Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Forest Green Rovers (7th, 81 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Gateshead (18th, 50 pts). On the form table Gateshead stood 14th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.96 for Gateshead and 1.78/1.13 for Forest Green Rovers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
A win had eluded Forest Green Rovers for 5 matches, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Over the last five, Gateshead had taken 7 of 15 points to Forest Green Rovers's 1.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Gateshead, 2 for Forest Green Rovers and 0 drawn, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Gateshead International Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,800. Forest Green Rovers led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Forest Green Rovers: Tom Knowles (5'), Chibuzo Nwoko (56')
Key stats
Possession: Gateshead 49% · Forest Green Rovers 51% · Total shots: 7-13 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 4-2