South Shields vs Chester• National League - North, England

#62.2:2.814:00Tomorrow · Wolf Competitions Stadium, South Shields1.4:1.2#5

Betting Odds, Analysis & Prediction

12.40PINX3.50B36522.80BTNMargin at best6.0%Books8Markets53Rating61 · 39Exp. goals L53.8

Price board · 1X2captured 23 Oct 00:16 UTC

Bookmaker	1	X	2	Margin
Pinnacle	2.38	3.39	2.75	7.9%
Betano	2.30	3.40	2.80	8.6%
BetVictor	2.30	3.50	2.70	9.1%
Betfair	2.30	3.60	2.60	9.7%
William Hill	2.30	3.30	2.70	10.8%
Bet365	2.25	3.40	2.70	10.9%
1xBet	2.25	3.44	2.61	11.8%
Marathonbet	2.25	3.44	2.61	11.8%
Best of all books	2.38	3.60	2.80	5.5%
Average	2.29	3.43	2.68	10.0%

Best price per column is highlighted. Bookmaker prices refresh about every 3 hours from 4 days before kickoff; the strip above shows the latest best prices.

Team comparison

South ShieldsChester

Last 10#6Table position#51.82Points per game1.826Form pts · last 592.2Goals for · last 51.42.8Goals against · last 51.261Attack rating3930Defence rating7046Form rating5480H2H rating2064Goals model3661Overall rating39

Blue marks the stronger side on each line. Ratings come from the match model: attack, defence, form, head to head and a goals model.

Last 10 matches team's goals firstupdated 22 Oct 06:02 UTC

South Shields

5W 1D 4L · goals 24:18 · per match 2.4 for, 1.8 against

17 Oct	A	FC Halifax Town	2-3	L
10 Oct	A	Macclesfield	3-4	L
3 Oct	A	Buxton	2-0	W
29 Sep	A	Brackley Town	2-3	L
26 Sep	H	Buxton	4-0	W
19 Sep	H	Witton Albion	7-0	W
12 Sep	A	Hereford	0-6	L
8 Sep	H	Marine	2-1	W
5 Sep	A	Hednesford Town	1-0	W
31 Aug	H	Spalding United	1-1	D

Chester

4W 2D 4L · goals 12:13 · per match 1.2 for, 1.3 against

10 Oct	H	Bedford Town	1-0	W
3 Oct	A	Spennymoor Town	1-4	L
26 Sep	H	Worksop Town	4-1	W
19 Sep	A	Lower Breck	2-1	W
12 Sep	A	Buxton	1-3	L
8 Sep	H	Merthyr Town	0-1	L
5 Sep	A	Hebburn Town	1-1	D
31 Aug	H	Morecambe	0-1	L
29 Aug	A	Hereford	1-1	D
22 Aug	H	Spalding United	1-0	W

Head to head

4South Shields wins

0draws

2Chester wins

6 meetings · goals 10:3 · last 6: 4W 0D 2L for South Shields

20 Dec 2025National League - North	National League - North	Chester1-3South Shields
23 Aug 2025National League - North	National League - North	South Shields4-0Chester
8 Feb 2025National League - North	National League - North	South Shields2-0Chester
7 Sep 2024National League - North	National League - North	Chester1-0South Shields
23 Mar 2024National League - North	National League - North	Chester0-1South Shields
25 Nov 2023National League - North	National League - North	South Shields0-1Chester

National League - North tableNational League N/S: Northupdated 23 Oct 06:10 UTC

In the National League - North table, South Shields sit 6th with 20 points from 11 games, while Chester are 5th with 20 points from 11.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Macclesfield	11	7	3	1	17:9	+8	24
2	Hereford	11	7	2	2	22:6	+16	23
3	Oxford City	11	7	2	2	21:7	+14	23
4	King's Lynn Town	12	6	2	4	22:16	+6	20
5	Chester	11	6	2	3	14:9	+5	20
6	South Shields	11	6	2	3	18:17	+1	20
7	Hednesford Town	12	5	3	4	21:19	+2	18
8	Hebburn Town	12	5	3	4	16:21	-5	18
9	Spalding United	11	5	2	4	14:9	+5	17
10	Chorley	11	5	2	4	18:18	0	17
11	Buxton	12	5	2	5	20:21	-1	17
12	Bedford Town	11	5	1	5	14:15	-1	16
13	Worksop Town	12	5	1	6	14:19	-5	16
14	Scarborough Athletic	12	4	3	5	18:16	+2	15
15	Merthyr Town	12	3	6	3	14:13	+1	15
16	Marine	11	5	0	6	13:12	+1	15
17	Harborough Town	11	4	3	4	11:12	-1	15
18	Brackley Town	12	4	3	5	15:23	-8	15
19	Morecambe	11	4	2	5	15:11	+4	14
20	Radcliffe	12	4	0	8	15:21	-6	12
21	AFC Telford United	12	3	3	6	11:18	-7	12
22	Southport	12	2	3	7	13:23	-10	9
23	Darlington 1883	12	2	2	8	14:24	-10	8
24	Spennymoor Town	11	1	4	6	12:23	-11	7

Market · 1X2

Implied probabilityProb.Avg140%2.28X27%3.42234%2.69

Margin-free probabilities from the average price across bookmakers; the books keep a 6.0% margin.

