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Gateshead travel to take on York City at Bootham Crescent 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 lose 12 and win only 3 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at York City was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1959, the Minstermen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 25 Aug | Gateshead | 1 - 2 | York City | CONF |
| 1958/1959 | Mon 27 Apr | York City | 1 - 0 | Gateshead | LGE2 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 13 Dec | Gateshead | 1 - 0 | York City | LGE2 |
| 1957/1958 | Mon 24 Mar | Gateshead | 0 - 0 | York City | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 26 Oct | York City | 2 - 2 | Gateshead | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 16 Mar | Gateshead | 0 - 2 | York City | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 03 Nov | York City | 1 - 0 | Gateshead | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
York City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Minstermen in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to York City, Gateshead are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tynesiders have hit 10 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
York City's total of 37 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Gateshead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tynesiders are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against York City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Gateshead | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |