The 2024/25 Vanarama National League campaign gets underway for the Spitfires on Saturday 10th August. We face Maidenhead United at York Road, with a kick-off time of 3pm.

Maidenhead United:

The Magpies went undefeated during their pre-season campaign, winning five out of their six matches.

Their most impressive result came against AFC Wimbledon as they won 2-1 at York Road against the League Two side. Tyrese Dyce and Shawn McCoulsky both put their names on the scoresheet during the tie.

Maidenhead finished just one spot below the Spitfires at the end of the 2023/24 Vanarama National League season.

The Berkshire side had their season opener at home again last season, they drew with AFC Fylde at York Road on that day.

Eastleigh:

The Spitfires ended their pre-season with a clash against League One side Exeter City at St James Park in front of over 100 travelling Spitfires supporters. The Football League side came out on top that day, winning 3-0.

We picked up wins against League Two side Swindon Town and Wimborne during our pre-season campaign, with strong showings coming in our other fixtures too.

Several players in our squad will be able to make their competitive debuts for the club in this fixture, after joining the club over the summer.

Previous meetings:

This afternoon’s hosts have had the more positive results in the last five meetings between the two clubs.

The Spitfires have won once and drew once against the Berkshire side during this time. A 12th minute strike from Charlie Carter got them over the line in their most recent win against the Magpies.

01/04/24 | Eastleigh 2-3 Maidenhead United | VNL

28/10/23 | Maidenhead United 3-2 Eastleigh | VNL

18/02/23 | Eastleigh 1-0 Maidenhead United | VNL

19/11/22 | Maidenhead United 2-1 Eastleigh | VNL

05/02/22 | Maidenhead United 2-2 Eastleigh | VNL

Preview by Matthew Gibbs