About Match
South Shields go into the game 6th in the table on 14 points; Buxton sit 12th on 10 — a 4-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: South Shields 1.17 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Buxton 1.43 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.31. A win here leaves South Shields on 17 points and up to 1st, other results permitting.
South Shields have not lost in 7 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for South Shields, 2 draws and 1 for Buxton, at 2.25 goals per meeting. 63% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue is Mariners Park in South Shields, with room for 2,500 spectators.