FM Preview: Gateshead v Wrexham 04 Oct 2011

Last updated : 03 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Gateshead v Wrexham fixture

Wrexham face a trip to Gateshead at International Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Dragons have recorded 4 wins, and Gateshead have come away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with Wrexham inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tynesiders in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Gateshead 0-1 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb Wrexham 2 - 7 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr Wrexham 0 - 0 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 23 Mar Gateshead 1 - 0 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
1957/1958 Sat 28 Dec Gateshead 1 - 1 Wrexham Third Division (North)
1957/1958 Sat 31 Aug Wrexham 1 - 2 Gateshead Third Division (North)
1956/1957 Sat 22 Dec Wrexham 4 - 1 Gateshead Third Division (North)

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Recent respective form guides

Gateshead are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tynesiders in those games, with 5 conceded.

Wrexham's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Dragons, and 6 goals against.

Gateshead are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 13 games giving them a return of 27 points.

Wrexham are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 26 points from 13 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Gateshead 6 2 2 2 9 10 8
Wrexham 6 2 1 3 6 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Wrexham on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Gateshead. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Gateshead Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Wrexham Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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