Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a South Shields win with a probability of 45.04%. A win for Southport had a probability of 28.93% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Shields win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.06%) and 0-2 (8.1%). The likeliest Southport win was 1-0 (8.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood.