LV BET | Vanarama National League Matchday Eight Preview

By Oliver Osborn

An LV BET preview, starting with Saturday's Vanarama National League televised clash on BT Sport between Eastleigh and Hartlepool United.

Eastleigh vs Hartlepool United

- Eastleigh have started the season well with three wins from their opening six matches.
- Wins over Barnet and Bromley came in the middle of a victory over the league leaders Torquay United.
- Ben House is the top scorer for Eastleigh with five goals and will look to add to his tally in front of the BT Sport cameras.
- Hartlepool come into this match with an identical record to Eastleigh as they both sit on eleven points.
- Dave Challinor's side have won both of their away matches this season and will look to make in three wins in a row.

LV BET Top Picks

- Both teams score in the match
- Over 2.5 goals in the match

Chesterfield vs Maidenhead United

- Chesterfield have won two of their six league game so far this season in the Vanarama National League.
- The home side will look to follow on from their 1-0 away win at Yeovil Town last time out and gain another threee points to climb the table.
- Tom Denton has scored half of Chesterfield’s league goals and look to add to his total this weekend.
- Maidenhead are one of the in form teams in the Vanarama National League right now with four impressive wins on the bounce.
- These include two wins on the road at Notts County and Wrexham, as well as home wins against Solihull Moors and Dagenham & Redbridge.
- Winger Sam Barratt made our LV BET ‘Performance of the Month’ nominees for October and, with seven goals to his name so far, the Chesterfield defenders will need to watch out.

LV BET Top Picks

- Over 2.5 goals in the match
- Correct Score 2-2

Sutton United vs Kings Lynn Town

- Sutton United have only played five matches, but have started well with four wins.
- The team from Gander Green Lane beat Maidenhead at home on the opening day and were beaten by a last-minute goal on their last home appearance.
- Away from home, Sutton United have won all three matches with the last of those against Yeovil Town the last time they played.
- Kings Lynn Town have made an entertaining start to the season with 30 goals featuring in their opening seven matches.
- After four defeats on the bounce Kings Lynn Town got their second win of the season at home to Woking.
- Adam Marriott has top scored for Ian Culverhouse's men so far with three goals and will hope to add to his total this weekend.

LV BET Top Picks

- Over 2.5 goals
- Both teams to score in the match

Torquay United v Boreham Wood

- Torquay played out an eleven-goal thriller in the FA Cup First Round last week, cruelly losing in extra time.
- Winners of the LV BET Performance of the Month for October, the Gulls sit top of the table after winning six of their seven opening matches.
- Super striker Danny Wright has contributed six goals.
- The visitors have won two of their opening six matches.
- Defensively, Boreham Wood have only conceded four goals, however at the business end have only managed a return of five goals.
- The Wood’s defeats have only been by one goal each time, so will be hoping to turn narrow defeats into draws or wins.

LV BET Top Pick

- Under 2.5 goals in the match

Wealdstone vs Dover Athletic

- Dean Brennan’s Wealdstone continue to be the surprise package this season having won five of their eight matches and currently sitting in second place.
- The home side welcome Dover on the back of five wins on the spin, with the most recent a 1-0 away win at Halifax on Tuesday.
- Visitors Dover started the season with an opening day win over Notts County, but haven’t hit the same heights since.
- A concern will be their away form with three defeats so far scoring just the once and conceding nine.
- Dover will hope to end Wealdstone’s impressive form and repeat the same type of performance which saw a 3-2 win over Eastleigh.

LV BET Top Pick

- Wealdstone to win to nil

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Where next?

BT Cameras Roll! Can Eastleigh And Pools Now Be Separated? Played six, won three, drawn two, lost one. Going into the weekend on the back of FA Cup heartache. Big belief in their manager. Even those striking blue kits.
What Happened Across The National League On Tuesday? It was a night of nail-biting late drama across the National League divisions as some big goals hit the net in games' closing stages.

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