Bitesize Prediction: Gateshead vs Yeovil – 04/04/23

Competition: National League

Market: Gateshead win

Odds: 3/5 @ 888sport

Hoping to extend on their recent purple patch in midweek, Gateshead will welcome a struggling Yeovil to town on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, booking their spot in the final of this season’s FA Trophy over the weekend following a famous penalties victory against Barnet, Gateshead are in the midst of a remarkable flurry. Skyrocketing their way out of the drop zone and smelling the chance to make another National League statement on Tuesday night, Mike Williamson’s high-flying squad are now enduring a six-match unbeaten run across all competitions. Likewise, last seen in fifth-tier action storming their way to a 3-0 romp at home against Dagenham & Redbridge, the one-time Newcastle defender has seen his squad win their previous three appearances. Losing just one of their last nine matchups across all formats – a run that stems back to February 18th – Gateshead have certainly found a real clinical edge in the final third. In fact, including a 3-2 victory against Aldershot last month, Williamson’s side have bagged a trio of strikes in each of their three consecutive wins.

As for the visitors, while Gateshead might be enjoying a major National League flurry, the same cannot be said for Yeovil. Last seen over the weekend putting in another downbeat display on home soil as they were hit with a 2-0 loss at the hands of Southend, the Glovers find themselves at the heart of a relegation scrap. Enduring a fifth-tier nightmare this season and opening Tuesday’s showdown sat two points adrift of safety, Mark Cooper’s men will be more than aware that they face a tough challenge here. Along with signing off March with a 1-0 defeat against Bromley, the Somerset-based outfit have claimed just one win from any of their last 13 straight appearances – a run that stems all the way back to January 28th. Likewise, drawing back-to-back National League blanks and showing some extended issues in the final third, Yeovil also have just a single away victory to their name so far this season.

Bet: Gateshead 3/5 to beat Yeovil in Tuesday’s National League matchup @ 888sport