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Gateshead play host to Chester City at International Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tynesiders are clearly on top, winning 60.87% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Gateshead was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1960, with Chester City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tynesiders in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 15 Sep | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gateshead are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Chester City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.
Gateshead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 15 matches. Chester City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only -13 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gateshead | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Chester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Gateshead, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gateshead | No sequences of note |
| Chester City | Previous 6 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |