve been in for quite a few years.

They did find their form last year after back-to-back relegations but there’s growing confidence of a promotion push at Roots Halls following many seasons of looking over their shoulders.

It’s 17 points from a possible 21 and they go looking for win number four on the spin against a Barnet side that remain a total head scratcher.

Wonderful one minute, woeful the next - the side who scored five at Wrexham and four at against Maidstone United have already conceded 35.

But they leapfrog Southend and could return to the top seven with victory at the Hive tonight - and as we know in this league, you can rarely call these games with much confidence!

One to watch: Nicke Kabamba (Barnet)
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Notts County vs Bromley

The Magpies fans have been flicking through the history books in recent weeks.

So good is their form, they are having to go quite far back to find the stats they are searching for.

Victory over Torquay United last weekend made it seven wins in a row for Luke Williams’ relentless side.

For those counting, it was the first time they have achieved that in the league since 2010.

But beware complacency is the message - the head coach knows all too well the threat Bromley posses and how they can turn it on at any moment.

Though the south east Londoners know they are almost certainly going to have to score to get anything from this one.

Notts have found the net in every home league game since 11 matches from the end of the 2020/21 season.

But Bromley are not in the type of form you need with such a challenge in front of them.

They go in after a meek loss at Maidenhead United. It’s no points in three after also losing against Barnet and Chesterfield.

They also bowed out of the FA Cup to Hereford, losing a huge tie at home to Portsmouth in the process. Can they start their recovery when nobody is expecting them to?

What a night it promises to be!

One to watch: Adam Marriott (Bromley)
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