+0.54 points a game is the venue form gap, in Wealdstone's favour: Wealdstone takes 1.42 a game at home over the last two seasons, Gateshead 0.88 away.
Wealdstone: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season. Gateshead: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Wealdstone -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 1, lost 3 of 4, scoring 3 and conceding 9. Last season at home: won 9, drew 6, lost 5 of 20, scoring 38 and conceding 29 -- 1.65 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Tamworth 1-2 away; lost to Halifax Town 0-1 at home; beat Boston United 3-1 away; lost to Kidderminster Harriers 1-4 at home; beat Sutton United 2-0 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 24 matches with one recorded (15, 7, 2 apiece), most recently Gary Waddock with 15. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Gateshead -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 5 of 5, scoring 2 and conceding 12. Last season away: won 6, drew 4, lost 10 of 20, scoring 23 and conceding 39 -- 1.10 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Southend United 1-6 at home; lost to Kidderminster Harriers 0-1 away; lost to Forest Green Rovers 0-4 away; drew with Solihull Moors 1-1 at home; lost to Harrogate Town 1-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 14 matches with one recorded (8, 6 apiece), most recently Lee Cattermole with 8. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.