Unibet's Vanarama National League Matchday 11 Preview

By Sam Elliott

We were seconds away from having new leaders last weekend - and late turn-around trauma changed things at the bottom end, too.

The Vanarama National League has already provided chaos and carnival in equal measure in the opening two months.

So what will October produce? Strap yourself in, we’re only just getting started! Here’s our three games to watch this weekend.

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Torquay United vs Scunthorpe United

Tight at the top sure, but very, very tight at the bottom.

Each of the National League’s current final four all have eight points and any one of nine teams could mathematically find themselves in the drop zone on Saturday night.

Torquay United currently prop up the rest after their hammering at Wrexham. Conceding 11 goals in three games requires an instant response against another of the sides in the relegation places.

Scunthorpe hope last weekend’s epic comeback against Dorking Wanderers can turn their sorry start to the new season around - and that it doesn’t prove to be a false dawn.

One to watch: Jacob Butterfield (Scunthorpe United)
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Solihull Moors vs Bromley

Beware Bromley. It really seems like Andy Woodman’s team are up and running and ready to show anyone who counted them out in the summer that they’re the real deal.

With three wins from four they are on the rise and now sit in the top seven.

Problem is, their home and away form couldn’t be much contrasting and they need to be better on the road to maintain a serious EFL challenge.

Despite five wins back-to-back at Hayes Lane, Bromley have lost three of their four away games and will need to be on top form against the usually slick Solihull Moors.

But Neal Ardley’s team have won just two from five in front of their fans - however, they’ve scored nine in three at home.

One to watch: Adam Marriott (Bromley)
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Oldham Athletic vs Wrexham

When you need to give your season a bit of life, signing a two-time National League Player of the Year isn’t a bad idea.

John Rooney has come on board at Oldham Athletic and he’s come back to a division he knows well.

A winner with Barrow and superb at Stockport County the year before last, he could just prove to be what David Unsworth needs.

The Latics, with three defeats from four, face a mammoth task this weekend against a rampant Wrexham who know where the net is, it’s fair to conclude.

In their last four games, they have scored six, five and four times.

But the Oldham fans will point to a stalemate at Southend United on their last away day, offering them some hope.

However, even the most optimistic fan will be fearing a lesson if they don’t learn from last week’s one-sided defeat at Bromley.

Unsworth and his players know they can’t afford a repeat but he has vowed to give his team firing and they’ve won three at home despite a troubled first two months.

It’s going to be another headline grabbing weekend up and down the country!

One to watch: Ollie Palmer (Wrexham)
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Where next?

Dragons Catch Fire But County Are Breathing Down New Leaders’ Necks We have new National League leaders after yet more late drama in a division you can’t take your eyes off.
Triple Dose Of Live Action Is Added To The BT Sport Bill There’s even more BT Sport action coming your way with three more Vanarama National League games now booked in.

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