Your Weekend Starts Here! So What's In Store On Saturday?

By Sam Elliott

Saturday signals the two-month countdown - March has arrived and things are getting tense!

After the FA Trophy occupied many of our title contenders last Saturday, they’re all in action this weekend.

Let’s take a closer inspection of what we have to look forward to.

The game of the day involves the leaders - and they aren’t alone in coming alive under their new manager.

It’s been a great start for Wrexham manager Bryan Hughes and Chesterfield boss John Sheridan.

Both have totally different objectives but fans have been sold quite quickly - but who will come out on top when the two form teams collide this weekend at the Racecourse?

With the way things have been going, a win for Eastleigh at home to FC Halifax could even have the Spitfires looking at something more than the play-offs!

The focus will be on Solihull Moors, they kick start BT Sport’s live coverage with the tea time match at home to Maidstone United.

Leyton Orient fans know nothing less than three points will do at Havant & Waterlooville with the club winning just two of their last eight National League matches.

Lee Bradbury’s team are fighting for their lives and Justin Edinburgh knows they have a big battle of their hands on the south coast.

The same could be said of Salford City, whose form is in desperate need of repair.

A tricky trip to Ebbsfleet awaits the Ammies, who have lost their last three and haven’t tasted victory since January 5.

AFC Fylde fans will still consider their club championship contenders. They face Maidenhead United who have won their last three without conceding.

There’s a relegation vs play-off battle on offer at the EBB. Aldershot manager Gary Waddock wants answers about if his team are turning the corner.

They won for the first time in months at Braintree last weekend but they will get an even bigger test against Gateshead, who travel south level on points with the top seven.

The side holding onto that final spot are Harrogate and they will remain in there promotion places if they win at home to Dagenham.

Sutton United manager Paul Doswell fears his team may have to win seven more times to confirm a play-off place. They can make a start by beating Hartlepool United at home.

Dover manager Andy Hessenthaler publicly won’t call their game with Braintree Town a massive match.

But privately there’s no doubt the Whites boss will be aware how important the game with the bottom side is to his team’s hopes of staying up.

Boreham Wood are only four points from safety and have a challenging match against a Bromley side who aren’t totally giving up on the play-offs.

Barnet manager Darren Currie is angry with his team’s displays since their FA Cup heroics - can they get things back on track at home to Barrow?

National League fixtures:
Solihull M v Maidstone (BT Sport 5.20pm)
AFC Fylde v Maidenhead
Aldershot v Gateshead
Barnet v Barrow
Bromley v Boreham W
Dover v Braintree
Eastleigh v FC Halifax
Ebbsfleet v Salford City
Harrogate v Dagenham
Havant & W v Leyton Orient
Sutton United v Hartlepool
Wrexham v Chesterfield

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