Match Report
9 points and 6 places separated them: Boston United 12th with 59, Gateshead 18th with 50. On the form table Boston United stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Boston United ran at 1.37 scored and 1.46 conceded, Gateshead at 1.17 and 1.96.
Gateshead had been beaten in 13 straight games. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Boston United against 0/15 for Gateshead.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Boston United, 3 by Gateshead, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at The Jakemans Stadium (capacity 6,643). On the scoreboard, Boston United led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Boston United: Tom Cursons (5')
Key stats
Possession: Boston United 37% · Gateshead 63% · Total shots: 9-6 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 9-6