Match Report
Gateshead went into the game 22nd in the table on 4 points; Solihull Moors sat 24th on 1 — a 3-point gap. Recent form flatters Gateshead's table spot — 18th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 22nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Gateshead 0.83 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Solihull Moors 1 and 2.83, with the league averaging 1.53.
Defeat had followed defeat for Gateshead — three in succession. Solihull Moors arrived off six straight defeats.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 4 for Gateshead, 3 for Solihull Moors and 1 drawn, at 3.13 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 13% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Gateshead International Stadium (capacity 11,800). The referee was D. Bourne, with 88 matches in our database and 1.5 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Gateshead: Michael Spellman (90') · Solihull Moors: Callum McFarlane (85')
Key stats
Possession: Gateshead 50% · Solihull Moors 50% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 0-6