-0.45 points a game is the venue form gap, in Southampton W's favour: Durham Women takes 1.36 a game at home over the last two seasons, Southampton W 1.82 away.
Durham Women: 22 league matches in the bank, all from last season. Southampton W: 22 league matches in the bank, all 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
Durham Women -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
No home game yet this season. Last season at home: won 3, drew 6, lost 2 of 11, scoring 16 and conceding 13 -- 1.36 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Newcastle United W 1-0 away; beat Sheffield United Ladies 2-1 at home; drew with Bristol City Women 2-2 at home; lost to Nottingham Forest Ladies 1-2 away; drew with Southampton W 0-0 at home. The last 5 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 6 matches with one recorded (4, 2 apiece), most recently Neil Redfearn with 2. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Southampton W -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
No away game yet this season. Last season away: won 6, drew 2, lost 3 of 11, scoring 21 and conceding 12 -- 1.82 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Nottingham Forest Ladies 3-0 away; drew with Charlton Athletic Ladies 2-2 at home; beat Sheffield United Ladies 5-2 at home; beat Ipswich Town W 2-1 away; drew with Durham Women 0-0 away. The last 5 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 5 matches with one recorded (4, 1 apiece), most recently Simon Parker with 4. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:09 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.