FM Preview: Wrexham v Gateshead 05 Apr 2010

Last updated : 04 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Wrexham v Gateshead fixture

Gateshead travel to take on Wrexham at Racecourse Ground on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tynesiders will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Wrexham was way back in the black-and-white days of August 1957, with Gateshead inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Dragons in a Third Division (North) match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Tue 23 MarGateshead1 - 0WrexhamCONF
1957/1958Sat 28 DecGateshead1 - 1WrexhamD3N
1957/1958Sat 31 AugWrexham1 - 2GatesheadD3N
1956/1957Sat 22 DecWrexham4 - 1GatesheadD3N
1956/1957Sat 25 AugGateshead4 - 2WrexhamD3N
1955/1956Sat 03 MarGateshead2 - 1WrexhamD3N
1955/1956Sat 22 OctWrexham1 - 1GatesheadD3N

Recent respective form guides

Wrexham have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Dragons in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Gateshead is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Tynesiders have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Wrexham see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 51 points from their 39 games played so far, Gateshead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 39 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
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Sequence statistics:
Wrexham No sequences of note
Gateshead No sequences of note