FM Preview: Fleetwood Town v Gateshead 10 Sep 2011

Last updated : 09 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Fleetwood Town v Gateshead fixture

Fleetwood Town prepare to entertain Gateshead at Highbury Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury Stadium was less than a year ago, in November 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 09 Nov Fleetwood Tn. 0-0 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 24 Aug Gateshead 0 - 2 Fleetwood Tn. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Wed 18 Mar Gateshead 2 - 2 Fleetwood Tn. (Conference) North
2008/2009 Tue 02 Sep Fleetwood Tn. 0 - 2 Gateshead (Conference) North
2007/2008 Sat 23 Feb Gateshead 2 - 0 Fleetwood Tn. (Northern) Premier
2007/2008 Tue 29 Jan Fleetwood Tn. 2 - 3 Gateshead (Northern) Premier
2006/2007 Sat 03 Feb Fleetwood Tn. 1 - 0 Gateshead (Northern) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Fleetwood Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.

Gateshead have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Fleetwood Town find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 11 points they have accumulated from 7 games.

Gateshead are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 19 points from 7 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Fleetwood Town 6 2 2 2 4 8 8
Gateshead 6 5 1 0 12 3 16

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Tynesiders come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Fleetwood Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Gateshead 3 successive away victories.
8 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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