1X2 since open average price

12.20 → 2.28 +3.6%X3.53 → 3.42 -3.1%22.72 → 2.69 -1.1%

Over / Under 2.5

Bookmaker	Over	Under	Margin
Pinnacle	1.67	2.17	6.0%
Bet365	1.70	2.10	6.4%
Betfair	1.57	2.25	8.1%
BetVictor	1.64	2.09	8.8%
1xBet	1.62	2.12	8.9%
Marathonbet	1.62	2.12	8.9%
Betano	1.65	2.07	8.9%
Best of all books	1.70	2.25	3.3%
Average	1.64	2.13	7.9%

Both teams to score

Bookmaker	Yes	No	Margin
William Hill	1.55	2.30	8.0%
Bet365	1.57	2.25	8.1%
Betfair	1.50	2.40	8.3%
1xBet	1.52	2.34	8.5%
BetVictor	1.50	2.38	8.7%
Betano	1.53	2.30	8.8%
Marathonbet	1.52	2.30	9.3%
Best of all books	1.57	2.40	5.4%
Average	1.53	2.32	8.5%

Odds Analysis & Prediction

South Shields 45%Draw 45%Chester 10%

The statistical model rates South Shields at 45% to win, the draw at 45% and Chester at 10% — against average 1X2 odds of 2.28 | 3.42 | 2.69, which imply roughly 43.9% for a South Shields win versus the model's 45%.

Form context from the National League - North table: South Shields are 6th (20 pts, 18-17 goals), Chester 5th (20 pts, 14-9).

Over their last five matches, South Shields averaged 2.2 goals scored and 2.8 conceded per game; Chester averaged 1.4 scored and 1.2 conceded.

Statistical advice: Double chance : South Shields or draw.

Probabilities are statistical estimates derived from historical data — not betting advice. Odds shown are bookmaker averages and move until kickoff.

All markets average prices

Full time

1	X	2
2.29	3.43	2.68

Double chance

1X	X2	12
1.38	1.54	1.24

Draw no bet

1	2
1.70	2.01

Both teams to score

Yes	No
1.53	2.32

1st half

1	X	2
2.81	2.27	3.21

2nd half

1	X	2
2.57	2.61	2.95

HT/FT

HT / FT	FT 1	FT X	FT 2
HT 1	3.60	13.3	25.2
HT X	5.82	5.86	6.64
HT 2	23.0	13.4	4.33

First team to score

Home	No Goal	Away
1.82	15.0	2.00

Match goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	1.02	11.6
1.5	1.17	4.20
2.5	1.64	2.13
3.5	2.54	1.44
4.5	4.36	1.16
5.5	7.65	1.04
6.5	11.3	1.02
7.5	17.0	–

13 more lines

Line	Over	Under
1	1.01	9.60
1.25	1.08	5.55
1.75	1.21	3.59
2	1.28	3.22
2.25	1.45	2.48
2.75	1.79	1.90
3	2.03	1.68
3.25	2.28	1.54
3.75	2.85	1.34
4	3.76	1.19
4.25	4.11	1.16
4.75	5.45	1.08
5	7.40	1.03

Asian handicap

Line	Home	Away
-0.75	2.65	1.41
-0.5	2.28	1.58
-0.25	2.00	1.73
0	1.72	2.02
+0.25	1.53	2.33
+0.5	1.43	2.73

12 more lines

Line	Home	Away
-2.5	8.40	1.01
-2	7.70	1.02
-1.75	5.28	1.11
-1.5	4.13	1.18
-1.25	3.78	1.21
-1	3.38	1.26
+0.75	1.30	3.23
+1	1.17	4.30
+1.25	1.14	4.77
+1.5	1.12	5.20
+1.75	1.07	6.67
+2	1.01	9.10

Corners 2-Way

Line	Over	Under
8.5	1.51	2.31
9	1.68	2.01
9.5	1.94	1.74
10	2.30	1.52
10.5	2.63	1.40

Next National League - North matches

24 Oct	AFC Telford United – Hebburn Town
24 Oct	Chorley – Buxton
24 Oct	Darlington 1883 – Spennymoor Town
24 Oct	Harborough Town – Worksop Town
24 Oct	Hednesford Town – Spalding United
24 Oct	Macclesfield – Hereford

All National League - North fixtures and the table

Latest National League - North results

17 Oct	AFC Telford United 2-1 Darlington 1883
17 Oct	Buxton 2-2 Worksop Town
17 Oct	Hednesford Town 3-2 Brackley Town
17 Oct	Southport 0-2 Radcliffe
17 Oct	Merthyr Town 1-1 King's Lynn Town
17 Oct	Hebburn Town 0-2 Scarborough Athletic