Match Report
12 points and 7 places separated them: Tamworth 11th with 62, Gateshead 18th with 50. Gateshead had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Tamworth were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.54, Gateshead 1.17 and 1.96, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Gateshead arrived off ten straight defeats.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Tamworth 3, draws 1, Gateshead 4, at 3.13 goals per meeting. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
The Lamb Ground, capacity 4,065, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Tamworth led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Tamworth: Stefan Mols (39'), Oliver Lynch (62'), Stefan Mols (80') · Gateshead: Kain Adom (58')
Key stats
Possession: Tamworth 35% · Gateshead 65% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-4