Data Analysis
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 Gateshead win with a probability of 82.42%. A draw had a probability of 11.4% and a win for North Shields had a probability of 6.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gateshead win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.82%) and 0-4 (8.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.32%), while for a North Shields win it was 2-1 (1.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Gateshead in this match.