Preview

  • The Group Stage of the 2025-2026 National League N / S sees South Shields and Darlington clash at 1st Cloud Arena on 2026-04-06 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
  • Looking back over 4 duels, S. Watson has 2 wins versus E. Dickman, who has 1 win, with 1 draw.
  • In the table South Shields are 2nd (88 pts) and Darlington sit 7th with 65 pts.
  • There are no injury or suspension concerns for either South Shields or Darlington.
  • The previous match saw R. Tinkler lead South Shields with a 7.3 TheyScored rating, and J. Scott top-rating for Darlington at 7.2.
  • Different fortunes: South Shields drew 1-1 with Spennymoor Town, while Darlington fell 1-2 against Scarborough Athletic.
  • Struggling form all round: South Shields are 2-1-2 and Darlington are 2-0-3 in their recent 5 matches.
  • Very even book: across 6 encounters, it stands at 2-2 wins with 2 draws between South Shields and Darlington.
  • With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (16-3-1 vs 10-3-8) and scoring roughly 2.65-1.86 goals, a 2-2 draw seems on the cards.

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Odds

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

06/04/2026 14:00

1st Cloud Arena

N/A

National League N / S

Team Kits

South Shields
Darlington

Events

25'0 - 1

HT 0 - 1

Standings

South Shields is going head to head with Darlington on 6/4/2026 14:00 GMT at 1st Cloud Arena for the England National League N / S. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and South Shields v Darlington H2H statistics!