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Gateshead play host to Luton Town at International Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Tynesiders lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Gateshead and Luton Town at was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1921, where Luton Town annihilated the Tynesiders 0-4 in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Luton Town | 2 - 1 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 1920/1921 | Sat 29 Jan | Sth. Shields | 0-4 | Luton Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Gateshead have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Tynesiders in those games, with 7 conceded.
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Hatters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Gateshead are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 22 points from their 26 games thus far. Luton Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 40 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gateshead | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tynesiders go into their game against Luton Town in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gateshead | No sequences of note |
| Luton Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |