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 39.01%. A win for Macclesfield Town had a probability of 37.33% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Shields win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.86%) and 0-2 (5.46%). The likeliest Macclesfield Town win was 2-1 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.65%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood.