Who has the 'easiest' fixtures? Who has four successive home games? Our guide to National League promotion race featuring Stockport County, Wrexham, Halifax, Chesterfield, Notts County, Grimsby Town and others

Sir Alex Ferguson famously coined the phrase ‘squeeky bum time’ when talking about the Premier League title race in 2003 – and we are now entering that stage in the National League.

Although it looks like Stockport County, who have a ten-point lead at the top, will be crowned champions, the fight to secure a play-off place is very much wide open.

Analysing the remaining fixtures, you could make a case for any of those involved to go marching on or to slip-up.

We are not saying that Dagenham & Redbridge, Bromley or Torquay United can’t make the top seven, but in this piece we are focusing on those in positions one to eight.

A few things that standout for us are:

- Six of Stockport’s remaining nine games are against teams currently in the top eight

- Halifax have got to visit Stockport on the last day of the season, but will the Hatters be in party mood by then?

- Wrexham have still got ten fixtures remaining, including four upcoming successive home matches, have a game in hand on Stockport and still have to play them at the Racecourse...so is there a glimmer of hope of pinching the title there?

- Solihull Moors have now got four away games on the bounce – three of them are at Halifax, Wrexham and Stockport. They also finish the season at Boreham Wood

- Chesterfield have got the fewest amount of games (seven) left, four of them being away, but the Spireites have the third best away record in the league

- On paper, Notts County have the ‘easiest’ run-in as seven of their last eight matches are against teams in the bottom half, including bottom club Dover twice

- Grimsby have some tough-looking home games but their away fixtures look a bit more favourable

- Boreham Wood have played the fewest matches with 11 still left, including four games in hand on Chesterfield, but they have only won two of their last ten

Here’s a full breakdown of home and away games for each side in the current top eight:

STOCKPORT COUNTY (1ST)

Home:

Southend United

Solihull Moors

Boreham Wood

Torquay United

FC Halifax Town

Away:

Grimsby Town

Yeovil Town

Chesterfield

Wrexham

FC HALIFAX TOWN (2nd)

Home:

Solihull Moors

Woking

Chesterfield

Yeovil Town

Aldershot Town

Away

Altrincham

Southend United

Eastleigh

Stockport County

WREXHAM (3rd)

Home:

Barnet

Eastleigh

Solihull Moors

Altrincham

Southend United

Stockport County

Away:

Woking

Weymouth

Boreham Wood

Dagenham & Redbridge

SOLIHULL MOORS (4th)

Home:

Aldershot Town

Bromley

Dagenham & Redbridge

Away:

FC Halifax Town

Barnet

Wrexham

Stockport County

Weymouth

Boreham Wood

CHESTERFIELD (5th)

Home:

Dover Athletic

Stockport County

Woking

Away:

Wealdstone

FC Halifax Town

Bromley

Torquay United

NOTTS COUNTY (6th)

Home:

King’s Lynn Town

Weymouth

Dover Athletic

Altrincham

Away:

Torquay United

Dover Athletic

Aldershot Town

Maidenhead United

GRIMSBY TOWN (7th)

Home:

Stockport County

Torquay United

Maidenhead United

Boreham Wood

Away:

Weymouth

King’s Lynn Town

Barnet

Eastleigh

BOREHAM WOOD (8th)

Home:

Dover Athletic

Bromley

Wrexham

Away:

Dagenham & Redbridge

Aldershot Town

Wealdstone

Southend United

Stockport County

Yeovil Town

Grimsby Town

Solihull Moors