+1.35 points a game is the venue form gap, in Newcastle United W's favour: Newcastle United W takes 1.77 a game at home over the last two seasons, Leicester City WFC 0.42 away.
Newcastle United W: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Leicester City WFC: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season in the Women's Super League.
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
Newcastle United W -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 0, lost 0 of 2, scoring 6 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 4, drew 5, lost 2 of 11, scoring 13 and conceding 8 -- 1.55 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Sheffield United Ladies 4-1 at home; beat Bristol City Women 1-0 away; beat Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-0 at home; lost to Durham Women 0-1 at home; lost to Bristol City Women 1-2 away. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 9 matches with one recorded (7, 2 apiece), most recently Tanya Oxtoby with 7. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Leicester City WFC -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 0 of 1, scoring 1 and conceding 0. Last season away in the Women's Super League: won 0, drew 2, lost 9 of 11, scoring 3 and conceding 32 -- 0.18 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Ipswich Town W 0-1 at home; beat Durham Women 4-2 at home; beat Sheffield United Ladies 1-0 away; lost to Everton Women 0-1 away in the Women's Super League; lost to Chelsea Women 1-3 at home in the Women's Super League. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 9 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Rick Passmoor. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:05 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.