+0.42 points a game is the venue form gap, in Sheffield United Ladies's favour: Sheffield United Ladies takes 1.00 a game at home over the last two seasons, Durham Women 0.58 away.
Sheffield United Ladies: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Durham Women: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 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
Sheffield United Ladies -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 0, lost 1 of 1, scoring 0 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 3, drew 3, lost 5 of 11, scoring 10 and conceding 19 -- 1.09 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Newcastle United W 1-4 away; lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-3 away; lost to Leicester City WFC 0-1 at home; lost to Bristol City Women 0-4 at home; lost to Durham Women 1-2 away. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 4 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Ash Thompson. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Durham Women -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 1 of 1, scoring 2 and conceding 4. Last season away: won 2, drew 1, lost 8 of 11, scoring 11 and conceding 22 -- 0.64 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Nottingham Forest Ladies 1-2 at home; lost to Leicester City WFC 2-4 away; lost to Southampton W 1-3 at home; beat Newcastle United W 1-0 away; beat Sheffield United Ladies 2-1 at home. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 9 matches with one recorded (4, 3, 2 apiece), most recently Willie Kirk with 3. 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.