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Gateshead travel to take on Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tynesiders will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 12.50% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Kettering Tn. was more than a decade ago, in February 1998, with Kettering Tn. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Gateshead | 2 - 0 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Kettering Tn. | 3 - 0 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 08 Feb | Gateshead | 1 - 1 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 02 Nov | Kettering Tn. | 4 - 1 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Mar | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 0 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 18 Nov | Gateshead | 1 - 1 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Kettering Tn. | 2 - 4 | Gateshead | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Kettering Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Gateshead have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tynesiders's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Kettering Tn.'s total of 15 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Gateshead are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gateshead have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Kettering Tn. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kettering Tn. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Gateshead | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |