STAFFORD, England (Interstat) — Stafford scored five unanswered goals and held Gateshead scoreless Tuesday, taking a 5-0 home victory in the competition. Stafford, the home team, got goals from five different players and never trailed. Gateshead, the visiting team, finished with no goals. Stafford led from the fifth minute and did not allow Gateshead to answer. The victory came in Stafford’s fourth competition match of the season and Gateshead’s second.

Scott Bakkor opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and Darrhyl Mason doubled Stafford’s lead in the 32nd. Stafford led 2-0 at halftime. Mitchell Clarke scored in the 52nd, Joe Dunne added a goal in the 57th and Jack Birch completed the scoring in the 68th. Stafford led 1-0 after five minutes, 2-0 after 32, 3-0 after 52, 4-0 after 57 and 5-0 after 68. Bakkor’s goal was the first of the match and Mason’s goal gave Stafford a two-goal cushion before halftime. Stafford’s five goals came in the fifth, 32nd, 52nd, 57th and 68th minutes, with no goals after the 68th.

Bakkor recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. Mason recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. Clarke recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. Dunne recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. Birch recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. They were Stafford’s key performers for the match, listed in descending order of importance. No Stafford player scored more than once, and no Gateshead player scored. The five scorers were Bakkor, Mason, Clarke, Dunne and Birch.

The result moved Stafford to 2-0-2 in the competition and 4-1-2 across all competitions. Gateshead fell to 0-1-1 in the competition and 1-13-2 overall. Stafford’s competition record now includes two wins, no losses and two draws, while Gateshead’s competition record includes no wins, one loss and one draw. Across all competitions, Stafford has four wins, one loss and two draws, while Gateshead has one win, 13 losses and two draws. The win was Stafford’s fourth across all competitions this season, and the loss was Gateshead’s 13th. The teams had drawn 1-1 in their previous meeting this season.

Gateshead’s previous results this season included a 1-1 draw with Stafford, a 1-0 loss to Wolves U21, a 4-1 loss at FC Halifax, a 2-1 loss to Worthing, a 1-0 loss to Altrincham, a 4-0 loss at Wealdstone, a 6-1 loss to Southend, a 1-0 loss at Kidderminster, a 4-0 loss at Forest GR and a 1-1 draw with Solihull. The draw with Stafford was the most recent previous result before Tuesday’s match.

Stafford’s previous results this season included a 1-1 draw at Gateshead, a 2-1 win at Halesowen, a 1-1 draw with Halesowen, a 4-0 loss at Gloucester, a 3-0 win at Kidsgrove and a 2-0 win at Corby. The draw at Gateshead was the most recent previous result before Tuesday’s match.

Gateshead remains without a win in the competition this season, while Stafford stays unbeaten in competition play. Gateshead is scheduled to host Tamworth in its next National League match, then visit Boston Utd and Aldershot. The following fixtures include Barrow at Gateshead, Hartlepool at Gateshead, Gateshead at Scunthorpe, Gateshead at Boreham, Hornchurch at Gateshead, FC Halifax at Gateshead and Gateshead at Worthing. The next 10 fixtures for Gateshead are listed in ascending order. The list includes all 10 scheduled matches.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Stafford 2, Gateshead 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Stafford with a 76.3 percent probability to win. Stafford had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.