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Gateshead travel to take on Chester City at The Deva Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Tynesiders have recorded 6 wins, and Chester City have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Chester City was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1959, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1959/1960 | Sat 12 Mar | Gateshead | 0 - 1 | Chester | LGE2 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 24 Oct | Chester | 4 - 2 | Gateshead | LGE2 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 07 Mar | Chester | 0 - 1 | Gateshead | LGE2 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 18 Oct | Gateshead | 0 - 1 | Chester | LGE2 |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 12 Apr | Chester | 1 - 1 | Gateshead | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 30 Nov | Gateshead | 3 - 2 | Chester | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 16 Nov | Chester | 4 - 3 | Gateshead | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Blues have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Gateshead's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tynesiders have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chester City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only -19 points. Gateshead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Tynesiders has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Chester City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Gateshead | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |