National League North
Dec 30, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
 

Darlington
vs.
South Shields

Coverage of the National League North clash between Darlington and South Shields.

Form, Standings, Stats

Darlington

All competitions
Last Game: Scarborough Ath 0-1 Darlington
Friday, December 26 at 12.30pm in National League North

South Shields

All competitions
Last Game: South Shields 6-0 Spennymoor
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in National League North

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a South Shields win with a probability of 41.15%. A win for Darlington has a probability of 34.77% and a draw has a probability of 24.08%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Shields win is 1-2 with a probability of 8.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (7.66%) and 0-2 (6.09%). The likeliest Darlington win is 2-1 (7.98%) , while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.05%).

Result
DarlingtonDrawSouth Shields
34.77% (0.048000000000002 0.05)24.08% (0.021999999999998 0.02)41.15% (-0.067 -0.07)
Both teams to score 60.8% (-0.064 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.41% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)41.59% (0.091000000000001 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.01% (-0.090000000000003 -0.09)63.99% (0.091999999999999 0.09)
Darlington Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.38% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)23.61% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.3% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)57.69% (0.021999999999998 0.02)
South Shields Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.59% (-0.070000000000007 -0.07)20.4% (0.073 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.16% (-0.111 -0.11)52.84% (0.113 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Darlington 34.77%
    South Shields 41.15%
    Draw 24.08%
DarlingtonDrawSouth Shields
2-1 @ 7.98% (0.008 0.01)
1-0 @ 6.95% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
2-0 @ 5.02% (0.016 0.02)
3-1 @ 3.84% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 3.05% (-0.0050000000000003 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.42% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.39%
4-2 @ 1.1% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.03%
Total : 34.77%
1-1 @ 11.05% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.34% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.82% (0.02 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.62% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 24.08%
1-2 @ 8.78% (-0.0059999999999985 -0.01)
0-1 @ 7.66% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
0-2 @ 6.09% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-3 @ 4.65% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-3 @ 3.36% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-3 @ 3.22% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.85% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.34% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.28% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 41.15%

Head to Head
Apr 18, 2025 3pm
gameweek 44
Darlington
1-1
South Shields
Maskell (7')
Jenkins (36')
Jan 1, 2025 3pm
gameweek 24
South Shields
0-1
Darlington

Broadbent (52'), Shepherd (90+4')
Main (31')
Forbes (6'), Main (59'), Hatfield (67')
Feb 17, 2024 3pm
gameweek 34
South Shields
0-4
Darlington

Briggs (10'), Jenkins (83')
Hatfield (71'), Main (75'), Griffiths (89'), Curry (90+4')
Aug 28, 2023 3pm
gameweek 6
Darlington
2-2
South Shields
Curry (25' pen.), Nelson (47')
James (20'), Blackett (90+2' pen.)
rhs 2.0


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