South Shields are averaging 0.75 key passes per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 1.88 total key passes on average.
A key pass or an assist. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who attempts a shot without scoring; if that teammate scores, the pass is recorded as an assist instead. Bookmakers settle create-shots lines on Opta data as the sum of both, so every chance created counts once.
No - the table shows key passes only. Because a create-shots line settles on key passes plus assists, a South Shields player's true market number is equal to or higher than what you see here. The hit rates are a conservative floor for the create-shots market.
Bet365 lists it as Player To Create Shots in its bet builder, and Sky Bet and Paddy Power carry the same market family in theirs. Lines and player coverage vary by fixture - creative midfielders and attacking full-backs are priced most often.
At Sky Bet and Paddy Power, if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line and the substitute's chances created count towards your bet. Bet365 instead runs Sub On Play On - a player who enters as a substitute has his own bet stand, with his output counting from the moment he comes on.
Paul Blackett leads with 2 key passes across 1 qualifying appearances (2/g, 100% hit rate). The table ranks every South Shields player by key passes per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes) with hit rates at the 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines and six-game form.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 8 South Shields fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Bookmakers settle the create-shots market on Opta's count, which can differ by the odd marginal touch, so always treat the bookmaker's feed as final for settlement.
Player to Create Shots is a bet builder market where you back a player to set up a number of shots for his teammates - typically 1+, 2+ or 3+ across the 90 minutes. Bookmakers settle it on Opta data as the cumulative total of a player's key passes plus his assists. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who then attempts a shot without scoring; if the teammate scores, that pass upgrades from a key pass to an assist. Both count towards a create-shots line, so the market is effectively a bet on chances created. One honest note on this table: it shows key passes only. A player's create-shots number at the bookmaker is his key passes PLUS his assists, so for South Shields players who register assists the table slightly understates the market line. Treat the hit rates here as a conservative floor - a player hitting 2+ key passes regularly clears a 2+ create-shots line at least as often.
Bet365 lists the market as Player To Create Shots inside its bet builder, usually at 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines for the creative midfielders and full-backs in each side. Bet365's player markets run Sub On Play On rules: if your player comes on as a substitute, his bet stands and his output from the moment he enters counts in full. Use the Lineup only toggle above the table to focus the South Shields numbers on players expected to start.
Sky Bet carries create shots selections in its bet builder and applies its Super Sub rule to player markets: if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line, and the substitute's key passes and assists count towards your bet. That makes team-level creativity - how many chances South Shields generate as a side - matter as much as the individual you pick, because the line survives a substitution.
Paddy Power offers the same create-shots market family in its bet builder, also with Super Sub settlement - a replaced starter's line is continued by the player who comes on for him. As with any player market, settlement follows the bookmaker's official data feed (Opta), so a marginal touch that our data logs as a key pass will almost always match, but the bookmaker's count is the one that settles the bet.
Start with the hit percentage at your line: step the table between 1+, 2+ and 3+ key passes and read how often each South Shields player has cleared that number per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes). The Match grid view shows the raw counts game by game - green cells mark matches where the player hit the active line - and the form dots track his last six. The Super Sub toggle folds substitutes' key passes into each starter's fixture cells, mirroring how Sky Bet and Paddy Power settle. It also points at a structural edge: books price a starter's line on his per-90 output, while Super Sub rules quietly add his replacement's output on top - so at those books, lines on players in high-rotation positions are slightly better than they look. Pair the hit rates with the chances created per game number and the over/under dials below before building the leg.
| Player | Position | Apps | Key passes | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bainbridge | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sean McGurk | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Paul Blackett | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Cedwyn Scott | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Luke Woolston | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jasper Sheik | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Robbie Tinkler | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Cain Sykes | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dillon Morse | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Will Jenkins | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Caden Kelly | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Daniel Dodds | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| David Carson | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dan Ward | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team key passes | Opposition key passes | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | FA Cup | Witton Albion | Home | 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 Nov 2025 | FA Cup | Shrewsbury Town | Home | 1-3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | Paul Blackett (2) |
| 11 Oct 2025 | FA Cup | Spalding United | Home | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 Sep 2025 | FA Cup | Chorley | Home | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 Sep 2025 | FA Cup | Guiseley | Home | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 Sep 2024 | FA Cup | Macclesfield | Away | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 Sep 2023 | FA Cup | Leek Town | Away | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 Sep 2023 | FA Cup | Bishop Auckland | Home | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 6.5 % | Over 8.5 % | Over 10.5 % | Over 12.5 % | Over 14.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 1 | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 6.5 % | Over 8.5 % | Over 10.5 % | Over 12.5 % | Over 14.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 9 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 1 | 9 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Scope | Games | Average | Over 14.5 % | Over 16.5 % | Over 18.5 % | Over 20.5 % | Over 22.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 15 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall | 1 | 15 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Team key passes | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key passes / match | 6 | 6 | - |
| Key passes over 6.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Key passes over 8.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Key passes over 10.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Key passes over 12.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Key passes over 14.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Key passes against | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key passes against / match | 9 | 9 | - |
| Key passes against over 6.5 | 100% | 100% | - |
| Key passes against over 8.5 | 100% | 100% | - |
| Key passes against over 10.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Key passes against over 12.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Key passes against over 14.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Match key passes | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match key passes / match | 15 | 15 | - |
| Match key passes over 14.5 | 100% | 100% | - |
| Match key passes over 16.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Match key passes over 18.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Match key passes over 20.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Match key passes over 22.5 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Key passes for | Key passes against | Match total | 1st-half total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | FA Cup | Shrewsbury (H) | 1-3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Competition | Season | Games | For per game | Against per game | Match total per game | Over 18.5 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | 2025/2026 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0% |