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English National League Cup

Gateshead vs Stoke U21 prediction, tips and odds

Gateshead, needing a win to stay alive in Group A, host a Stoke U21 side that has conceded 14 goals in three group defeats and shipped two or more in each of five winless games.
  • one sided
  • high stakes
  • both score
  • open game
  • league
Kick-off
your local time
Competition
English National League Cup

Our prediction

Gateshead
6th · 2 pts
FormL, L, L, D, D
Stoke U21
8th · 0 pts
FormD, L, L, L, L
Our prediction
1–12.9 goals projected
GAT 52%Draw 22%STO 26%

De-vigged from the bookmakers — not our model.

likeliest half-time score
0–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Gateshead come throughOur pickHome or Draw
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  • Goals stay downOur pickUnder 5.5 Goals
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Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

How the model sees it

The market's readNot our model
GAT 52%Draw 22%STO 26%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 1–111%
  • 2–19%
  • 1–09%
Projected goals
2.9
Likeliest at half time
0–028%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Gateshead against Stoke U21
StatGATSTOTotal
Goals1.641.222.9

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
GatesheadL, L, L, D, D
Stoke U21D, L, L, L, L
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendGATSTO
Over 2.5 goals2/54/5
Both teams scored2/54/5
Clean sheets1/50/5
Failed to score3/51/5

Match context

Form
Gateshead: five winless (0-1 Aldershot, 1-2 Boston, 0-5 and 1-1 Stafford Rangers, 0-0 Wolves U21), scoring once in the last four. Stoke U21: five without a win (2-2 Leeds, 3-4 Man City, 0-2 Nordsjælland, 1-2 Chelsea, 2-4 Halifax), conceding 2+ in each.
The competition
English National League Cup 2026-27, Group A, matchday 4 (Gateshead's 4th and final group game). National League first teams vs Premier League 2 U21 sides, all at the National League club's ground; level draws go to penalties for a bonus point. Top two of each eight-team group advance. Gateshead sit 6th in Group A (2 pts from 3), Stoke U21 8th (0 pts from 3), so Gateshead need a win to keep alive quarter-final hopes; Stoke are already out.

Team news

Gateshead

No absences reported.

Stoke U21

No absences reported.

English National League Cup table

English National League Cup standings
#ClubPLGDPts
6Gateshead3—2
8Stoke U213—0

as read when this competition was last scouted.

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Gateshead vs Stoke U21 prediction?

We project 1–1. The bookmakers' own prices imply Gateshead 52%, the draw 22% and Stoke U21 26%.

What is the best bet for Gateshead vs Stoke U21?

Our tip is Full time result · Gateshead at 1.87. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Gateshead vs Stoke U21 kick off?

Gateshead vs Stoke U21 kicks off at Tue 19:00 in the English National League Cup.

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.