Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Gateshead (8th, 67 pts) held a 45-point advantage over Ebbsfleet United (24th, 22 pts). The last five rounds placed Gateshead no better than 19th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Ebbsfleet United were scoring 0.83 and conceding 2.13, Gateshead 1.65 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Ebbsfleet United for 15 matches. Ebbsfleet United had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Gateshead, 10.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ebbsfleet United, 2 by Gateshead, 0 drawn, at 6 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Stonebridge Road in Northfleet, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gateshead led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Ebbsfleet United: Tyler Cordner (85') · Gateshead: Owen Oseni (62'), Luke Hannant (40'), Callum Whelan (20'), Owen Oseni (57')