Match Report
42 points separated the sides: Gateshead 6th on 75, Oxford City 24th on 33. Gateshead's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Gateshead were scoring 1.91 and conceding 1.39, Oxford City 1.17 and 2.04, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Gateshead, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. A win had eluded Oxford City for 5 matches. Over the last five, Gateshead had taken 13 of 15 points to Oxford City's 1.
The match was played at Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead (capacity 11,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gateshead led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.