Gateshead vs Hartlepool Prediction

Recent Form

Gateshead's last 20 matches have brought just one win, four draws and fifteen defeats, with 13 goals scored and 47 conceded. The only win in that run came in the FA Cup against Stafford Rangers, and the league form underneath it has been shaky, including a 1-6 home defeat to Southend and a 4-1 loss away at Halifax.

Gateshead: 20 completed matches; Hartlepool: 20 completed matches.

Gateshead

20 matches

Win

5% 1 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

75% 15 / 20

Scored

12

Conceded

44

Difference

-32

Hartlepool

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

0% 0 / 20

Loss

75% 15 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

42

Difference

-23

Hartlepool's record over the same stretch of matches is better, with six wins against 14 losses, scoring 17 and conceding 39. They've still had their share of setbacks though, losing at home to both Tamworth and Harrogate Town in the league despite picking up an away win at Scunthorpe.

Neither side has found much defensive solidity lately, which could mean goals at both ends.

Comparative Team Statistics: Gateshead vs Hartlepool

Head-to-Head

These two have met regularly down the years, with Hartlepool winning the most recent meeting 2-1 back in January 2026. Gateshead won the reverse fixture 1-0 last September, and most of their games have been close, including a 2-2 draw and several one-goal margins stretching back to 2017.

There's one outlier, a 7-1 Gateshead win over Hartlepool from March 2024, but that result is now over two years old and says little about how either side is playing today.

League Standings

Hartlepool sit 20th in the National League with 12 points from 13 games, while Gateshead are down in 24th with just four points from the same number of matches. Hartlepool have four wins to Gateshead's one, and Gateshead have shipped 31 goals compared to Hartlepool's 19.

The points gap puts Hartlepool clearly above Gateshead in the table, even though neither side has had a convincing campaign so far.

What to Expect

With Gateshead struggling at both ends of the pitch and Hartlepool also conceding goals regularly away from home, this has the look of a game where defending will be tested. Hartlepool's extra points and wins this season give them a stronger recent platform, but their away form has still produced plenty of losses, so there's no guarantee of a smooth visit.