About Match
South Shields go into the game 3rd in the table on 17 points; Scarborough Athletic sit 15th on 10 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds place Scarborough Athletic no better than 20th for form, against 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, South Shields score 1.29 and conceding 0.57, Scarborough Athletic 1.75 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game. South Shields would climb to 20 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
South Shields carry an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Recent form is uneven: 11/15 points for South Shields, 4/15 for Scarborough Athletic.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for South Shields, 3 draws and 1 for Scarborough Athletic, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.
The venue is Mariners Park in South Shields, with room for 2,500 spectators.