Match Report
14 points and 5 places separated them: Gateshead 18th with 50, Braintree Town 23rd with 36. Recent form flatters Gateshead's table spot — 14th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Scoring rates set the scale: Gateshead 1.17 scored and 1.96 conceded per game, Braintree Town 0.83 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.46.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Gateshead, 2 draws and 2 for Braintree Town, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Gateshead International Stadium, capacity 11,800, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Gateshead: Keaton Ward (90')
Key stats
Possession: Gateshead 59% · Braintree Town 41% · Total shots: 15-16 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 11-8