Player of the matchAdam DesboisGTH · 90′ · 5 saves · 33/41 passes · 1 interceptions
8.0- Possession
- 59%41%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 15 (2)16 (5)
- Corners
- 118
- Table · 29 v 33 pts
- 23rd21st
Enterprise National LeagueMatchday 31Gateshead International StadiumRef C. Wood
This meeting
Events
GTH 1–0 BRA · 2–2 yellow- Full time 1–0
- Keaton Ward1–0Goal · right foot · assist Brad Nicholson
- Aidan Francis ClarkeYellow card
- Jacob Butterfieldfor Zak Gilsenan
- Tommy Smithfor Ryan Clampin
- James VenningsYellow card
- Fenton Johnfor Billy Chadwick
- Levi Amantchifor Harry Chapman
- Chay Cooperfor Adrian Akande
- Ben Radcliffefor Joe Grayson
- Half-time 0–0
- GatesheadYellow card
- Louis StoreyYellow card
Team stats
34 figures- 59%Possession41%
- 15Shots16
- 2Shots on target5
- 1Big chances created1
- 11Corners8
- 427Passes289
- 8Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards2
All 34 stats
- Attack
- 3Accurate crosses4
- 126Attacks109
- 1Big chances missed3
- 13Crosses11
- 88Dangerous attacks75
- 23Dribble attempts26
- 0Offsides3
- 13%Shot accuracy31%
- 6Shots blocked7
- 13Shots inside box14
- 7Shots off target4
- 2Shots outside box2
- 12Successful dribbles17
- Passing
- 28Accurate long passes26
- 356Accurate passes230
- 56%Long pass accuracy46%
- 50Long passes56
- 83%Pass accuracy80%
- Defence
- 7Goal kicks12
- 13Interceptions20
- 5Saves1
- 3Tackles0
- Discipline
- 2Free kicks2
- Other
- 127Possession lost133
- 5Substitutions2
- 17Throw-ins18
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Lewis WalkerBRA5
- Ashley BoatswainGTH5
- Sahid KamaraBRA4 (2)
Big chances created
- Ryan ClampinBRA1
- Billy ChadwickGTH1
Passes
- Sam BowenGTH51/53
- Kenton RichardsonGTH39/46
- Brad NicholsonGTH38/45
Key passes
- Ben DrakeBRA3
- Keaton WardGTH2
- George LangstonBRA2
Duels won
- Aidan Francis ClarkeBRA15/29
- Lewis WalkerBRA14/35
- John AkindeBRA10/25
Dribbles
- John AkindeBRA5/8
- Sahid KamaraBRA5/8
- Harry ChapmanGTH4/6
Tackles
- Keaton WardGTH1
- Louis StoreyGTH1
- Billy ChadwickGTH1
Clearances
- George LangstonBRA7
- Aidan Francis ClarkeBRA6
- Lewis WalkerBRA6
Saves
- Adam DesboisGTH5
- Mason TerryBRA1
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off36%Model · draw 25%39%
- Projected goals
- 1.40 – 1.47total 2.87 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 11.7%1–2 8.6%0–1 8.4%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead win | 36% | Yes |
| Draw | 25% | No |
| Braintree Town win | 39% | No |
| Over 1.5 goals | 78% | No |
| Over 2.5 goals | 55% | No |
| Over 3.5 goals | 32% | No |
| Both teams to score | 58% | No |
| Gateshead clean sheet | 23% | Yes |
| Braintree Town clean sheet | 25% | No |
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this
What stands out
- 0–0half-time
The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (1–0 full time).
- 15–16shots
Gateshead recorded 15 shots (2 on target) against 16 (5 on target) for Braintree Town.
