- Team odds: Aldershot Town FC are 1.51 favorites for Saturday's National League 2026-2027 clash at the EBB Stadium, with Gateshead priced at 5.31 and the draw at 4.2.
- Standings: Aldershot are 14th in the National League 2026-2027 standings on 18 points from 14 games, while Gateshead sit in 24th place with a measly 4 points from 13 fixtures.
Shots in control at the EBB
Form and odds
Aldershot Town will not be overly unhappy with their position in the National League 2026/2027 mid-table pack at 14th after 14 games played and are favored by the odds makers at 1.51 to defeat Gateshead on Saturday. The Heed are in dire straits in 24th after picking up just four points in 13 matches and will surely be facing the drop unless their form improves.
Style and players
- Scott Davies has made The Shots a versatile, possession-first team that can press high when they need to and play wide with their full backs when they're in control.
- It is a formula that has helped them get into the thick of the battle for mid-table obscurity, but they also have a big finisher in Tristan Abrahams, who has 5 goals in 10 National League 2026/2027 appearances.
- Gateshead are more pragmatic and compact with Lee Cattermole's men pressing in waves and looking to catch teams on the counter when they are able to win the ball in numbers.
- Alex Lankshear leads The Heed's scoring charts with just 1 goal from 10 National League 2026/2027 matches, so it's clear to see that Gateshead have been missing firepower.
Head-to-head has been a tight matchup
Aldershot have won once, drawn once and lost once in their last three home meetings with Gateshead and will be looking to avenge the 1-0 reverse they suffered when these sides last met at the Recreation Ground six months ago.
Aldershot have won three, drawn one and lost three at home in the National League 2026/2027 while Gateshead are winless and drawless from seven road games, so it is easy to see why the home team are being backed at such a short price here. But Gateshead have conceded 20 goals away from home in the National League 2026/2027 at a rate of 2.86 per game, so they could be vulnerable to an Aldershot squad that can still be trusted to put the ball in the net.
Aldershot to win and over 2.5 goals looks the way to go in this market and a similar outcome could occur if Davies' men are able to get their press working on Saturday. Gateshead are on a rough patch, having lost four of their last five, drawn once and won none, while Aldershot are in mixed form, having beaten Tadley Calleva 2-0 away in FA Cup Qualification 2026, only to follow it up with a 1-1 home draw and then a 1-0 loss at home to Wealdstone.
Marcus Dinanga has netted two of Aldershot's six goals in their last five and looks to be in the zone of late, so we're going with the Shots to return three points and some goals from this game.
