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Gateshead prepare to entertain Mansfield Town at International Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 17 games played, Tynesiders have recorded 8 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at International Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Dec | Gateshead | 1-3 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 1957/1958 | Mon 28 Apr | Mansfield Town | 3 - 0 | Gateshead | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Mon 14 Apr | Gateshead | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 30 Mar | Gateshead | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 08 Dec | Mansfield Town | 2 - 4 | Gateshead | D3N |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 21 Apr | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Gateshead | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Gateshead have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 2.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Stags's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Gateshead's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Mansfield Town's total of 22 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gateshead | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Tynesiders, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gateshead | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |