The Spitfires are back in Vanarama National League action, as we make the trip to East London where we’ll face Dagenham & Redbridge on Tuesday 22nd October, with a kick-off time of 7:45pm.

Dagenham and Redbridge:

Dagenham and Redbridge come into this game off the back of a 4-0 win against AFC Flyde which sees their streak of three games without a win end in style.

Prior to that, the East London side won 5-1 against Leiston in the FA Cup.

Dion Pereira, on loan from Luton Town, currently has seven goals in 13 appearances and is the Dagger’s top goalscorer.

Dagenham and Redbridge’s last five results:

19/10/24 | Dag & Red 4-0 Flyde | VNL

12/10/24 | Leiston FC 1-5 Dag & Red | Emirates FA Cup

05/10/24 | Yeovil Town 1-0 Dag & Red | VNL

28/09/24 | Dag & Red 1-1 Solihull Moors | VNL

24/09/24 | Altrincham 2-1 Dag & Red | VNL

Eastleigh:

Eastleigh come into this fixture looking to make a fast and positive response to their defeat at the hands of Aldershot Town.

Ludwig Francillette’s second half header was cancelled out when Jack Barham was given a free chance in the air. Aldershot found themselves ahead shortly after which drew the game out to a close.

With a recent dip in form, the Spitfires are looking to bounce back and return to winning ways.

With 14 games played, Eastleigh find themselves one point ahead of Dagenham making this game

Previous meetings:

Dagenham went unbeaten against Eastleigh last season, despite conceding five goals in two games.

The most recent game, played on New Year’s Day, was an eight goal-thriller that featured a wonderful Paul McCallum hattrick.

01/01/24 | Eastleigh 4-4 Dag and Red | VNL

26/12/23 | Dag and Red 4-1 Eastleigh | VNL

14/02/23 | Dag and Red 0-1 Eastleigh | VNL

16/08/22 | Eastleigh 1-1 Dag and Red | VNL

22/03/22 | Eastleigh 0-1 Dag and Red | VNL

Preview by James McGlynn