Match Report
Gateshead and Solihull Moors went into the game level on 4 points, 24th against 23rd in the table. Recent form flatters Solihull Moors's table spot — 19th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 23rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Gateshead 0.67 scored and 2.22 conceded per game, Solihull Moors 1 and 2.56, with the league averaging 1.5.
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 97 matches in our database and 1.4 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