Top ratings
XI avg 6.93 v 6.75
Adam DesboisGTH8.0- KWKeaton WardGTH7.9
- BDBen DrakeBRA7.2
- GLGeorge LangstonBRA7.1
Harry ChapmanGTH7.1
Table after full time
Enterprise National League 2025/2026| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 27-4-4 | 68:25 | +43 | 85 | 1st | |
| 19 | 35 | 10-9-16 | 44:60 | -16 | 39 | 19th | |
| 20 | 34 | 9-9-16 | 30:47 | -17 | 36 | 20th | |
| 21 | 36 | 8-9-19 | 27:52 | -25 | 33 | 21st | |
| 22 | 36 | 7-9-20 | 49:77 | -28 | 30 | 22nd | |
| 23 | 34 | 8-5-21 | 40:76 | -36 | 29 | 23rd | |
| 24 | 35 | 6-7-22 | 34:62 | -28 | 25 | 24th |
- Gateshead
- 23rd26 → 29 pts
- Braintree Town
- 21st33 → 33 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-2L30 Dec
- 1-3L3 Jan
- 0-2L17 Jan
- 1-2L20 Jan
- 0-1L10 Feb
- 1-2L14 Feb
- 2-1W17 Feb
- 2-1W21 Feb
- 4-4D25 Feb
- 0-2L28 Feb
2-1-7goals 11:200.70pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 1-3L3 Jan
- 0-0D10 Jan
- 0-3L17 Jan
- 0-5L24 Jan
- 2-1W31 Jan
- 1-1D11 Feb
- 0-0D14 Feb
- 1-2L21 Feb
- 1-2L25 Feb
- 3-2W28 Feb
2-3-5goals 9:190.90pts/game
- H
Forest Green Rovers0–2 - H
Morecambe4–4 - A
Truro City2–1 - A
Halifax Town2–1 - H
Brackley Town1–2
latest 5
- A
Truro City3–2 - H
Aldershot Town1–2 - A
Altrincham1–2 - H
Solihull Moors0–0 - A
Sutton United1–1
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3.27Goals per game (both sides)2.53
- 93%Over 1.567%
- 67%Over 2.560%
- 27%Over 3.533%
- 53%Both teams scored47%
- 0%Clean sheets27%
- 47%Failed to score47%
- Gateshead at home v Braintree Town away
- 8Played8
- 0Won2
- 1Drawn1
- 7Lost5
- 6-21Goals (for-against)8-20
- 0.13Points per game0.88
- 63%Over 2.575%
- 0%Clean sheets13%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 7-181st-half goals (for-against)4-10
- 7-172nd-half goals (for-against)7-17
- 50%Goals after half-time64%
- 100%Goal before half-time53%
- 2-2-11Half-time W-D-L2-9-4
Match info
- Competition
- Enterprise National League
- Season
- 2025/2026 · Matchday 31 of 46
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
- Capacity
- 11,800 · grass
- Weather
- 7 °C · light rain · humidity 96%
- Referee
- C. Wood
- GTH coach
- Robert Elliot
- BRA coach
- Stephen William Pitt
Match summary
Gateshead beat Braintree Town 1-0 in the Enterprise National League (England), Regular Season.
Before kickoff, Gateshead sat 23rd on 26 points, while Braintree Town were 21st on 33 points. Before kickoff, Gateshead were 23rd in the table but 10th on points from the last five league games. Across 5 previous meetings on record, Gateshead won 1 and Braintree Town won 2, with 2 draws (3 goals per game).
Gateshead's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Keaton Ward).
Gateshead — live results and scheduleBraintree Town — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 478.0Adam Desbois
- 56.3Kenton Richardson
- 287.0Louis StoreyYC
- 66.6Brad NicholsonA
- 77.9Keaton WardG
- 186.7Joe Grayson↓46′
- 86.8Sam Bowen
- 276.8Zak Gilsenan↓80′
- 327.1Harry Chapman↓68′
- 216.6Billy Chadwick↓68′
- 296.5Ashley Boatswain
- 16.3Mason Terry
- 36.7Ryan Clampin↓74′
- 217.2Ben Drake
- 47.1George Langston
- 26.9Aidan Francis ClarkeYC
- 336.7Emmanuel Okunowo
- 66.7James VenningsYC
- 236.7Adrian Akande↓66′
- 96.6Lewis Walker
- 186.6Sahid Kamara
- 146.7John Akinde
- 10Jacob ButterfieldMF · ↑80′6.3
- 14Ben RadcliffeMF · ↑46′7.0
- 15Levi AmantchiFW · ↑68′6.6
- 20Fenton JohnMF · ↑68′6.5
- 22Joshua AnifowoseMF6.6
- 3David FergusonDF
- 17Josh HomeMF
SubstitutesCoaches: Robert Elliot · Stephen William PittG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 11Chay CooperMF · ↑66′6.7
- 15Tommy SmithDF · ↑74′6.4
- 5Manny OmroreDF
- 10Amir HadiMF
- 19Matthew Max Dibley-DiasMF
- 24Zavier Massiah-EdwardsFW
- 39Elliot ThorpeMF
Head-to-head
5 meetings on record since 20161-2-2Gateshead W-D-L · goals 6:9
1 GTH2 draws2 BRA- With Gateshead at home
- 0-1-1 (2:4)
- Goals per meeting
- 3
- Over 2.5 goals
- 60%
- Both teams scored
- 80%
- Won by the host
- 20%
- Last 5 (Gateshead)
- 1W 2D 2L · 3 goals/game
- Braintree Town1–2GatesheadEnterprise National League
- Gateshead1–3Braintree TownEnterprise National League
- Braintree Town2–2GatesheadEnterprise National League
- Braintree Town2–0GatesheadEnterprise National League
- Gateshead1–1Braintree TownEnterprise National League
Matchday 31
Enterprise National League · the other 10 games- Aldershot Town
1–0
Halifax Town - Hartlepool United
0–1
Tamworth - Yeovil Town
1–2
Altrincham - Rochdale
1–0
Carlisle United - Sutton United
15:00
Boston United - Morecambe
1–2
Truro City - York City
2–1
Forest Green Rovers - Southend United
1–0
Scunthorpe United - Eastleigh
2–2
Wealdstone - Woking
1–2
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