Notts County and Rochdale can secure promotion while the battle for play-off places remains tight.
Magpies and Dale eye elevation; Mariners on the brink
Notts County and Rochdale can secure promotion to League One on Saturday while the thrilling battle for play-off places remains very tight.
There are just five points between Rotherham in fourth all the way down to 11th-placed Dagenham & Redbridge and the battle for a top-seven finish is likely to go all the way down to the wire.
Notts County need just a single point from their remaining six fixtures to be assured of promotion with Steve Cotterill's side, who climbed to the top of the table in midweek, hosting
Morecambe on Saturday.
Rochdale have endured a miserable run of late, claiming just one point from their last four games and failing to score a single goal in that spell, yet they know victory over
Northampton at Spotland will secure their first promotion in 41 years.
Bournemouth are in pole position to claim the third automatic promotion berth, but will need to be on their guard against relegated
Darlington, who recorded one of the shocks of the season when they defeated Rochdale on Tuesday night.
Rotherham claimed a narrow success against the Cobblers in midweek to snap a four-game losing run and Ronnie Moore's men must build on that success against a
Cheltenham team who have taken 10 points from 12 to climb away from relegation danger.
Grimsby are the team most likely to be joining Darlington in sliding out of the Football League and they could even drop on Saturday if they are beaten at home by
Torquay and other results go against them.
Cushion
Barnet have slipped to 22nd in the table but still hold a seven-point cushion over the Mariners and have the benefit of a game in hand as they prepare for the trip North to face
Bradford.
Bury have lost four of their last six but still sit fifth in the table as they prepare to host a
Port Vale side who have won three out of four to climb into serious contention for a play-off berth.
Chesterfield have won just one of their last six games and are in need of a run of consistency in the closing fixtures to be sure of being involved in the end of season shake-up, with a trip to
Macclesfield their next test.
Aldershot have a host of clubs on their shoulder and casting eager eyes towards the seventh spot they currently occupy with mid-table
Crewe, who have lost five out of their last six, representing welcome home opposition.
Dagenham & Redbridge have two points to make up in the final four games if they are to book a play-off berth with
Burton, who have not won in five, their opponents on Saturday.
Shrewsbury have slipped out of contention after a dismal spell at the wrong stage of the season and they host lowly
Lincoln, while
Hereford make the trip to freefalling
Accrington Stanley.
