Preview: Torquay United vs. Gateshead - prediction, team news, lineups

On the other hand, this weekend's hosts set out to snap a three-game losing streak across all competitions and end a run of five matches since their last win.

Match preview

Torquay lost away from home for the second straight game following a narrow 1-0 defeat against Barnet at the Hive Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Marvin Armstrong broke the deadlock nine minutes into the contest and that was enough to put Gary Johnson's men to the sword in a nervy and cagey affair.

Consequently, the Gulls have dropped to the bottom of the National League table with their 20 outings so far yielding only 14 points, four adrift of safety.

Awaiting them next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who have won just one of the last five meetings between the teams, although the most recent edition of this fixture did come back in 2017.

Having come out on top in just one of 12 matches in front of their fans this season, Saturday's hosts need to get going on their own patch as they look to move out of the drop zone.

Gateshead picked up a first league win since September courtesy of a 3-1 triumph over Southend United at the Gateshead International Stadium.

Off the back of a drab first half, second half goals from Kamil Conteh, Adam Campbell and Conor Carty put Mike Williamson's men in cruise control before Daniel Mooney pulled one back.

The Tynesiders have now moved up to 22nd place in the National League table as a result and are now just two points away from exiting the drop zone with a game in hand.

Without a victory in five away outings leading up to Saturday's affair, the visitors go in search of much-needed victory on the road to help get their season back on track.

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Team News

Twenty-year-old Conor Carty came off the bench to good effect for Gateshead last time out and will be pushing to get the nod to feature right from the off here.

Forward Owen Gallacher remains a major injury doubt for this weekend's game after missing three of the visitors' four matches since the turn of the month.

Torquay's Will Goodwin received his fifth yellow card of the season which would see him miss Saturday's contest through a one-game suspension.

In Goodwin's absence, Corie Andrews is the favourite to come into the lineup for what would be only a seventh starting appearance of the season.

Torquay United possible starting lineup:

Halstead; Moxey, Ellis, Ness, Donnellan; Wearne, Hanson, Lapslie, McGavin; Jarvis, Andrews

Gateshead possible starting lineup:

Montgomery; Magnay, Williamson, Bailey, Conteh; Pye, Richardson, Martin, Forbes; Harris, Campbell

We say: Torquay United 1-1 Gateshead

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