Match Report
7 points and 14 places separated them: Eastleigh 8th with 10, Gateshead 22nd with 3. Per game in the league, Eastleigh were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1, Gateshead 0.8 and 1.6, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Eastleigh entered with six losses in a row. Gateshead had been beaten in three straight games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Eastleigh, 4 for Gateshead and 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
Silverlake Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,250. S. Mulhall took charge of the match — our records show 81 games refereed with an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Eastleigh led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Eastleigh: Harry Sidwell (13'), Josh Lundstram (51') · Gateshead: Ashley Boatswain (90')
Key stats
Possession: Eastleigh 47% · Gateshead 53% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 5-8