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South Shields vs Southport

This page follows the latest fixture between these teams. Previous predictions stay on the record below.

Next match: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 • 18:00 UTC+3 • National League North - 16 • ☁️ 9.9°C, 17 km/h overcast

No Best Bet: no eligible value candidate at current conditions.

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

Predictions updated: 02 Nov 2026 10:09 UTC+3

MarketTipOddsProbabilityModel EV
Match Result (1X2) Home Current price not available71.9% —
Double Chance 1X Current price not available91.6% —
BTTS No Current price not available59.5% · Yes 40.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 Current price not available49% · Over 51% —
Correct Score 2-0 Current price not available14.9% —

🧠 Match Preview

South Shields · Home

South Shields have won three of their last five, scoring 12 goals across that run, including a 3-1 win at Oxford City (3-1) and a 3-1 home win over Chester (3-1). They also beat Southport 1-0 in the latest head-to-head (1-0).

Southport · Away

Southport are without a win in five, with three defeats and two draws, and they failed to score in three of those matches. Their away form includes a 0-0 draw at King's Lynn Town (0-0) and a 0-1 loss at Harborough Town (0-1).

Southport's scoring drought

Southport have scored just 3 goals in their last five matches and failed to score in three of them, while South Shields have scored 12 in the same span. The two previous meetings before January's 1-0 South Shields win both ended 0-0 (0-0, 0-0), so a tight, low-scoring game is plausible. The model gives South Shields a 71.9% win probability and expects 2.13 goals for them against 0.6 for Southport. The evidence supports South Shields win.

Published 01 Nov 2026 04:49 UTC+3. Analysis and numbers reflect the pre-match data snapshot available at publication.

⚽ Current model expected goals: South Shields 2.13 – 0.60 Southport · expected total 2.73

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

South Shields

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)1.80
Goals conceded (season avg)1.40
Best league winning streak this season5
Elo strength rating1712

Southport

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)1.00
Goals conceded (season avg)1.80
Best league winning streak this season4
Elo strength rating1353
South ShieldsSouthport
Goals scored (season avg)
1.80
1.00
Goals conceded (season avg)
1.40
1.80
Best league winning streak this season
5
4
Elo strength rating
1712
1353

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors, each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

South Shields

Won 3 in a row Unbeaten 3
BTTS
4/6
Over 2.5
4/6
Scored a goal
6/6
No goals conceded
2/6

Southport

Winless 7
BTTS
2/6
Over 2.5
2/6
Scored a goal
2/6
No goals conceded
1/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks: National League North

South Shields

3rd best attack (1.80 goals/game, season) 2nd best BTTS rate (67%, last 6) 3rd best Over 2.5 rate (67%, last 6)

Southport

No top-3 or bottom-2 marks in the league right now.

Rank among 24 National League North teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets are season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates cover the last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

South Shields at home · Southport away, the split that matters for this fixture.

South Shields (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses4W–2D–0L
W 4
D 2
Played6
Goals scored (avg)2.20
Goals conceded (avg)0.80
Clean sheets1
Failed to score0

Southport (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses0W–2D–5L
D 2
L 5
Played7
Goals scored (avg)0.60
Goals conceded (avg)2.10
Clean sheets1
Failed to score4
South Shields (home)Southport (away)
W 4
D 2
D 2
L 5
Played
6
7
Goals scored (avg)
2.20
0.60
Goals conceded (avg)
0.80
2.10
Clean sheets
1
1
Failed to score
0
4

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scores for the Selected 1X2 Outcome

2–0
14.89%
1–0
13.15%
3–0
10.57%
2–1
8.93%
3–1
6.34%

Over/Under and BTTS tips are aligned with the leading scoreline. Alternative scores below may belong to other goal-total or BTTS outcomes. Percentages are estimated probabilities of the exact scores, not probabilities conditional on any scenario.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

South Shields 2 wins · 3 draws · Southport 4 wins · avg 2.2 goals · BTTS in 2 of 9

2
3
4
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
20 Jan 2026 South Shields 1–0 Southport National League - North
06 Sep 2025 Southport 0–0 South Shields National League - North
12 Apr 2025 South Shields 0–0 Southport National League - North
12 Oct 2024 Southport 3–0 South Shields National League - North
20 Apr 2024 South Shields 3–0 Southport National League - North
18 Nov 2023 Southport 4–0 South Shields FA Trophy
11 Nov 2023 Southport 1–0 South Shields National League - North
17 Dec 2019 Southport 3–1 South Shields FA Trophy
14 Dec 2019 South Shields 2–2 Southport FA Trophy

📈 Recent Form

South Shields

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
31/10 Oxford City Away 3–1 W
27/10 Spennymoor Town Away 1–0 W
24/10 Chester Home 3–1 W
17/10 FC Halifax Town Away 2–3 L
10/10 Macclesfield Away 3–4 L
03/10 Buxton Away 2–0 W
29/09 Brackley Town Away 2–3 L
26/09 Buxton Home 4–0 W
19/09 Witton Albion Home 7–0 W
12/09 Hereford Away 0–6 L

Southport

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
31/10 AFC Telford United Home 1–2 L
24/10 King's Lynn Town Away 0–0 D
17/10 Radcliffe Home 0–2 L
10/10 Harborough Town Away 0–1 L
26/09 Spennymoor Town Home 2–2 D
19/09 Morecambe Away 0–2 L
12/09 Worksop Town Away 0–2 L
08/09 Morecambe Home 2–1 W
05/09 Spalding United Away 0–2 L
31/08 Hereford Home 0–1 L

📊 Season Comparison: National League North

South Shields #1 · 29 pts ·  Southport #23 · 10 pts

South Shields

Wins–Draws–Losses9W–2D–3L
W 9
D 2
L 3
Played14
Goals scored (avg)1.80
Goals conceded (avg)1.40
Clean sheets5
Failed to score1
Yellow cards1
Red cards3
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0

Southport

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–4D–8L
W 2
D 4
L 8
Played14
Goals scored (avg)1.00
Goals conceded (avg)1.80
Clean sheets1
Failed to score6
Yellow cards0
Red cards3
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0
South ShieldsSouthport
W 9
D 2
L 3
W 2
D 4
L 8
Played
14
14
Goals scored (avg)
1.80
1.00
Goals conceded (avg)
1.40
1.80
Clean sheets
5
1
Failed to score
1
6
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
3
3
Penalties (scored/missed)
0/0
0/0

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

South Shields

3
0-15
5
4
16-30
4
3
31-45
6
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
3
3
76-90
4
scored conceded

Southport

2
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
7
31-45
2
46-60
3
7
61-75
1
5
76-90
4
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

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