South Shields desperately need points on Saturday, Feb 13 at 4:00 PM in the National League – North. With the team sitting in the bottom three, this is quickly becoming a must-win situation.

South Shields come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 3L). Oxford City, meanwhile, arrive in good form (3W 1D 1L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. South Shields head into this on the back of a defeat, while Oxford City arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

In 4 previous meetings, South Shields lead 3–1 with 0 draws. Their last encounter ended in Oxford City won 1–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 4.3 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Oxford City's quality should tell even on the road. South Shields will push, but the visitors have too much class. Oxford City to win.