This is the last full round of fixtures although there are still a few more matches to go after this weekend with consequences to the promotion race.
Leaders Bradford & Bingley are at home in a local derby at Wagon Lane against Cleckheaton as they look to close in on the National Three North title.
Prediction: Home win by 15 points although derbies can throw up some strange results.
Fifth placed Darlington are at home to seventh placed Fylde at Blackwell Meadows looking to get a win win could see them move above Tynedale into fourth place with Tynedale having a tough home fixture against promotion chasing Blaydon in a North East derby.
Prediction: Darlington win by 15 points as they chase their highest ever finish in the league system.
Eighth placed Hull Ionians take on 10th placed Macclesfield looking to move above Fylde in the table if they can win here and Fylde lose at Darlington.
Prediction: Ionians to win by eight points.
Second bottom New Brighton take on 12th placed Leicester Lions looking to end the worst run in the division and would like to see the season out with a win. The Lions have done well to survive and with most Midlands One sides struggling in recent seasons will look to build on this next season. .
Prediction: Lions to win narrowly by four points.
Promotion chasing Nuneaton will be going all out for all five points as they entertain bottom of the table Kendal at Liberty Way.
They are five points adrift of the top two in the table and with Blaydon having a tricky looking match at Tynedale they could narrow the gap on them and they still have two matches to play compared to Blaydon who complete their league programme this weekend.
Prediction: Nuneaton win by 14 points.
Sixth placed Preston Grasshoppers entertain 11th placed Darlington Mowden Park at Lightfoot Green knowing sixth is where they will finish.
A win for the visitors and they could move up a couple of places in the league table.
Prediction: Hoppers to win by 12 points.
Fourth placed Tynedale entertain local rivals Blaydon with the visitors having all to play for and the home side looking to maintain their excellent home form and seriously dent Blaydon’s promotion hopes. Prediction: Blaydon have to win so will go away win by six points but no bonus point. |
