Truro City FC

vs

Gateshead

Preview

Truro (home)

• At home this season, Truro have won five, drawn three and lost seven, scoring 1.33 goals per game and conceding 1.20.
• The hosts are also in poor form, losing back-to-back matches, 0-2 at home to Woking and 0-1 away at FC Halifax Town.
• John Askey's side have played a different kind of game to Elliot's, preferring to play at a faster tempo in a 4-3-3 system, pressing the ball and hitting with pace on the break or from set pieces.

Gateshead (away)

• With Truro City FC 22nd and Gateshead bottom in the National League, it’s a vital match for both sides in the battle for survival, while it’s also a big one for the managers.
• Rob Elliot’s reinstatement as Gateshead manager in January 2026 has so far failed to turn the club’s fortunes around.
• The former Newcastle keeper likes his team to play with patience and possession, overloading the flanks with wing-backs and aggressive pressing.
• The Tynesiders are winless in their last five (D2, L3) and have been beaten in their two most recent away matches.
• Elliot’s men come into this off the back of consecutive defeats, 1-0 at Boston United and 2-1 at home to Brackley Town.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

Betting Insights

• Although Truro are favourites at 1.91, Gateshead are big underdogs at 3.61 and the Draw at 3.34 is not a huge temptation for us.
• It’s more likely that the two teams will cancel each other out, so we’re going to take the Under 2.5 goals at 2.03, which is probably going to land given neither attack can be trusted at the moment.

Prediction

• Elliot’s men come into this off the back of consecutive defeats, 1-0 at Boston United and 2-1 at home to Brackley Town.
• The last meeting finished 2-2, so expect another tight, low-scoring game and a close encounter between two struggling sides.