Harborough Town vs South Shields: prediction and stats
National League - NorthNational League North - 26Kick-off on January 9, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Bowden Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
The Footlab AI model makes Harborough Town the favourite at 37%, against 26% for a draw and 37% for South Shields. The most likely score is 1-1. If Harborough Town wins, the most likely score is 2-1.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.1% of the 5,500 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Nov 12, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Harborough Town vs South Shields?
A very open match: only 78 Elo points separate Harborough Town (1,811) and South Shields (1,889).
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Harborough Town vs South Shields
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Harborough Town
Not enough data to predict the Harborough Town lineup.
South Shields
4-3-3- 21C. Kelly
- 9P. Blackett
- 4Cain Sykes
- 19C. Scott
- 10W. Jenkins
- 30D. Carson
- 2R. Tinkler
- 5D. Morse
- 3Oliver Bainbridge
- 29Daniel Dodds
- 1J. Sheik
Computed on November 12, 2026 at 08:37 AM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Harborough Town have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; South Shields have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | Leyton Orient(away) | 1-5 | FA Cup |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Hebburn Town(away) | 1-1 | National League - North |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Buxton(away) | 0-3 | National League - North |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Worksop Town(home) | 1-1 | National League - North |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Spennymoor Town(home) | 3-1 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | Southport(home) | 5-1 | National League - North |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Oxford City(away) | 3-1 | National League - North |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Spennymoor Town(away) | 1-0 | National League - North |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Chester(home) | 3-1 | National League - North |
| Oct 17, 2026 | FC Halifax Town(away) | 2-3 | FA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Harborough Town score 1.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; South Shields score 2.5 and concede 1.5. The model gives a 57% probability of over 2.5 goals and 60% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborough Town | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| South Shields | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Harborough Town sit 19th in National League - North (17 points from 14 matches) and South Shields sit 1st (32 points from 15 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Shields | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 32 |
| 19 | Harborough Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Harborough Town vs South Shields?
- The Footlab AI model makes Harborough Town the favourite at 37%, against 26% for a draw and 37% for South Shields.
- Where and when is Harborough Town vs South Shields played?
- Harborough Town vs South Shields is played on January 9, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC) at Bowden Park, in the National League - North.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 57% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.1% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.