- Yeovil Town have drawn their last two fixtures, away at Scunthorpe United and at home to Carlisle United in the National League 2026-2027.
- Gateshead have lost their last two away fixtures, making their away form look less than solid.
- Gateshead have won the last 2 H2H meetings, beating Yeovil Town 2-1 at home in National League 2025/2026.
Home comforts should help the Glovers nick it
The Glovers have a mixed to poor form overall (W0, D3, L2) but they've started the National League 2026-2027 with two draws (1-1 away at Scunthorpe and 1-1 at home to Carlisle) and are still unbeaten in this new campaign. Billy Rowley has led Yeovil since 25 November 2025 and has instilled a front-foot, possession-loving 4-3-1 with the option to overload the midfield in a 3-4-3 system when required.
The Heed opened up the 2026/2027 campaign with a 2-0 home win over Woking in the National League 2026/2027 but then suffered a 2-1 defeat at Eastleigh away, following a 1-1 friendly draw at Newcastle. Since taking over the reigns on 16 June 2026, Lee Cattermole has instilled a similar tactical flexibility to his side with The Heed shaping up and switching well, as well as playing a more direct and aerial threat, while also being dangerous from wide areas and second balls.
An even match in prospect
The Heed have the psychological advantage over Yeovil in this fixture with the visitors winning their last 2 meetings with the hosts, but Yeovil have a solid home record in their home game here (D1) and should have enough about them to edge this one. The hosts are the narrow favourites at 9/10, compared to 261/100 for Gateshead or 119/50 for the draw.
The odds for this clash look all over the place but we're going to side with the home side here as the likelier of the pair to win this on Saturday afternoon. Yeovil want to control the central areas and press high, while Gateshead will look to cause problems from switches, second balls and long throws, which should make for a lively chess match in the middle of the park.
Who’s in the goals?
Mason Obeng leads the scoring for the home side in the National League 2026/2027 with 1 goal in 2 games, and he looks the sharpest option to score on Saturday. Alex Lankshear is the Heed's top scorer in the National League 2026/2027 with 1 in 1 and he has given Gateshead an immediate edge in the attacking department.
The goals markets are all over the place, with both Over 2.5 and Under 2.5 available at 17/20 and Both Teams to Score - No at 49/50, so we'll side with the latter for a slightly tighter affair. Yeovil are tough to beat at the moment with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats across their last 5, but they've failed to win either of their previous 2 home games against Gateshead, and the visitors are no strangers to a set-piece or two, so BTTS - No is our choice.
