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Gateshead face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Gateshead | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 5 conceded.
Gateshead have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tynesiders have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 70 points from 35 games. Gateshead find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Tynesiders have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Gateshead | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |