+2.33 points a game is the venue form gap, in Manchester City Women's favour: Manchester City Women takes 3.00 a game at home over the last two seasons, Liverpool Women 0.67 away.
Manchester City Women: 24 league matches in the bank, 2 from this season and the rest from last season. Liverpool Women: 24 league matches in the bank, 2 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Manchester City Women -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 0 of 1, scoring 3 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 11, drew 0, lost 0 of 11, scoring 38 and conceding 8 -- 3.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Aston Villa Ladies 4-1 away; beat Birmingham City Women 3-1 at home; beat West Ham United Women 4-1 away; beat Liverpool Women 1-0 at home; lost to Brighton & Hove Albion Women 2-3 away. The last 3 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 9 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Andree Jeglertz. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Liverpool Women -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 0 of 1, scoring 4 and conceding 0. Last season away: won 1, drew 2, lost 8 of 11, scoring 8 and conceding 19 -- 0.45 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Tottenham Hotspur Women 1-1 at home; beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 4-0 away; lost to Arsenal Women 1-3 at home; lost to Manchester City Women 0-1 away; lost to West Ham United Women 0-1 at home. The last 3 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 8 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Gareth Taylor. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:01 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.