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After barely surviving the drop in their first Conference Premier season, Hyde were expected to be one of the main relegation candidates this year. Still, their form has been worse than anybody would have imagined so far. Hyde has only 2 points after 13 rounds and they lost the last 9 games. Besides this, Hyde failed to score in the last 5 matches. Overall they scored 8 and conceded 32, so a -24 goal difference for the hosts. We are talking about a very inexperienced team here, and the fact that they brought in a lot of players over the summer break (none of them top-quality) looks to have destroyed their chemistry.
Gateshead was also tipped to be in the relegation battle, but most experts thought they have enough quality to stay up again. Things are going as planned so far for Gateshead. The visitors are on 16th place with 16 points and are looking very good at the moment, playing nice and balanced football. Their recent form has been particularly impressive, Gateshead winning 3 out of the last 4 games. It`s true that they did not face top class opposition, but they had better opponents than Hyde.
Team news for the hosts say that they will continue to miss Danny Carlton and Ben Dennis. The visitors have no new injury worries. Gateshead won 3 out of the last 4 meeting against Hyde, the only hiccup being a really unlucky draw last year.
Sooner or later Hyde will start winning some points, but it`s just not looking likely at the moment against a tactical disciplined and motivated team. They have to start showing some signs of improvement first, but right now their form is absolutely abysmal, they can`t score a goal to save their lives and an in-form Gateshead team is eager to take advantage. The visitors know this is a huge chance for them to further move up the table and gain a sensible advantage over the other relegation rivals in a very tough league. Home court advantage meant nothing for Hyde so far and Gateshead is also the better team in terms of quality. Gateshead got the job done so far this season against weaker opponents, so expect them to do the same today and edge this 1-0 or 2-0.
Pick: Gateshead
Odds: 2.20 @ Unibet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 8.40
Event date: 8 October
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