Gateshead will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind Gloucester City.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Gateshead form and stats
When playing at home in the Vanarama National League North, Gateshead have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
Gateshead's previous game was a Vanarama National League North match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Southport (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the match before that, Gateshead hosted Brackley Town and drew the game 2-2.
This is expected to be a close game, with Gateshead perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gateshead as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Gateshead has won four of these, drawn two and lost five.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gateshead as they are travelling to their away game against Chester in the Vanarama National League North. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Gateshead in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Gloucester City form and stats
Playing away, Gloucester City, who have the most scored goals (26) in Vanarama National League North, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Vanarama National League North this season. Gloucester City has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Gloucester play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Guiseley (placed 21st). Preceding that game was the away victory against Hereford with the score of 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Gloucester City in our archives, and the results are: one win for Gloucester City, one draw and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Farsley Celtic in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Gloucester's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Gloucester have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. McClure 10 goals |  A. Asante 8 goals | B. Mensah 3 goals |
Gateshead missing players
Gloucester City missing players
| Gateshead | Gloucester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 29% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 56% |
| 14% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 14% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 11% |
| 43% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 70 | 33 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 21 | 90 |
| 28 | 13 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 12 | 46 |
| 32% | 54% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 58% | 57% |
- Gateshead have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gateshead haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gloucester City has the most matches over the total-line (7) in Vanarama National League North
- Gloucester City has the most points from losing position (8) in Vanarama National League North
- Gloucester City has the most scored goals (26) in Vanarama National League North
- Gloucester City has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Vanarama National League North
- Gloucester City has the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Vanarama National League North
- Gloucester City has the the best goal difference (+14) in Vanarama National League North
- Gloucester City have not yet lost a game.
- Gloucester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Gloucester City have scored in all their matches so far.
- Gloucester City have scored more than double the goals of Gateshead.
- Gloucester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gloucester City is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gloucester City | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Fylde | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Kidderminster Harriers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | AFC Telford United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Southport | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Spennymoor Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Curzon Ashton | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 8 | Boston United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Gateshead | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Chester | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Darlington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Alfreton Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | York City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | Hereford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Leamington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Brackley Town | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Farsley Celtic | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Chorley | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 20 | Blyth Spartans | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 5 |
| 21 | Guiseley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 22 | Kettering Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |