Match Report
The table read 23rd (Gateshead, 4 pts) against 19th (Woking, 7 pts), 3 points apart. Woking's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Per game in the league, Gateshead were scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.86, Woking 1.29 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
Gateshead had been beaten in four straight games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Woking had lost three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Gateshead wins, 4 for Woking, 1 draw, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Gateshead International Stadium, with room for 11,800 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Gateshead: Alex Lankshear (51'), Kyle Ferguson (63')
Key stats
Possession: Gateshead 45% · Woking 55% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-6