Unibet's Vanarama National League Matchday 41 Preview

By Sam Elliott

We’re into the final month of the regular season and you can cut the tension with a knife.

Title tussle? Intense! Play-off chase? Brutal. Relegation scrap? Well, it’s three from seven - if not more!

Unibet have got all ends covered here as the final few frantic weeks start - and there’s the small matter of the FA Trophy semi-finals too!

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Yeovil Town vs Southend United

That’s the problem when the sides around you are so strong, things can quickly turn and threaten to undo all your hard work.

Southend United may not quite have the issues Yeovil Town do on the pitch, but seven straight defeats threatens to cast a late, dark cloud over their season with the play-off game probably already up.

One win in 12 has sucked the Glovers into real bother.

They’re now in the bottom four and Mark Cooper knows a win in the live BT Sport game is critical, even with so many sides embroiled in the relegation race.

One to watch: Jordan Maguire-Drew (Yeovil Town)
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Bromley vs Solihull Moors

If anyone’s going to break the resistance of the current top seven, chances are it’ll be one of these two.

Wealdstone may have something to say about that, but with form on their sides Bromley and Solihull Moors just have to keep the points coming and hope for good news elsewhere.

Moors looked to have accepted their mid-table fate a few weeks ago.

But a return of 13 points from a possible 15 has seen confidence soar and suddenly their fans think they may just be able to claw back the seven points between themselves and the play-off pack.

Bromley want to get there before they do, and back-to-back away wins over Yeovil and Maidstone keeps their flame flickering - it’s fair to say a draw suits nobody!

One to watch: Louis Dennis (Bromley)
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Scunthorpe United vs Torquay United

Welcome to the game neither dare lose. It’s that big, even on the first weekend in April.

Both these sides have not known life outside the bottom four for quite a while, and if they want to see daylight out of the dark hole, a win is a must.

A desperate season for Scunthorpe United could still have a happy ending.

Seven points from five games has hardly set the world alight, but with four relegation battlers in their last six games they have real hope if it’s a profitable weekend.

Torquay United grabbed a lifeline at Boreham Wood on Tuesday.

They were excellent and left winners after Asa Hall’s first half goal ended an eight-game hunt for a win.

A very tough final three games means the next four games could very well shape their survival bid and they’ll need to get tough again against the Iron.

Time is running out for these two but the reward for the winner is obvious - while you fear for the side one the receiving end!

It’s sure to be another massive National League and FA Trophy weekend!

One to watch: Dean Rance (Scunthorpe United)
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