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 43.64%. A win for King's Lynn Town had a probability of 31.18% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Shields win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.06%) and 0-2 (7.26%). The likeliest King's Lynn Town win was 1-0 (7.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.9%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood.