-0.09 points a game is the venue form gap, in Nottingham Forest Ladies's favour: Ipswich Town W takes 1.27 a game at home over the last two seasons, Nottingham Forest Ladies 1.36 away.
Ipswich Town W: 22 league matches in the bank, all from last season. Nottingham Forest Ladies: 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
Ipswich Town W -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
No home game yet this season. Last season at home: won 4, drew 2, lost 5 of 11, scoring 16 and conceding 20 -- 1.27 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Sunderland Women 2-1 at home; beat Birmingham City Women 3-0 away; beat Sheffield United Ladies 4-1 at home; lost to Crystal Palace Ladies 0-1 away; lost to Southampton W 1-2 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 7 matches with one recorded (4, 3 apiece), most recently David Wright 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.
Nottingham Forest Ladies -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
No away game yet this season. Last season away: won 4, drew 3, lost 4 of 11, scoring 11 and conceding 16 -- 1.36 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Southampton W 0-3 at home; beat Portsmouth Ladies 1-0 away; drew with Newcastle United W 1-1 away; beat Durham Women 2-1 at home; beat Ipswich Town W 2-0 at home. The last 5 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 7 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Carly Davies. 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.