The Spitfires make the long trip up north to take on Gateshead in the National League on Tuesday 6th February, with a kick-off time of 7:45pm at the Gateshead International Stadium.
Gateshead:
The hosts currently occupy the final play-off position in 7th and are looking to make it three wins in a row in the league.
The Heed beat promotion contenders Barnet 2-1 in their last home game, as second-half strikes from Luke Hannant and Kain Adom overturned a 1-0 deficit at the half.
Last time out, they secured an important three points away at Southend United, with Marcus Dinanga scoring the only goal of the game.
Eastleigh:
The Spitfires are looking to bounce back following a difficult start to 2024 in the league, in which they’ve drawn twice and lost three times.
At the weekend, Eastleigh hosted the league’s runaway leaders Chesterfield, where they were beaten 3-1.
Paul McCallum was sent off in first-half stoppage time with the game at 1-0, and it remained that score until a late flurry of goals wrapped up the win for the visitors.
Previous Meetings:
The five most recent meetings between the two sides have been evenly split, with both sides winning twice and the other match ending in a draw.
Gateshead have won the last two, however, including an emphatic 6-0 win at the Silverlake Stadium back in September.
The most recent away trip to Gateshead resulted in a 1-1 draw back in October 2022, as Ryan Hill’s opener for Eastleigh was cancelled out by an equaliser from Dan Jarvis.
09/09/23 | Eastleigh 0-6 Gateshead | VNL
12/04/23 | Eastleigh 2-5 Gateshead | VNL
01/10/22 | Gateshead 1-1 Eastleigh | VNL
13/04/19 | Eastleigh 1-0 Gateshead | VNL
29/09/18 | Gateshead 0-1 Eastleigh | VNL
Preview by Tom Humphrey
