Gateshead vs Stafford Rangers — match summary
England · FA Cup · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 1-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Gateshead 19 · Stafford Rangers 39
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Gateshead 82 · Stafford Rangers 27
Shots on target 8-2 · corners 10-1 · possession 67-33
NextGOAL tip: Gateshead -1 · 2 stars
Gateshead and Stafford Rangers meet again in a domestic cup game. The last time they met, Stafford Rangers came away with a 1-0 win on the road in September 2008, and before that they won 4-1 at home in April 2009, but those two matches involved different teams and different squads from now. The condition of both sides is also different from before, each in their own way. Gateshead come into this in a state their fans probably do not want to talk about much, because in their last five matches they have not beaten anyone at all, losing four in a row in the league before stopping the slide with a 0-0 draw in the cup in mid-October. Their attack is clearly struggling. As for Stafford Rangers, their form is up and down, winning two of their last five, but they also suffered a heavy 0-4 defeat in another cup competition and have just lost 1-3 in their latest league match. This game is likely to take on a look where Gateshead have to be the ones pressing more, because according to the expected line-ups, they will probably field a target man to hold the ball up inside the penalty area, while Stafford Rangers will likely sit back and wait to counter. If Gateshead score first, the game will open up and they will have a chance to finish it off comfortably, but if the goal does not come, the game could drag on and go down to the wire.