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 66.61%. A draw had a probability of 18.19% and a win for Darlington had a probability of 15.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Shields win was 2-1 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.79%) and 1-0 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.41%) , while for a Darlington win it was 1-2 (3.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood.