Leaders Tynedale are away at bottom of the table Beverley with both sides leaving this division next season, Tynedale moving up to National Two and Beverley back into North One after a season on the National Leagues
Beverley are 14 points adrift at the bottom of the table with four wins form their 23 matches.
They have lost their last six matches since beating Bradford & Bingley away from home 32-17.
At Beaver Park this season they have only won once all season when beating Bradford & Bingley back in September, they have lost the other 10 including nine in a row.
Tynedale lead the table now by some 25 points with three games remaining.
They will be hoping to get back some form after a couple of disappointing results since clinching the title at home to Rugby Lions.
On the road they have 10 wins, a draw and one defeat and are unbeaten in their last seven since losing at Rugby Lions back in November.
Second placed Darlington Mowden Park are away at relegation threatened Macclesfield with both sides in need of the win for different reasons
Macclesfield are one of three sides looking to avoid two relegation places which have yet to be settled along with Morley and West Park St Helens.
They will be looking to end a four match losing run but in all four of the defeats they have collected a losing bonus point.
At home this season they have lost their last two and overall at home this season they have four wins and a draw in 11 matches.
Darlington Mowden Park will all but be assured of runners up spot with a win at Macclesfield on Saturday.
They are the Form side in the division at the moment with seven straight wins which have taken them into the play off place and in five of those wins they have given up a losing bonus point but have had the nous to get the win.
On the road this season they have seven wins in 11 matches including a run of five straight wins which they will be favourites to extend on Saturday.
At Mowden Park Macclesfield were 27-11 winners earlier in the season.
Third placed Fylde are away at Hull Ionians needing a win to try and stay in touch with second placed Darlington.
Ionians will be looking to finish the season well and achieve their highest ever position in the National Leagues.
They will need to improve their recent form which has seen them lose three of their last four matches.
At home this season they have a good record with eight wins in 11 matches but defeats against Hopper and Bradford were disappointing.
Fylde can still catch Mowden Park but will need some strange results to do so and third place at this stage of the season is their target.
They are unbeaten in their last six with five wins and a draw as they look to make it five wins on the spin.
After losing their first three away games of the season they have turned it round and won seven of the last eight and a win on Saturday will make it four in a row.
Fylde were 17-10 winners when the sides met at Woodlands earlier in the season.
Fourth placed Leicester Lions are away at eighth placed Preston Grasshoppers looking to find their form after a poor spell.
Hoppers will be looking to finish a disappointing season strongly and at least get into the top half of the table.
After a run of six defeats in seven matches they have stabilized a bit with three wins in their last five matches.
They do though have a poor home record and have lost six in a row since beating bottom of the table Beverley back in November.
Leicester Lions after being on the shirt tails of Champions Tynedale for so long have dropped right off the pace in recent weeks and are just a point ahead of Harrogate.
They have gone six matches without a win since beating Beverley at the end of January, losing four and drawing twice, in two of the defeats they did take a losing bonus point.
On the road they only have one win in their last six matches and overall have 11three wins and two draws in 11 matches.
The Lions were 30-5 home winners when the sides met earlier in the season.
Fifth placed Harrogate have a Yorkshire derby away at relegation threatened Morley who are now just a point form catching West Park
Morley are a point behind West Park St Helens with a better points difference and a win here could give them a chance of overtaking West Park who have a match against Bradford & Bingley who were in the relegation mix a couple of weeks back.
They have two wins and a draw in their last four matches and will need to continue that form if they are to have a chance of getting out of the relegation zone.
After a poor start to the season Harrogate have improved as the season has gone on and a top three finish is within their sights with three games remaining.
They are looking to make it six straight wins and have won eight of their last nine to climb the table.
On the road they have won four of their last five and a win here will make it three in a row.
When the sides met at Claro Road earlier in the season Gate were 26-8 winners.
Sixth placed Caldy are away at seventh placed Rugby Lions looking to maintain their good record form which has seen them climb into the top half of the table
Rugby Lions are seventh and had an inconsistent season nearer the relegation places than a play off place.
They have lost their last three and only one of their last five and that was at bottom of the table Beverley.
At home they have done well this season with just two defeats all season in 11 matches but one of those was last time out at Webb Ellis Road going down to Fylde 30-11.
Caldy have had an excellent second half of the season and a sixth placed finish would be an excellent achievement in their first season of National League rugby.
They are unbeaten in their last four matches with three wins and a draw and have won six and drawn one of their last nine matches to move up the table.
On the road they have won their last three and four of their last five, this after winning just two of their first seven away trips this season.
Rugby were 15-11 winners at Paton Field earlier in the season.
The big game at the wrong end of the table sees West Park St Helens entertain Bradford & Bingley with both sides desperate for the win.
For West Park St Helens this is a must win match with games running out and Morley and Macclesfield breathing down their neck but on paper they have the easiest match of the three this Saturday.
They have lost five in a row now and only have one win on their last nine matches which has seen them dragged into the relegation battle.
At home this season they have four wins and a draw in 11 matches to go with six defeats.
Bradford & Bingley have just found some form at the right time and have pulled 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
After a six match losing run which threatened their National League status the bees have come back with wins over Preston and Leicester Lions to pull away from the relegation zone.
On the road they were away day winners last time out at Lightfoot Green with a narrow 2-19 win over Hoppers which might prove crucial in the final countdown.
Park were 25-24 winners at Wagon Lane when the sides met earlier in the season.
PREDICTIONS
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Hull Ionians v Fylde |
Ionians home win by six |
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Rugby Lions v Caldy |
Lions by seven points |
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West Park v Bradford & Bingley |
Bees away win by seven points |
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Preston Grasshoppers v Leicester Lions |
Tough call but home win five points |
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Macclesfield v Darlington Mowden Park |
Away win by six points |
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Morley v Harrogate |
Morley by three points |
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Beverley v Tynedale |
Away win 12 points |
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