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South Shields vs Chester: result 2-0 and analysis

National League - NorthNorth - 31Kick-off on February 8, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)1st Cloud Arena, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

South Shields
2-0
Chester

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What was the result of South Shields vs Chester?

South Shields won 2-0 on February 8, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 38′Kyle CrossleySouth Shields
  • 79′P. BlackettSouth Shields

Official lineup for South Shields vs Chester

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

South Shields

  1. DD. Stephenson
  2. PP. Blackett
  1. CC. Shepherd
  2. RR. Briggs
  3. MM. Heaney
  4. MM. Smith
  5. DD. Carson
  6. WW. Jenkins
  7. KKyle Crossley
  1. IIestyn Tomos Hughes
  1. MM. Boney

Chester

  1. TT. Peers
  2. CC. Woods
  1. JJ. Hunter
  2. JJ. Bainbridge
  3. DD. Weeks
  4. FF. Roberts
  5. II. Murray
  1. CC. Rawlinson
  2. NNathan Woodthorpe
  3. HH. Burke
  1. JJames Storer
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Shields have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Chester have 10, 3 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

South Shields
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 4, 2025Hereford(home)0-1National League - North
Feb 1, 2025Scarborough Athletic(home)1-1National League - North
Jan 25, 2025Scunthorpe(away)2-3National League - North
Jan 1, 2025Darlington 1883(home)0-1National League - North
Dec 26, 2024Spennymoor Town(away)1-1National League - North
Chester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 1, 2025Peterborough Sports(away)1-0National League - North
Jan 28, 2025Radcliffe(away)3-0National League - North
Jan 25, 2025Scarborough Athletic(away)4-2National League - North
Jan 21, 2025Spennymoor Town(home)1-0National League - North
Jan 18, 2025Alfreton Town(home)2-0National League - North

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 South Shields win, 0 draws, 2 Chester wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 7, 2024Chester 1-0 South ShieldsNational League - North
Mar 23, 2024Chester 0-1 South ShieldsNational League - North
Nov 25, 2023South Shields 0-1 ChesterNational League - North

Last archived meeting: Chester vs South Shields on Sep 7, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

South Shields score 2.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Chester score 2.0 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
South Shields2.01.538/1510/15
Chester2.00.959/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

South Shields sit 6th in National League - North (20 points from 11 matches) and Chester sit 5th (20 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Chester1162314920
6South Shields11623181720

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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

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