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 57.93%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Boston United had a probability of 18.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Shields win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.77%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.99%), while for a Boston United win it was 0-1 (6.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.