Scunthorpe United vs Gateshead: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Scunthorpe United play Gateshead in National League (England). The match date is 30 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Scunthorpe United: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Gateshead: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Scunthorpe United scores 1.69 and concedes 1.35 goals per match. Gateshead scores 1.17 and concedes 1.96. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Scunthorpe United 71%, Gateshead 52%. Over 2.5: Scunthorpe United 60%, Gateshead 65%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Scunthorpe United has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.36. Scunthorpe United: 13.1 shots per match, Gateshead: 9.9.

Match halves

Scunthorpe United: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.96. Gateshead: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Scunthorpe United: 76-90+ (17 goals). Gateshead: 0-15 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

72Possession (%)28
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
23Shots11
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
11Shots on target0
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
3.15xG0.97
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12Corners5
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
129Dangerous attacks38
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8Fouls6
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2Cards3
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
1.69Goals scored / match1.17
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
1.35Goals conceded / match1.96
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
49%Average possession51%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
5.08Shots on target / match3.37
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.08Shots per match9.93
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
5.08Shots on target3.37
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
12.9%Shot conversion11.8%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
49%Possession51%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
1.71xG for1.36
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
1.4xG against1.89
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Shooting quality

Scunthorpe United: BalancedGateshead: Balanced
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
Accuracy (shots on target)39%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Scunthorpe United
WDLWL
Season result split
50% W27% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-13-11
1.77 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-6-5
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Gateshead
DWWLL
Season result split
30% W17% R52% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-8-24
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -36
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-4-11
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.06Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Scunthorpe United is 44% better for: goals scored per match.

1.69 goals / match - Scunthorpe United · 1.17 goals / match - Gateshead

Scunthorpe United is 45% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.35 goals / match - Scunthorpe United · 1.96 goals / match - Gateshead

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: very strong

Scunthorpe United scores in 88% of matches (42 of 48 matches), while Gateshead keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

Gateshead scoring profile: strong

Gateshead scores in 63% of matches (29 of 46 matches), while Scunthorpe United keeps a clean sheet in 19% (9 of 48 matches).

81Goals scored (season)54
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
65Goals conceded (season)90
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
3.04Average goals in match3.13
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
4Goals scored (last 5)4
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal63%
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54%2 goals35%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
25%3 goals11%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
2%4 goals7%
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How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal85%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
31%2 goals61%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
15%3 goals37%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
4%4 goals11%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

71%
Scunthorpe United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.34 of 48 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time26%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
13%BTTS in both halves11%
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29%Scored in both halves24%
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BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS48%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
40%BTTS - last 520%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Scunthorpe United is 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / match - Scunthorpe United · 1 pts / match - Gateshead

Scunthorpe United - half-time state
35% leading38% draw27% trailing
Gateshead - half-time state
24% leading28% draw48% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)1
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.61
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)1.02
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
1.42Average goals (1st half)1.63
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
48%Clean sheet before half-time35%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
46%No goal before half-time52%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.04
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
0.96Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
44%Clean sheet after half-time35%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead
38%No goal after half-time61%
Scunthorpe UnitedGateshead

Scunthorpe United - second-half results

35% W44% R21% P
69
Half-time points
35
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
72
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Gateshead - second-half results

26% W26% R48% P
46
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
-19
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Scunthorpe United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Gateshead - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Scunthorpe United
ScoredConceded
9
10
0-15
10
13
16-30
16
10
31-45
16
10
46-60
13
5
61-75
17
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Gateshead
ScoredConceded
11
15
0-15
8
17
16-30
9
15
31-45
10
9
46-60
9
12
61-75
7
22
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (22). Late-goal balance (76-90): -15 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Scunthorpe United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Gateshead

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+13.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Scunthorpe UnitedLigaGateshead
Average goals in match 3.042.92 3.13
Both teams scored 71%56% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%57% 65%
Clean sheets 19%24% 15%
Goal before half-time 79%71% 87%
Goal after half-time 75%80% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Scunthorpe United 0 - 0 - 1 Gateshead. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Scunthorpe United vs Gateshead?

The National League match finished Scunthorpe United 2:0 Gateshead. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Scunthorpe United vs Gateshead?

Scunthorpe United score 1.69 goals per game on average and Gateshead 1.17. The National League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Scunthorpe United's matches and 52% of Gateshead's.

What form are Scunthorpe United and Gateshead in?

Over the last 5 games Scunthorpe United have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Gateshead 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Scunthorpe United vs Gateshead?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.