Forecast Assessment
Reliable forecast
- Favourite
- South Shields Balanced match
- Model probability
- 43.2%
- Market probability
- 46.1%
- Market agreement
- Strong
- Validation
- Pass
Summary:
The model and market both lean South Shields, but neither indicates a dominant favourite. Draw and AFC Fylde remain plausible — this is a relatively open match.
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Market Move Intelligence
- Current move
- Draw ↑ +12.5% 3.2 → 3.6
- Move type
- 📈 Steam
- Steam Score
- 66A
Strong sharp signal - Market breadth
- 9/12
- Phase
- Sharp repricing
- Ref book
- Bet365
- CLV validation
- Waiting for Close
Largest move today
Odds path — Draw
🐢 Slow drift over 47h 15m
Market Narrative
Multi-book steam on Draw (12.5%, 9/12) — aligned shortening, not a single-book blip.
Sharper sportsbooks initiated a solid move with growing cross-book confirmation.
Market Audit
- Market agreement
- Strong
- Validation
- Pass
- Largest gap
- South Shields -2.8 pp
- Breadth
- 9/12
- Current market activity
- Draw odds lengthened ↑ +12.5%.
Market Assessment
The market and model are broadly aligned. Any small pricing gap likely reflects rounding or bookmaker margin, not a structural disagreement.
However, Draw has seen drift — odds lengthened by 12.5%, suggesting weakening support.
Drift away from Draw — odds lengthened by 12.5% (weakening support).
- Current pricing remains close to the model baseline.
| Outcome | Fair | Market | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shields | 43.23% | 46.07% | -2.8 pp |
| Draw | 25.46% | 24.95% | +0.5 pp |
| AFC Fylde | 31.32% | 28.98% | +2.3 pp |
Fair probability from Poisson/xG statistical model. Not bookmaker odds. Not betting advice.
Final betting verdict
No default bet at standard thresholds — use leans for context only.
- No value on 1X2 (South Shields vs. current odds)
- Model lean (not a default bet): Over 2.5
- Model lean (not a default bet): BTTS Yes
- Significant line move — see market context below.
- Max 1X2 prob under 50% (no dominant 1X2) (−1.0)
BTTS: insufficient book odds for EV
Draw market context before kickoff
📈 Steam on Draw
- Odds move
- 3.20 → 3.60 (↑ +12.5%)
- Market breadth
- 9/12
- Steam score
- 66 (A)
- Current status
- Market repriced — no remaining value detected on tracked lines at consensus.
Steam detected. Current price appears fully adjusted.
Steam measures market activity. EV measures betting value.
Decision Lifecycle
Current stage: Market monitoring
- Forecast Generated
- Market Compared
- Validation Passed
- Closing Recorded
- CLV Evaluated
- Entry
- 1.95
- Closing
- Pending
- CLV
- Pending
- Focus on the Primary line when you want one actionable idea.
- Do not parlay many thin-edge picks together; edges do not add reliably.
- Treat longshots as optional, high-stake-sizing plays only.
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National League - North — Standings
| # | TEAM | MP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Fylde | 46 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 100 |
| 2 | South Shields | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 95 |
| 3 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 87 |
| 4 | Macclesfield | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 79 |
| 5 | Buxton | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 73 |
| 6 | Scarborough Athletic | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 73 |
| 7 | Chester | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 73 |
| 8 | Merthyr Town | 46 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 70 |
| 9 | Darlington 1883 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 69 |
| 10 | Spennymoor Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 68 |
| 11 | AFC Telford United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 |
| 12 | Marine | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 62 |
| 13 | Radcliffe | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 60 |
| 14 | Southport | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 |
| 15 | Chorley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 |
| 16 | Worksop Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 57 |
| 17 | Oxford City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 56 |
| 18 | Bedford Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 |
| 19 | King's Lynn Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 |
| 20 | Hereford | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 52 |
| 21 | Curzon Ashton | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 |
| 22 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 |
| 23 | Peterborough Sports | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 39 |
| 24 | Leamington | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 |
| # | TEAM | MP | GS | GC | +/- | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Fylde | 46 | 112 | 51 | +61 | 100 |
| 2 | South Shields | 46 | 99 | 43 | +56 | 95 |
| 3 | Merthyr Town | 46 | 95 | 86 | +9 | 70 |
| 4 | AFC Telford United | 46 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 65 |
| 5 | Buxton | 46 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 73 |
| 6 | Macclesfield | 46 | 81 | 68 | +13 | 79 |
| 7 | Darlington 1883 | 46 | 78 | 68 | +10 | 69 |
| 8 | Radcliffe | 46 | 76 | 83 | -7 | 60 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 87 |
| 10 | Curzon Ashton | 46 | 67 | 88 | -21 | 52 |
| 11 | Chester | 46 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 73 |
| 12 | Chorley | 46 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 57 |
| 13 | Worksop Town | 46 | 66 | 74 | -8 | 57 |
| 14 | Bedford Town | 46 | 66 | 77 | -11 | 53 |
| 15 | Southport | 46 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 60 |
| 16 | Hereford | 46 | 64 | 79 | -15 | 52 |
| 17 | Oxford City | 46 | 62 | 67 | -5 | 56 |
| 18 | Spennymoor Town | 46 | 62 | 69 | -7 | 68 |
| 19 | Marine | 46 | 62 | 72 | -10 | 62 |
| 20 | Scarborough Athletic | 46 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 73 |
| 21 | King's Lynn Town | 46 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 52 |
| 22 | Peterborough Sports | 46 | 51 | 96 | -45 | 39 |
| 23 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 49 | 82 | -33 | 50 |
| 24 | Leamington | 46 | 41 | 90 | -49 | 29 |